{"id":799,"date":"2026-05-20T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=799"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:36:00","slug":"nhl-coaches-association-says-it-is-monitoring-the-situation-with-bruce-cassidy-and-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=799","title":{"rendered":"NHL Coaches\u2019 Association says it is monitoring the situation with Bruce Cassidy and Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>DENVER \u2014 The NHL Coaches\u2019 Association said Tuesday it is closely monitoring the situation involving former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy amid reports that the Vegas Golden Knights have denied multiple teams permission to speak with him about working for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=797\">Globe Top 20 softball poll: With major tests, there\u2019s a few minor shakeups<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Cassidy was fired in late March and is still under contract through next season, so anyone wishing to interview him must get permission from the Golden Knights, according to league rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is our position that coaches who remain under contract, but are no longer working for their club, should not be prevented from pursuing other employment opportunities,\u201d the Coaches\u2019 Association said in a statement. \u201cIt would be unprecedented at the head coaching level should multiple teams be denied permission to speak with Coach Cassidy. The situation is still unfolding, but our priority is to protect the interests of our members in this type of circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Vegas has reportedly not allowed Pacific Division rivals Edmonton and Los Angeles to talk to Cassidy when asked since their seasons ended. Word of the Oilers\u2019 interest in Cassidy leaked last week before they fired Kris Knoblauch following a first-round playoff exit.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It was not clear if teams in the Eastern Conference or elsewhere in the West sought or received permission to interview him. General manager Kelly McCrimmon confirmed teams have asked for permission to talk to Cassidy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=795\">Aaron Rodgers hits the practice field after signing one-year deal to stay with the Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve been consistent that our focus currently is on the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the teams have respected that,\u201d McCrimmon said at a news conference ahead of Game 1 of the West final at the Avalanche on Wednesday night. \u201cI\u2019ve spoken with Bruce. He understands this, as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cassidy, who turns 61 on Wednesday, guided the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup in 2023, helped the Bruins reach the final in 2019, and won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in the pandemic shortened 2019-20 season. He was an assistant on Canada\u2019s staff at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vegas is in the West final against Colorado, with Game 1 at the Avalanche on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=793\">For Sox coach Chad Epperson, Tuesday was a one-of-a-kind family reunion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are reports the Golden Knights, who fired Cassidy in March, have denied multiple teams permission to speak with him about working for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NHL Coaches\u2019 Association says it is monitoring the situation with Bruce Cassidy and Vegas - 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