In his 12 seasons as GM of the Dallas Stars, Jim Nill has hired five head coaches. This offseason, he will hire a sixth after he fired Pete DeBoer Friday following three seasons with the club. Nill has made a variety of hires in his career as a GM,

Nill said the controversy surrounding the benching of goalie Jake Oettinger was a factor in the decision to fire DeBoer, but not the only reason.

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill took questions from reporters Friday afternoon, hours after announcing the team is parting ways with head coach Pete DeBoer following another loss in the Western Conference Final.