The NHL teaching carousel could lastly be at its finish. The Dallas Stars employed Glen Gulutzan to exchange Peter DeBoer, the staff introduced on Tuesday.

This might be Gulutzan’s first teaching job since 2018, however he has served as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers for the final siz seasons. In a press release, Dallas common supervisor Jim Nill says Gulutzan has grown quite a bit since his first stint with the Stars from 2011-13.

“We’re thrilled to call Glen as the top coach of the Dallas Stars,” Nill mentioned. “Since his earlier time in Dallas, Glen has labored tirelessly to ascertain himself as some of the revered coaches within the NHL. His in depth NHL expertise, each as a head coach and assistant coach, speaks to his capacity to innovate and adapt to the fashionable sport, in addition to construct relationships along with his gamers. Glen has labored with a number of the greatest gamers on the earth and regularly discovered methods to maximise their talent units to contribute to staff success. Now we have full confidence that he’s the suitable individual to raise our staff to the subsequent degree.”

Dallas gave Gulutzan his first teaching alternative in 2011, nevertheless it did not fairly work out. Gulutzan led the staff to a  64-57-9 document with no playoff appearances. Gulutzan additionally coached the Calgary Flames from 2016-18, and there he compiled an 82-68-14 document. He did take the Flames to the playoffs in 2017, however they have been swept by the Anaheim Geese within the first spherical.

Elsewhere across the teaching carousel, the Pittsburgh Penguins employed former New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse. The Seattle Kraken introduced in former New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert, the Canucks promoted assistant Adam Foote, and Rick Tocchet returned to the Philadelphia Flyers because the franchise’s new coach.

With Gulutzan being employed, the entire NHL’s teaching vacancies have been crammed.