The firing of DeBoer impacts the most important player on their roster, starting goalie Jake Oettinger. With the firing, the Stars chose wisely, siding with their superstar net minder.

The Dallas Stars have fired their head coach, Pete DeBoer, ... Jake Oettinger, in a must-win game. The move did not pay off, and the Stars lost to the Edmonton Oilers in five games. ...

Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer looks on during the third period in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Dallas.

The manifestation of that problem was DeBoer’s decision to pull Jake Oettinger seven minutes into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against Edmonton. In addition to the embarrassment that ...

DeBoer: "I didn't blame it all on Jake (Oettinger), but the reality is if you go back to last year's playoffs, he's lost six of seven games to Edmonton. And we give up two goals on two shots in an ...

Jake Oettinger benching raises questions before DeBoer’s firing On the first two shots in Game 5 on May 31, Stars goalie Jake Oettinger gave up two goals. The Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta ...

The Dallas Stars made headlines on Friday by announcing the firing of head coach Pete DeBoer after what was a rough end to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The longtime bench boss’ run with the team ...

DeBoer seemingly pointed the finger at Oettinger, who was pulled 7:09 into the opening period after allowing two goals on the first two shots he faced, for Dallas’ season coming to a premature end.

Next, reports were coming out that many players were not happy with how coach Pete DeBoer handled the Jake Oettinger debacle in Game 5, as well as the whole series.

“No one’s a bigger fan of Jake Oettinger than me, as a person or a goalie,” DeBoer said. “There’s one motive, and that’s how do we survive this and get it to a Game 6.

Glen Gulutzan will be tasked with finally getting the Dallas Stars past the Western Conference Final in his second stint as ...

Stars part ways with coach Pete DeBoer after three straight trips to conference final The Stars say they will immediately begin their search for their next head coach. Published June 6, 2025 ...