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    For the second time this season, John Gruden has been fired as coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds.This time around, the dismi sal has gotten the attention of OHL executives, who on Wednesday expre sed Kyle Lauletta Jersey “great concern” overthe move.MORE: Gruden, not to be confused withthe affable ESPN broadcaster who shares a surname, was first fired in November following a reported falling out with Firebirds ownerRolf Nilsen. Upon hearing the news, the team’s 24 players including the owner’s son staged a protest and quit the team untilGruden was reinstated as coach.Nilsen obliged. He calledthe firing an”irresponsible mistake” and apologized to the players.On Wednesday, the Firebirds announced Grudenand a sistant Dave Karpa were being let go again.The Wayne Gallman Jersey team’s said director of hockey operationsSergei Kharin hadbeen appointedinterim head coach, then in the followingparagraphpromoted the Firebirds’ next game, anupcoming”College Night Lawrence Taylor Jersey ,” featuring “$2 beers and $2 hot dogs.”OHL commi sioner David Branchin which hevowed to “immediately review the actions of the Flint Firebirds before we determine the next steps we will take to addre s this situation.”"This change, the manner in which it occurred and the way it was communicated to the players and to the league is of great concern,” Branch said in the statement.”We have been in Phil McConkey Jersey contact with the team captain and it is our intention to meet and communicate with all players and families in short order.”The players and their playing experience is of the utmost importance to the league and we will continue to work to ensure that they are treated with respect.”This Deandre Baker Jersey has been a bizarre inaugural season for the Firebirds franchise, which moved to Flintfrom Plymouth, Mich., after a January 2014 ownership change. They’ve struggled mightily on the ice, with a 16-31-4 record as of Wednesday good for last place in the West Division.

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