Calgary Flames fire coach Bob Hartley after four seasons

Bob Hartley’s tenure as the coach of the Calgary Flames ended Tuesday.

The Flames announced that both Hartley and associate coach Jacques Cloutier were relieved of their coaching duties. The firing comes after the Flames (35-40-7) finished 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs for the third time in four seasons under Hartley.

Hartley won the Jack Adams Award for the NHL’s top coach last season after the team finished with 97 points and reached the second round of the playoffs..

Hartley went 134-135-25 in his four seasons with the Flames. He won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001.