Gerard Gallant was a coach of the year finalist last season after guiding the Florida Panthers to a division title and the best regular season in franchise history. The Panthers fired Gallant on Sunday night, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. 1st NHL coach fired this seasonThey went one way. Rowe becomes the Panthers' 14th coach, and the fifth person to be behind the Florida bench in the last five years. Gallant was 96-65-25 in parts of three seasons with the Panthers.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2016 02:42 UTC