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List of Vegas Golden Knights head coaches

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Bruce Cassidy led the Golden Knights to a Stanley Cup championship in his first season as head coach.

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]

Key

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# 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

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Gerard Gallant, the first head coach in franchise history, served in the role until 2020.

Note: Statistics are updated through the 2023–24 season.

# Name Term[b] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
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

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Vegas Golden Knights. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

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  1. ^ "Golden Knights Name Gerard Gallant Head Coach". NHL.com. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Make Coaching Changes; Name Peter DeBoer Head Coach". NHL.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Changes To Coaching Staff". NHL.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Name Bruce Cassidy as Team's Head Coach". NHL.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gerard Gallant NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Peter DeBoer NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bruce Cassidy NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
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