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Glen Gulutzan

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Summary

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Field	Value
name	Glen Gulutzan
image	Glen Gulutzan (448028251) (cropped).jpg
caption	Gulutzan in 2007
birth_date
birth_place	The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
height_ft	5
height_in	10
weight_lb	181
position	Centre
shoots	Left
played_for	Fresno Falcons
Utah Grizzlies
Las Vegas Thunder
league_coach	NHL
team_coach	Dallas Stars
coached_for	Calgary Flames
draft	Undrafted
career_start	1996
career_end	2003
career_start_coach	2001

Utah Grizzlies Las Vegas Thunder Glen Gulutzan (born August 12, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Gulutzan played junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League from 1986 to 1992. Gulutzan signed with the West Coast Hockey League's Fresno Falcons in 1996. During the 1996–97 campaign, Gulutzan saw short call ups with the Utah Grizzlies and the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League, while scoring 30 goals and 80 assists in 60 games with Fresno.

Following the 1996–97 season, Gulutzan left North America to play for Finnish team Sport in Mestis, the second-highest hockey league in Finland. Following his short 35-game stint in Finland, Gulutzan returned to Fresno in 1998. Gulutzan would spend his final five years of professional hockey play with Fresno, being named the team's player-assistant in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and winning the Bruce Taylor Cup as the WCHL playoff champions in 2002.

Coaching career

Gulutzan was head coach and general manager of the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers from 2003 to 2009, leading the team to two division championships, one Brabham Cup and an appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals. During the 2005–06 season, Gulutzan was awarded the John Brophy Trophy as the league's best coach and in 2008, Gulutzan's Wranglers became the first team in the ECHL's 20-year history to have three-consecutive 100 point seasons. Gulutzan had been named the head coach of the National Conference All-Star team three-straight years, from 2006 to 2008, tying the ECHL record for most All-Star Game appearances by a coach.

In 2011, Gulutzan became the front runner for the Dallas Stars' head coaching vacancy following the team's dismissal of head coach Marc Crawford at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season and was named the head coach on June 16, 2011. He was relieved of his duties on May 14, 2013.

On July 24, 2013, it was announced that Gulutzan would be an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks.

On June 17, 2016, Gulutzan was announced as the new head coach of the Calgary Flames following the dismissal of Bob Hartley. On April 17, 2018, the Flames fired Gulutzan after the team missed the playoffs.

On May 25, 2018, Gulutzan was announced as an assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

On July 1, 2025, Gulutzan was re-hired by the Stars for a second tenure as head coach, succeeding Peter DeBoer.

Career statistics

Playing career

		Regular season		Playoffs	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	6	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	36	6	19	25	24	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	72	24	50	74	21	-	-	-	-	-
1991–92	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	71	19	54	73	49	18	3	14	17	16
1992–93	University of Saskatchewan Huskies	CWUAA	28	8	28	36	18	-	-	-	-	-
1993–94	University of Saskatchewan Huskies	CWUAA	27	16	12	28	12	-	-	-	-	-
1996–97	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	60	30	80	110	52	5	0	9	9	8
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Sport	Mestis	35	5	19	24	42	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	50	32	34	66	50	7	4	3	7	4
1999–00	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	70	22	60	82	29	5	1	2	3	6
2000–01	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	63	18	48	66	40	5	1	0	1	6
2001–02	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	53	25	22	47	49	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Fresno Falcons	WCHL	52	13	41	54	73	13	5	10	15	10

Coaching record

NHL

Team	Year	Regular season	Postseason	G	W	L	OTL	Pts
82	42	35	5	89	4th in Pacific	—	—	Missed playoffs
48	22	22	4	48	5th in Pacific	—	—	Missed playoffs
82	45	33	4	94	4th in Pacific	0	4	Lost in first round (ANA)
82	37	35	10	84	5th in Pacific	—	—	Missed playoffs

Minor leagues

Team	Year	Regular season	Postseason	G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L
	2003–04	72	43	22	7	93	2nd in Pacific	2	3		Lost in Division Semifinals
	2004–05	72	31	33	8	70	7th in West	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
	2005–06	72	53	13	6	112	2nd in West	6	7		Lost in Division Finals
	2006–07	72	46	12	14	106	1st in Pacific	6	4		Lost in Conference Semifinals
	2007–08	72	47	13	12	106	1st in Pacific	14	7		Lost in Kelly Cup Finals
	2008–09	73	34	31	6	76	2nd in Pacific	8	10		Lost in Conference Finals
2009–10	80	46	27	7	99	2nd in West	14	10		Lost in Calder Cup Finals
2010–11	80	41	29	10	92	4th in West	2	4		Lost in West Division Finals

References

Dewey, Todd. "Front Office – Hockey Operations". Las Vegas Wranglers.
Fisher, Josh. (January 2, 2008). "Gulutzan Ties ECHL Record – Heading To Third Straight All Star Game". Las Vegas Wranglers.
Stepneski, Mark. (May 18, 2011). "Dallas Stars coaching search in "early stages"". ESPN Dallas.
Heika, Mike. (June 7, 2011). "Joe Nieuwendyk expects Stars' next budget to be higher than last year's". [[Dallas Morning News]].
Heika, Mike. "Dallas Stars choose Glen Gulutzan to be their head coach". Dallas Morning News.
(June 17, 2011). "Stars promote minor-leaguer Glen Gulutzan from AHL farm team to head coach". The Hockey News.
(May 14, 2013). "Dallas Stars relieve Glen Gulutzan and Paul Jerrard of coaching duties".
(July 24, 2013). "Sullivan & Gulutzan added to coaching staff".
"Flames name Glen Gulutzan head coach".
(April 17, 2018). "FLAMES RELIEVE THREE COACHES OF DUTIES".
(May 25, 2018). "RELEASE: Oilers name Gulutzan, Yawney and Viveiros assistant coaches".
(July 1, 2025). "Gulutzan hired as Stars coach, replaces DeBoer".

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