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Vegas Golden Knights tap former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy to replace Pete DeBoer

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FILE - In this May 10, 2018 file photo, Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy faces reporters during a news conference in Boston. The Bruins open the regular season against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Washington. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is taking the top coaching job in Las Vegas after Pete DeBoer's firing.

🚨 COACHING UPDATE 🚨

Bruce Cassidy has been hired as the Head Coach of the Vegas Golden Knights! #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/MyOUQLzMoj
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) June 14, 2022

Cassidy had been with the Bruins since 2017 before his firing on June 6. The team had playoff appearances in all six of those seasons and made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 2019, ESPN reported. His record with the Bruins sits at 245-108-46.

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DeBoer was fired in mid-May after the Golden Knights failed to make the NHL playoffs for the first time since the team's inception in 2017.

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