After three straight trips to the Western Conference Final, the Dallas Stars are parting ways with head coach Pete DeBoer.

General manager Jim Nill made the announcement Friday, saying DeBoer had been "relieved of his head coaching duties" and that the team would immediately begin its search for its next head coach.

“After careful consideration, we believe that a new voice is needed in our locker room to push us closer to our goal of winning the Stanley Cup,” Nill said. “We’d like to thank Pete for everything that he has helped our organization achieve over the past three seasons and wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

DeBoer was questioned for days after he decided to bench goalie Jake Oettinger in Game 5 of this year's conference final against the Edmonton Oilers, which

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