Peter DeBoer to Sharks: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

May 28th, 2015 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

The San Jose Sharks have a new leader—head coach Peter DeBoer.

The team’s official Twitter account passed along the news Thursday:



DeBoer is the eighth head coach in franchise history and replaces Todd McLellan, who joined the Edmonton Oilers this offseason.

DeBoer coached with the Florida Panthers for three years and then took over the New Jersey Devils. He led the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final in his first season, where they ultimately lost to the Los Angeles Kings. That trip to the Stanley Cup Final for DeBoer was one more than the Sharks have enjoyed in their franchise history.

New Jersey fell off in DeBoer’s next two seasons, and the Devils fired him in December after another lackluster start.

In all, the new San Jose coach boasts a 217-200-77 record in seven seasons.

General manager Doug Wilson discussed the new hire, per the team’s official website:

Peter is a well-respected leader who possesses all of the characteristics we were looking for in our next head coach. He’s an extremely intelligent and innovative individual who ...

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