The Minnesota Wild fired head coach Mike Yeo on Saturday, as first reported by Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. John Torchetti, the team's coach of its AHL affiliate Iowa Wild, was named Minnesota's interim head coach. The Wild confirmed the news and provided a statement from general manager Chuck Fletcher.
"I would like to thank Mike for the hard work and dedication he provided behind the bench for the Minnesota Wild organization and wish him the best in the future," Fletcher said on Saturday.
The Wild sat at 23-22-10, five points out of the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference, at the time of the announcement. Yeo went 173-132-44 in four-plus seasons in Minnesota.
Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press provided additional comments from Fletcher and Torchetti on Sunday:
When asked about the critique, Yeo didn't agree with it, per Graff: “I really don’t care what he says,” Yeo said.
The firing comes on the heels of 13 losses in 14 games and some in ...
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