Jim Montgomery out as head coach of the Dallas Stars (who are apparently a hockey team).
The wowser here is not that he’s out, but the reason: it wasn’t his won/loss record.
[Stars GM Jim] Nill told reporters at an 11 am news conference that he was made aware of a “material act of unprofessionalism” over the weekend. The incident occurred last week and he received a phone call about it on Sunday.
He said there was an internal investigation into the incident and that it was he made the decision to fire Montgomery after consulting with general counsel.
Nill clarified there was no criminal investigation involved and that the incident didn’t involve any current or past players. But he also reiterated that he won’t discuss specifics of the incident out of respect for everyone involved. Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and John Klingberg all told reporters on Tuesday that Stars players were not told what happened with Montgomery.