FORT WORTH, Texas — For the second time this century, the Dallas Stars players got a coach fired.

Pete DeBoer just got Hitchcocked.

On Friday morning, the Stars announced they dismissed their head coach, who in a three-year tenure led the team to the Western Conference finals each season. It is the most productive stretch in the history of the franchise, second only to their run in the late 1990s, and their Stanley Cup teams in ‘99 and 2000.

DeBoer is the former Golden Knights coach, leading the franchise to two playoff appearances from 2019-22.

“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,” GM Jim Nill said in a statement. “We’d like to thank Pete for everything that he has helped our or

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