NHL Coach Fired Over Skype

When the NHL's Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Ralph Krueger on Saturday, they did so in decidedly 21st-century fashion: via Skype

Krueger lasted just one season in Edmonton. He led the team to a record of 19-22-7 during this lockout-shortened season, but the Oilers missed the NHL playoffs for the seventh straight year. Despite that lack of success, however, the way in which Krueger was let go certainly raised some eyebrows around the sports world

Krueger says an ominous friend request from Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish marked the beginning of the end of his run with the team

"This past Thursday he had requested that I accept him on Skype so he could Skype me," Krueger told the Canadian sports site TSN. "When the conversation began it went to business very quickly and he was quite clear with the message that ... he felt it was necessary for him to hire a new head coach."