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Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ice hockey player
Glen Gulutzan
Gulutzan in 2007
Born (1971-08-12) August 12, 1971 (age 53)
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Fresno Falcons
Utah Grizzlies
Las Vegas Thunder
Coached for Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1986–2003
Coaching career 2001–present

Glen Gulutzan (born August 12, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers.

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 Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics

Playing career

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM 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 career

NHL coaching record

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Result
DAL 2011–12 82 42 35 5 89 4th in Pacific 0 0 Missed playoffs
DAL 2012–13 48 22 22 4 48 5th in Pacific 0 0 Missed playoffs
CGY 2016–17 82 45 33 4 94 4th in Pacific 0 4 Lost in first round (ANA)
CGY 2017–18 82 37 35 10 84 5th in Pacific 0 0 Missed playoffs
Total 294 146 125 23 315

Minor league coaching record

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L T Pts Finish W L Win % Result
Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
2003–04 72 43 22 7 93 2nd in Pacific 2 3 .400 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 .462 Lost in Division Finals
2006–07 72 46 12 14 106 1st in Pacific 6 4 .600 Lost in Conference Semifinals
2007–08 72 47 13 12 106 1st in Pacific 14 7 .667 Lost in Kelly Cup Finals
2008–09 73 34 31 6 76 2nd in Pacific 8 10 .444 Lost in Conference Finals
Texas Stars (AHL) 2009–10 80 46 27 7 99 2nd in West 14 10 .583 Lost in Calder Cup Finals
2010–11 80 41 29 10 92 4th in West 2 4 .333 Lost in West Division Finals
Total 593 341 180 70 52 45 .536

References

  1. Dewey, Todd. "Front Office – Hockey Operations". Las Vegas Wranglers. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  2. Fisher, Josh (January 2, 2008). "Gulutzan Ties ECHL Record – Heading To Third Straight All Star Game". Las Vegas Wranglers. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  3. Stepneski, Mark (May 18, 2011). "Dallas Stars coaching search in "early stages"". ESPN Dallas. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. Heika, Mike (June 7, 2011). "Joe Nieuwendyk expects Stars' next budget to be higher than last year's". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. Heika, Mike. "Dallas Stars choose Glen Gulutzan to be their head coach". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  6. "Stars promote minor-leaguer Glen Gulutzan from AHL farm team to head coach". The Hockey News. June 17, 2011.
  7. "Dallas Stars relieve Glen Gulutzan and Paul Jerrard of coaching duties". NHL.com. May 14, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. "Sullivan & Gulutzan added to coaching staff". NHL.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. "Flames name Glen Gulutzan head coach". flames.nhl.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  10. "FLAMES RELIEVE THREE COACHES OF DUTIES". NHL.com. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  11. "RELEASE: Oilers name Gulutzan, Yawney and Viveiros assistant coaches" (Press Release). NHL.com. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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Preceded byMarc Crawford Head coach of the Dallas Stars
2011–2013 		Succeeded byLindy Ruff
Preceded byBob Hartley Head coach of the Calgary Flames
2016–2018 		Succeeded byBill Peters
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