The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired GM Ron Hextall after little more than two years on the job. President of hockey operations Brian Burke and AGM Chris Pryor are also out.

No successors have been named.

The move comes in the wake of the Penguins’ failure to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke were hired Feb. 9, 2021, a few weeks after Jim Rutherford unexpectedly stepped down as GM.

The move comes in the wake of the Penguins’ failure to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke were hired Feb. 9, 2021, a few weeks after Jim Rutherford unexpectedly stepped down as GM.

At the time, bringing in Hextall was widely regarded as an indication that the ownership group at the time, headed by Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, was preparing to begin moving on from an aging core that had played a prominent role in three Stanley Cup championships.