A native of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Gulutzan earned his first NHL head coaching opportunity with Dallas, spending two seasons with the Stars (2011-13) and recording a 64-57-9 record in 130 regular-season games. He has also served as the head coach of the Calgary Flames for two seasons (2016-18), amassing an 82-68-14 record in 164 regular-season games and led the club to an appearance in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Gulutzan spent three seasons with Vancouver (2013-16) as an assistant coach before being named the head coach of the Flames. In total, he holds a record of 146-125-23 in 294 regular-season NHL games coached.

Prior to his time in the NHL, Gulutzan served as the head coach for the Texas Stars, Dallas’ primary affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). In each of his two seasons he led his team to the Calder Cup Playoffs, posting 87-56-17 record in 160 regular-season games and reached the Calder Cup Finals in the franchise’s inaugural season of 2009-10. Gulutzan spent six seasons (2003-09) as the head coach and general manager of the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL, amassing a 254-124-55 record in 433 regular-season games, collecting 100-plus points in three consecutive seasons from 2005 – 2008, a first for any team in the history of the ECHL. He reached the postseason in five of his six seasons in Las Vegas, including a trip to the Kelly Cup Finals in 2007-08. Gulutzan was selected on three occasions to coach the ECHL All-Star Game and was honored during the 2005-06 campaign with the John Brophy Award as the ECHL’s coach of the year.

Glen and his wife, Nicole, have four children – son, Landen, and daughters, Emma, Brielle and Grace.

During his tenure with Texas, he has coached three AHL Rookie of the Year winners (Riley Damiani, 2020-21, Logan Stankoven, 2023-24 and Justin Hryckowian, 2024-25) as well as the league’s scoring champion and MVP (Bourque, 2023-24), and leading goal-scorer (Matěj Blümel, 2024-25). He began his time with Texas during the 2019-20 campaign as an assistant coach before being appointed to the head coach position on Dec. 10, 2019.

Before making the move to the Texas Stars, Graham was the head coach of the Idaho Steelheads, the ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, from 2015 to 2019. Over that span, he amassed a 166-91-31 record in 288 regular-season contests and led Idaho to three consecutive 40-win seasons, guiding the Steelheads to the Kelly Cup Playoffs in all four seasons at the helm. Prior to being appointed head coach on Aug. 7, 2015, Graham served as Steelheads assistant coach for two seasons, after a role as a player/coach during the 2012-13 campaign.

The Calgary, Alberta native is a graduate of Mercyhurst University where he played four seasons before turning pro. Graham recorded 60 points (23-37—60) and 128 penalty minutes over 137 NCAA games. He turned pro in 2010 and split three seasons between the ECHL and Southern Professional Hockey League, accruing 98 points (42-56—98) in 113 professional games..

The native of Montreal, Quebec began his coaching career in 2010-11 as an assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. In his first season with the team in 2010-11, he helped the Penguins win the club's first Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as AHL regular-season champions after posting a 58-21-0-1 record. Focusing on defensive groups, Nasreddine coached his teams to the best defense in the AHL in four of his five seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, allowing the fewest goals against in the League during the 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns.

Originally selected by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round (135th overall) of the 1993 NHL Draft, the former defenseman recorded five points (1-4—5) in 74 career NHL regular-season games over parts of five seasons with Chicago, Montreal, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh. He also appeared in 726 career regular-season AHL games, logging 136 points (29-107—136) over 12 seasons with Carolina, Portland, Fredericton, Quebec, Hamilton, Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Additionally, Nasreddine earned 16 points (5-11—16) in 104 career AHL postseason contests, reaching the Calder Cup Final twice, both times with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, in 2004 and 2008.

Prior to working with the Oilers, Pelletier had a highly decorated career in figure skating. He is a three-time Canadian champion, world champion and a Grand-Prix Final champion. Pelletier captured an Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, earning Canada’s first gold medal in pairs figure skating in 42 years. Additionally, he is a member of the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2001, which is given to outstanding Canadian athletes.

As a player, Reese played parts of 11 seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1987-92, 1998-99), Calgary Flames (1991-94), Hartford Whalers (1993-96), Tampa Bay (1995-96) and New Jersey Devils (1996-97), posting a 53-65-17 record with a 3.66 goals-against average and five shutouts in 174 career regular-season contests. In 11 appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Reese posted a 3-5 mark with a 4.08 goals-against average.

Reese holds NHL records for the most assists and points by a goaltender in a single game, set when he had three assists for the Calgary Flames in a game against the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 10, 1993. He was selected by Toronto in the fourth round (67th overall) of the 1984 NHL Draft.

