Rangers fire head coach Vigneault after missing playoffs

ByReuters

Published 08/04/2018 at 06:09 GMT

April 8 (Reuters) - The New York Rangers have fired head coach Alain Vigneault after missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years, the team announced on Saturday.

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The decision was revealed following the team's 5-0 season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Rangers finished dead last in the Metropolitan Division, with just 77 points, and will be an observer of the post-season for the first time since the 2009-10 campaign.

Vigneault spent five seasons at the helm, compiling a 226-147-37 record in the regular season with a playoff record of 31-30.

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The 56-year-old Vigneault took the Rangers to the Stanley Cup season during his first season in New York in 2013-14.

The team lost to the Los Angeles Kings in five games. (Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

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