The San Jose Sharks are parting ways with head coach David Quinn, the National Hockey League team announced.
Quinn was named as head coach in July 2022 but then lost more than twice as many games as he won over his two seasons. He finished with a record of 41-98-25 over 164 games, including having the NHL’s worst record in the 2023-24 season that ended last week.
“After going through our end of the season process of internal meetings and evaluating where our team is at and where we want our group to go, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at the head coach position,” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said in a statement on Wednesday.
“David is a good coach and an even better person. I would like to personally thank him for his hard work over these past two seasons. He and his staff did an admirable job under some difficult circumstances, and I sincerely appreciate how they handled the situation,” Grier said.
The Sharks also announced that head athletic trainer Ray Tufts is not returning after more than two decades with the team.
