Herb Brooks is out as coach of...

Herb Brooks is out as coach of the National Hockey League’s Minnesota North Stars, at least for now, and Jack Ferreira is in as general manager.

In announcing that Ferreira had been hired to succeed resigned General Manager Lou Nanne, co-owners George and Gordon Gund said that all personnel “in the hockey department” had been fired to give Ferreira “a clean slate.” That includes Brooks, who had wanted the dual assignment of coach-general manager.

Ferreira, who had been the New York Rangers’ director of player development, said he had several coaching candidates in mind, Brooks among them.

Brooks said, however: “I’m confused. I consider myself released. I expect to talk to the new general manager again in a few days. Whether I’m going to reapply, I don’t know.”