Mel Madarang
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON – Head coach of the Washington Capitals Barry Trotz announced his resignation Monday, according to the National Hockey League.
“After careful consideration and consultation with my family, I am officially announcing my resignation as Head Coach of the Washington Capitals. When I came to Washington four years ago we had one goal in mind and that was to bring the Stanley Cup to the nation’s capital. We had an incredible run this season culminating with our players and staff achieving our goal and sharing the excitement with our fans. I would like to thank Mr. Leonsis, Dick Patrick and Brian MacLellan for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this great organization. I would also like to thank our players and staff who worked tirelessly every day to achieve our success,” said Trotz in a statement.
The team’s general manager Brian MacLellan fielded questions from reporters regarding the resignation.
Trotz came to the Caps in May of 2014 and led the team to win their first Stanley Cup this year.
“We are obviously disappointed by Barry’s decision, but would like to thank Barry for all his efforts the past four years and for helping bring the Stanley Cup to Washington. Barry is a man of high character and integrity and we are grateful for his leadership and for all that he has done for our franchise,” the Caps said in a statement on NHL.com.
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