After six years on the job and just one playoff series to show for it, Sylvain Lefebvre has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens’ AHL affiliate. With a record well below .500, Lefebvre guided his clubs to a combined record of 188-210-37-21 and a single playoff appearance, in which the St. John’s IceCaps lost 3-1 against the Syracuse Crunch.
In the interest of fairness, this season’s disaster cannot be blamed solely on the man at the helm, as his assistant coaches failed to live up to their expectations, and a rash of injuries throughout the organization crippled the club.