The hiring will kick-off Gulutzan’s second stint within the Stars group. They’re the group that gave him his first NHL head teaching gig again in 2011, selling him after he served as the pinnacle coach of AHL Texas for 2 seasons. His two-year run with Dallas was forgettable — a 64-57-9 document (.527) and no playoff appearances led to his dismissal after two seasons.
He then joined the Vancouver Canucks’ bench as an assistant for 3 years earlier than resurfacing as head coach of the Calgary Flames, the place he posted a 82-68-14 document (.543) earlier than once more being let go after two years. Calgary made the playoffs beneath Gulutzan in 2017 however was swept by the Geese within the first spherical.
Gulutzan returns to Dallas hoping for higher outcomes this time round. He’ll have a significantly better roster to assist him out. Whereas he bounced from group to group for a lot of the 2010s, the now-53-year-old caught on as an assistant coach in Edmonton after being fired by the Flames and has remained there till Tuesday’s hiring. He’s helped the group to back-to-back Stanley Cup Ultimate appearances on Kris Knoblauch’s workers, beating the Stars within the Western Convention Ultimate on each events.
The previous ECHL Coach of the 12 months with the Las Vegas Wranglers will take over for Peter DeBoer, who was a surprise firing after Dallas was bounced on this 12 months’s WCF. Reviews indicated the connection between DeBoer and beginning goaltender Jake Oettinger had quickly deteriorated after DeBoer pulled him from their Sport 5 season-ending loss early.
His new workers with the Stars stays to be seen. They already lost assistants Steve Spott to the Boston Bruins and Misha Donskov to a role with Hockey Canada. It’s unclear if the lone remaining assistant, Alain Nasreddine, will return beneath Gulutzan.
