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Report: Bruce Cassidy Hired as Golden Knights Head Coach After Bruins Firing

The Vegas Golden Knights are reportedly hiring former Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy to be their head honcho, per ESPN's Kevin Weekes.

Kevin Weekes

**Breaking News** ud83dudea8 ud83dudcf0 <br>I’m told <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoldenKnights</a> to hire HC Bruce Cassidy. <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/StanleyCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HockeyTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HockeyTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/CJq8kqB1Vt">pic.twitter.com/CJq8kqB1Vt</a>

The Golden Knights fired Peter DeBoer in May after the team failed to reach the postseason, while Boston gave Cassidy the ax in a surprising move, seeing as he took the team to six straight playoffs under his watch.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.