Page 18 - aruba-today-20190211

A18
Monday 11 February 2019

Ducks fire

coach Randy BRONZE

Carlyle amid

seven-game

losing streak

By JOE REEDY STAR
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
Anaheim Ducks general
manager Bob Murray tried
to give Randy Carlyle as
much time as possible to
turn things around. But a
seven-game losing streak
and freefall into last place
in the Western Conference
showed Murray that a
turnaround wasn't coming
soon.
Murray announced that he
would take over as interim
coach for the remainder
of the regular season after
firing Carlyle on Sunday.
Anaheim will hire a new
coach following the sea-
son.
"What has happened
here lately and how we
have played, it was time
for change," Murray said
during a conference call.
"Some people thought I
waited far too long but this
team has a history of com-
ing on and charging late.
I realized it wasn't going to
happen a few days ago
that it wasn't going to hap-
pen."
After no firings last year, the
Ducks are the sixth team to
make a change this sea-
son, joining Los Angeles,
Chicago, St. Louis, Edmon-
ton and Philadelphia.
The 62-year-old Carlyle, the
winningest coach in Ducks
history, was in his second
stint with Anaheim. He led
the team to the Stanley
Cup in 2007 and three ap-
pearances in the Western Vonn wins bronze medal in
Conference Final (2006,
2007, 2017). the final race of her career
Anaheim has made the
playoffs six straight seasons
but won just two of its last
21 games. United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in
Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
Continued on Page 22 Associated Press
Page 20