Pete DeBoer was fired as coach of the Dallas Stars on Friday.

"After careful consideration, we believe that a new voice is needed in our locker room to push us closer to our goal of winning the Stanley Cup," Stars general manager Jim Nill said. "We'd like to thank Pete for everything that he has helped our organization achieve over the past three seasons and wish him nothing but the best moving forward."

The 56-year-old guided Dallas to a 50-26-6 record this season and led them to the Western Conference Final for the third straight season. However, he was critical of goalie Jake Oettinger in a Game 7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on May 29, pulling the team's No. 1 goalie after he allowed two goals on two shots in 7:09 of the first period.

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