The Vegas Golden Knights are an American professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They have played at T-Mobile Arena since their inaugural season in 2017–18. The Golden Knights joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2017. The team's first head coach, Gerard Gallant, was hired on April 13, 2017.[1] Gallant was fired on January 15, 2020, and replaced by recently fired San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer.[2] DeBoer served as head coach until his firing on May 16, 2022.[3] Former Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was named the team’s third head coach on June 14, 2022.[4]
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Key
edit# | Number of coaches[a] |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins = 2 points |
L | Losses = 0 points |
OT | Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point |
Pts | Points |
Win % | Winning percentage |
* | Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Golden Knights |
Coaches
editNote: Statistics are updated through the 2023–24 season.
# | Name | Term[b] | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||||
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GC | W | L | OT | Pts | Win % | GC | W | L | Win % | |||||
1 | Gerard Gallant | 2017–2020 | 213 | 118 | 75 | 20 | 256 | .601 | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 | Jack Adams Award (2017–18) | [5] |
2 | Peter DeBoer | 2020–2022 | 160 | 98 | 50 | 12 | 208 | .650 | 39 | 22 | 17 | .564 | [6] | |
3 | Bruce Cassidy | 2022–present | 164 | 96 | 51 | 17 | 209 | .637 | 29 | 19 | 10 | .655 | Stanley Cup championship (2022–23) | [7] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Golden Knights Name Gerard Gallant Head Coach". NHL.com. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Make Coaching Changes; Name Peter DeBoer Head Coach". NHL.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Changes To Coaching Staff". NHL.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Name Bruce Cassidy as Team's Head Coach". NHL.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Gerard Gallant NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Peter DeBoer NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Bruce Cassidy NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.