April 19, 2025 | 11:00am ET
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DUCKS FIRE HEAD COACH CRONIN

Greg Cronin

The Anaheim Ducks have fired head coach Greg Cronin, who has one more year remaining on his contract.

“I want to personally thank Greg for his tireless work and dedication to the team,” said Ducks GM Pat Verbeek. “He is responsible in many ways for the improvement we’ve seen from our young core. However, after several weeks of careful evaluation, I concluded we needed a change in direction and a new voice.

“This was an extremely difficult decision for me to make, but I felt it was necessary to continue our progress toward becoming a Stanley Cup contender that I know we can be.”

Cronin spent two seasons as Anaheim’s head coach, posting a 62-87-15 record with the Ducks after being named to his post June 4, 2023.

The Arlington, Mass. native joined Anaheim after spending five seasons as the head coach of the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 2018-23.