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
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 1999–2000 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
Head coaching record
NHL 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 — — Missed playoffs DAL 2012–13 48 22 22 4 48 5th in Pacific — — 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 — — Missed playoffs DAL 2025–26 82 50 20 12 112 2nd in Central 2 4 Lost in first round (MIN)Total 376 196 145 35 2 8
Minor leagues Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Finish W L Win % ResultLas Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)2003–047243227932nd in Pacific23 Lost in Division Semifinals2004–057231338707th in West——— Missed playoffs2005–0672531361122nd in West67 Lost in Division Finals2006–07724612141061st in Pacific64 Lost in Conference Semifinals2007–08724713121061st in Pacific147 Lost in Kelly Cup Finals2008–097334316762nd in Pacific810 Lost in Conference FinalsTexas Stars (AHL)2009–108046277992nd in West1410 Lost in Calder Cup Finals2010–1180412910924th in West24 Lost in West Division FinalsTotal 59334118070 5245
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