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Thrashers fire coach, name Dudley GM

Posted by GameSetMatch on April 16th, 2010

Rick Dudley knows a thing or two about putting together a winning hockey team from his stints in Buffalo, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and Chicago.

He’s taken on another major project with the Atlanta Thrashers, a team that has made the playoffs only once in its 11-year history and faces questions about how long it can survive in this city.

Dudley was promoted to general manager Wednesday, part of a wide-ranging shakeup in which previous GM Don Waddell was bumped upstairs to team president and coach John Anderson was fired.

Despite all the changes, Dudley doesn’t believe it will take that long for the Thrashers to become a perennial postseason franchise — and put aside that speculation about going elsewhere.

Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com



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One Response to “Thrashers fire coach, name Dudley GM”

  1. Luca Says:

    My boys after the Chargers are getting rolled over by Tampa Bay. Really, I am trying to keep the faith but at least get on the board 21-0

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