Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has been fired after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanley Cup.

Months ago, Pete DeBoer had ample job security. But the surprising decision to bench Jake Oettinger rubbed some Stars players the wrong way.

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 head coach Pete DeBoer, who in his three-year tenure led the team to the Western Conference Finals each season.