By The Canadian Press

Former Blazers Coach gets the boot in St. Louis

Feb 1, 2017 | 5:47 AM

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues have fired former Kamloops Blazers  head coach Ken Hitchcock.

The club, which lost for the fifth time in six games Tuesday night, made the announcement Wednesday morning.

Mike Yeo, an assistant coach who was pegged to take over from Hitchcock after this season, will now take control behind the bench.

Hitchcock had been with the Blues since Nov. 8, 2011, when he replaced Davis Payne.

He led the club to the Western Conference final last season and is ranked second on St. Louis’ all-time wins list with a record of

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284-124-41 record over six seasons.

The Blues have been a disappointment this season, however, just barely holding onto the final wild-card spot out west entering Wednesday’s play (53 points in 50 games).

(The Canadian Press)