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4 Potential Names To Be The Next Head Coach Of The Calgary Flames

By Nathan Smith

HENDERSON, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 26: Mitch Love, head coach of the Calgary Wranglers on the bench in the game against the Henderson Silver Knights at The Dollar Loan Center on February 26, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada. The Silver Knights defeated the Wranglers 2-1. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 26: Mitch Love, head coach of the Calgary Wranglers on the bench in the game against the Henderson Silver Knights at The Dollar Loan Center on February 26, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada. The Silver Knights defeated the Wranglers 2-1. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images) /
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After a difficult 2022/23 season that drew plenty of negative attention to the franchise, the Calgary Flames have made a very surprising move early in the off-season, as interim General Manager Don Moloney and the front office officially relieved 2021/22 Jack Adams Award winner Darryl Sutter of his duties.

On the surface, the idea of releasing a coach so close to an award winning campaign makes no sense, but over the past month or so, the dirty laundry has been aired out, with some players reportedly going so far as to tell management that they wouldn’t play in 2023/24 if Sutter remained behind the bench.

Whether that’s true or not, the Flames made the decision to move on from the veteran, and now the franchise finds themselves at a cross roads, and getting the perfect coach to get them out of this spot is crucial. Now, the team have hired Assistant General Manager and former Flame Craig Conroy to be the next General Manager of the team, giving us a clearer picture of the future of this organization, a great decision which will no doubt affect the outcome of their Head Coach search.

With the GM in place and a clear plan for the future, we now take a look at that Head Coach search. So realistically, what are their options?

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