The Winnipeg Jets have fired coach Claude Noel and hired Paul Maurice as his replacement.
Winnipeg is 19-23-5 and has lost five games in a row to fall 10 points back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Noel, hired after the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg before the 2011-12 season, went 80-79-18.
Assistant Perry Pearn was also fired.
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