Back in 2012, Dallas Stars forward Vernon Fiddler produced an impeccable impression of Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa, which tickled Vigneault in a moment that's still memorable today.
The NHL’s 10th-winningest coach of all time called it a career on Thursday.
After a 19-season head coaching career spanning four teams, seasoned NHL bench boss Alain Vigneault has declared his retirement from coaching.
In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights News & Rumors, several names continue to be discussed as a potential replacement of Pete DeBoer, one in particular being Alain Vigneault.
That big splash you heard on Monday morning was one of the NHL’s elite coaches suddenly becoming a free agent. In a surprising move, the New York Islanders fired Barry Trotz after four seasons.
Yeo took over for Alain Vigneault as interim head coach during the 2021-22 season.
The Philadelphia Flyers started the season strong before falling off a cliff with multiple 10 games losing streaks. But what exactly went wrong for this team?
While December 2021 saw multiple coaching changes, perhaps no news was bigger than the announcement that the NHL would be officially withdrawing from Olympic participation.
The Flyers need cap space and assets, and shipping out Rasmus Ristolainen in the last year of his deal would allow them to at least recoup some assets for the ill-advised acquisition.
When the Flyers got embarrassed on home ice by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the tune of a 7-1 defeat, it was clearly a game that signaled the final grains of sand in the hourglass running out for someone.
The temptation has got to be there for the Montreal Canadiens, maybe even executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton. With Alain Vigneault having just gotten fired by the Philadelphia Flyers and the Canadiens reshuffling their front office, it doesn’t take a mathematician to put two and two together.
The situation around the Philadelphia Flyers is getting dire. Head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant Michel Therrien were let go on Monday morning, after their rested club dropped an ugly 7-1 loss on home ice.
The Philadelphia Flyers relieved Alain Vigneault of his head coaching duties on Monday morning eight games into their current nine-game losing streak.
The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Alain Vigneault after a 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night. The Flyers have lost eight consecutive games and currently sit 7th in the Metropolitan Division standings.
The Philadelphia Flyers kicked off the week with a personnel shakeup, firing head coach Alain Vigneault as the team's losing streak has stretched to eight games.
The NHL is now passed the quarter mark. With so many former quality NHL head coaches available, how long before we see a change behind the bench? Something tells me not too much longer and the Flyers’ Alain Vigneault is the prime candidate to go first, but he isn’t alone.
By design, Chuck Fletcher and Alain Vigneault are deciding to build their forwards around the two-hundred-foot game. It can bring success, like in 2019-2020.
Vegas first faces Philadelphia during the upcoming season on Dec. 10.
It has been a weird couple of days for the NHL thanks to Vegas Golden Knights netminder Robin Lehner.
The Philadelphia Flyers were rolling on all cylinders in March 2020. Their first season under head coach Alain Vigneault looked like it was becoming a huge success.
The start of training camp seems to be a good time to judge which NHL coaches might be on the hot seat given their performance last season.
Leave it to the offseason to keep us entertained while we wait for the puck to drop on the 2021/22 season. With the trades and signings all but complete and the roster nearing finality, there’s little left to talk about that hasn’t already been discussed.
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