A native of Fort Collins, Colorado, Dolan attended Gustavus Adolphus College where he earned a bachelor's degree in management in 2014. During his time there, he also worked as the video coach for the men's hockey team for two seasons from 2012-14.

Chilcott founded CSM, Chilcott Skating Mechanics, which he owns and operates out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He works privately with students, as well as with small groups, on facilitating efficient skating techniques through helping players understand proper biomechanics. Teams Chilcott has worked with include the Tier 1 Dallas Stars Girls Elite team, which is currently one of the United States’ top Girls Travel Hockey programs.

Chilcott has won two national championships at the novice and primary levels of figure skating and went on to compete at the junior and senior standards of the sport. He competed internationally for Great Britain and skated up to the world championship level.

Born in England, Chilcott currently resides in Dallas.

Petersen spent seven years in the Stars organization from 2007-14, as a member of the Dallas Stars (2007-13) and Texas Stars (2012-14). He appeared in 243 regular-season contests with Dallas totaling 40 points (17-23—40) and skated in 16 postseason contests. During his time in Texas, Petersen served as an alternate captain and was part of the 2014 Calder Cup-winning team. He appeared in 108 regular-season games with Texas and tallied 36 points (13-23—36), while posting one assist in 16 postseason games.

The native of Bloomington, Minnesota was originally selected in the ninth round (244th overall) of the 1998 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Over nine seasons for three NHL teams (Pittsburgh, Edmonton, Dallas) he registered 81 points (33-48—81) and skated in 398 NHL regular-season games while also scoring one goal in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff. In the AHL, he recorded 374 points (148-226—374) in 550 AHL contests with four teams (Texas, Iowa, Edmonton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) and 36 points (12-24—36) in 71 Calder Cup Playoff games with three teams (Texas, Iowa, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton).

Petersen played four seasons at Colorado College from 1996-97 to 1999-2000, where he earned a degree in psychology. Internationally, Petersen won a silver medal with the United States at the 1997 IIHF World Junior Championship and 10 years later represented the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He also competed for Team USA at the 1998 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Toby and his wife, Alexa, have three children, sons Bjorn and Elliott and daughter Nola.

The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota native served as team captain from 2015-17, was a four-time AHL All-Star and led the Stars in scoring across five of his 10 seasons. He was a focal point of Texas' 2014 Calder Cup championship season, capturing the Les Cunningham Award (AHL MVP), John B. Sollenberger Award (Regular Season Scoring Leader), and Jack A. Butterfield Award (Calder Cup Playoff MVP). Morin is also the organization’s most decorated postseason scorer, earning 64 points (23-42—64) in 87 playoff games.

Morin is a graduate of Minnesota State University-Mankato where he recorded 133 points (58-75—133) in 151 games and served as team captain in his senior season.

The native of La Prairie, Quebec made 10 trips to the Calder Cup Playoffs in his AHL career, logging 31 points (6-25—31) in 118 career AHL postseason games. Of his 10 career playoff appearances, five came with Texas, recording 15 points (2-13—15) in 63 Calder Cup Playoff games in a Texas sweater. Fortunus won the 2014 Calder Cup with Texas, while he also reached the Calder Cup Final in 2009 with Manitoba and again in 2010 with Texas. He was also named to the 2014-15 AHL All-Star Game. He also appeared in nine career NHL contests with Dallas during the 2009-10 and 2013-14 seasons, recording one assist, five shots on goal and an average time on ice per game of 15:16.

He and his wife Marie-Josee Gagne have two sons, Malik and Mai, and a daughter, Mayla.

Before moving behind the bench, Daniels played at various levels of junior and professional hockey. In 2012-13, the former goaltender played four ECHL games with the Kalamazoo Wings, earning a 0-2-1 record with a .908 save percentage and 3.34 goals against average, and appeared in one Central Hockey League game with the Missouri Mavericks, posting a .899 save percentage and a 4.09 goals-against average. Daniels also spent four seasons at Wilfrid Laurier University from 2009-13, amassing a 43-50-0 record with a .921 save percentage and a 2.96 goals-against average in 95 regular-season games and a 4-7-0 mark with a .941 save percentage and a 2.14 goals-against average in 11 postseason contests. Prior to his time at Wilfrid Laurier, Daniels spent five seasons in the OHL with the Saginaw Spirit and Peterborough Petes, logging an 85-58-14 record with a .902 save percentage and a 3.37 goals-against average in 166 regular-season games and a 1-7-0 record with a .867 save percentage and a 3.82 goals-against average in eight postseasons tilts.