Beaulieu Fired By Sarnia Sting

Former Saint John Sea Dogs head coach and general manager Jacques Beaulieu was fired by the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting today. Beaulieu has been Sting head coach and GM since 2011.

Co-owner Rob Ciccarelli released the following statement on behalf of the Sarnia ownership group.

Effective immediately the ownership group of the Sarnia Sting has relieved Jacques Beaulieu of his duties as General Manager and Head Coach. The reasons for his dismissal are not related to the on ice performance of our hockey club. As per the advice of our lawyers we cannot comment any further at this time.

The Sting had a 35-28-1-4 record this past season and were eliminated in the first-round of the OHL playoffs. He was 69-55-12 in two seasons with the club.

Beaulieu is currently facing two counts of assault after "a weekend dust-up at a Strathroy-area home" last month. Former Sea Dogs defenseman Nathan Beaulieu was also charged.

The Sarnia Observer has an article on the firing and it sounds bizarre. Read it.

The Sea Dogs fired Beaulieu in 2009 after three seasons with the club.