LocalSportsJournal.com
Former Muskegon Fury head coach Bruce Boudreau was fired on Friday as coach of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks.
Boudreau, 61, was the first coach of the Fury, back in the 1992-93 season. The team posted a 28-27-5 record that season in the now defunct Colonial Hockey League.
Boudreau’s playing career began in 1972 and ended the season before he took over the expansion Fury.
During his coaching career, Boudreau had stops in the International Hockey League, East Coast Hockely League, American Hockey League and ultimately the NHL, where he has been since 2005.
This past season, Boudreau led the Ducks to the Pacific Division title for the fourth straight season, only to lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the Nashville Predators.
The Ducks posted a 46-25-11 record for 103 points in the regular season.
Boudreau had a regular-season record of 208-104-40 with the Ducks.
Prior to joining Anaheim, Boudreau coached the Washington Capitals from 2007-11 and has a career record of 409-192-80.
