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Cory Clouston has been fired as the head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings after a single season. (FILE PHOTO)
Cory Clouston’s stay in Brandon was a short one.
He was fired by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday after a single season behind the bench as the Western Hockey League team’s head coach.
Wheat Kings owner/general manager Kelly McCrimmon said one of the factors he considered was the possibility that Clouston, who has one year left on his contract, could opt out of the deal and move on to the professional ranks at a time that could hamper the club’s efforts to build for the future.
"All coaches have clauses in their contract where they can move up into professional hockey; that’s not something new," McCrimmon said. "I think the reality with Cory is there’s an expectation that that’s a pretty good possibility, so his situation might be different than some coaches in that respect. And with that, it opens up the possibility that mid-July or later, the club could be looking for a head coach."
A former National Hockey League head coach with the Ottawa Senators, Clouston guided the Wheat Kings to a 39-28-1-4 record, winning a first-round playoff matchup with the Calgary Hitmen before falling to the eventual league champion Edmonton Oil Kings.
McCrimmon said the team’s record played no part in the decision and Clouston said he stands behind his work here.
"I think if you second-guess yourself, you’re going to be in trouble as a coach," Clouston said. "I think overall, where we finished and how we finished was very positive."
No replacement has been named.
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 16, 2012
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Cory Clouston’s stay in Brandon was a short one.
He was fired by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday after a single season behind the bench as the Western Hockey League team’s head coach.
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Cory Clouston’s stay in Brandon was a short one.
He was fired by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday after a single season behind the bench as the Western Hockey League team’s head coach.
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