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Glen Gulutzan | Center

Team: Dallas Stars
Age / DOB:  (41) / 8/12/1971
Ht / Wt:  5'10' / 181
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The Dallas Stars would like to conduct their 2013 training camp in Fort Worth.
That's part of the Stars plans to expand their footprint. "We’re very interested in making ourselves the Hockey Team of Texas, and really the entire Southwest," Stars president Jim Lites said. "We’d love to expand our footprint from New Orleans to Tulsa to Houston and beyond. We want to get people excited about the Dallas Stars." The Stars are interested in having future training camps in places like San Antonio and Houston. Meanwhile, the Stars are looking for a head coach to serve under new GM Jim Nill. May 22 - 9:40 AM

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Glen Gulutzan will serve as a temporarily guest coach with the WHL Saskatoon Blades.

The Dallas Stars decline the option year on Gulutzan's contract. The Blades, which he played for in 1991-92, are participating in the Memorial Cup playoffs. "It’s one of those things where you don’t want to prepare for it," Gulutzan said. "Certainly with the change of Joe Nieuwendyk, who was the guy that hired me and Jim Nill coming in, I had a pretty good idea that there was going to be changes. When a new GM comes in he wants to bring in his own people." Gulutzan hasn't decided what he'll do after his coaching stint with Saskatoon.
May 17 - 9:06 AM

AHL Texas Stars coach Willie Desjardins has been singled out as a possible replacement for former Dallas bench boss Glen Gulutzan.

Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill announced on Tuesday that Gulutzan would not remain with the club for the 2013-14 campaign. Desjardins was named the AHL Coach of the Year. "Willie is definitely going be one of those people, but they’re still playing," Nill said. "He’s done a great job down there — coach of the year. He’s definitely going to get consideration. I think it’s important to look internal first, and he’s definitely one of the people on my list."
May 15 - 8:41 AM

The Dallas Stars announced they've relieved head coach Glen Gulutzan and assistant Paul Jerrard of their duties Tuesday morning.

The Stars held an option year on Gulutzan but new GM Jim Nill was hesitant to commit to the holdover coach when he was hired in late April. Gulutzan didn't make the playoffs in either season behind the Stars' bench but both years got a flawed roster to play above its expectations and at least flirt with the postseason. It's likely that Nill, who came to Dallas via the Red Wings organization, wanted to hire his "own guy" to be coach.
Source: NHL.com
May 14 - 12:39 PM

Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill is open to moving up in the draft, but it doesn't sound like he would be unhappy to stick with the 10th overall pick.

"Well, just as part of my job, I've talked to a lot of those GMs just to tell them I’m here and open the lines of communication," Nill said. "We’re all aware of what each other might be thinking. I think you would get into more specifics as you get closer to the draft, but we’ll definitely be in contact with teams and we’ll be measuring their interest in a number of things. With moving up, the question is what cost are you willing to pay?" Nill comes from Detroit where he never had a pick this high, but the franchise made the most of their later picks.
May 9 - 9:16 AM

The Dallas Stars are interested in playing a game in Cowboys Stadium.

That concept doesn't sound far-fetched now that the NHL has announced that the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings will play in Dodger Stadium next year. If that game is a success, then it could lead to more such contests in warmer weather cities. "You would do it in January or February, and open the roof," Stars president Jim Lites said. "You can turn down the temperature of the ice to zero degrees. What we have at the time of year is not really a temperature issue, but it’s the rain. It’s seldom humid at that time of year, but it does rain."
May 8 - 9:27 AM

The Dallas Stars are expected to unveil new uniforms and a new logo in the first week of June.

The new jerseys come one day after recently hired general manager Jim Nill talked about instilling culture change in the organization. While the uniform and logo switches have been planned quite a while in advance, the timing of the news is still pretty remarkable. Let's just hope they're better than that Taurus bull fiasco from a few years back.
Apr 30 - 2:35 PM

New Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said it will take time to determine the future of coach Glen Gulutzan.

Nill was introduced as the Stars' new GM on Monday and immediately made it clear he wants to enact "culture change" in Dallas. Whether that includes switching coaches remains unclear. The Stars hold an option on Gulutzan's contract and Nill was coy when asked about the lame-duck coach's future. "It’s going to be about a two-week process, and we’ll make decisions from there," Nill said Monday. "But right now, we’re going to be very patient with decisions, we’re not going to rush through anything. I’ve been sitting on the outside, I need to get on the inside, and we’ll go from there."
Apr 30 - 9:22 AM

Stars owner Tom Gaglardi has confirmed that Jim Nill will be the new general manager of the Dallas Stars, replacing the fired Joe Nieuwendyk.

Nill will be introduced at 11 AM CT Monday. "I had a list of candidates and when it became clear that Jim Nill would be interested in leaving Detroit and coming here, I threw the list away," Gaglardi said. "I think he is without a doubt he best candidate to take his job." Congratulations are in order for Mr. Nill who was a big part of the success with the Red Wings.
Apr 29 - 8:16 AM

It's not confirmed yet, but RDS reports that the Dallas Stars have fired head coach Glen Gulutzan.

This seems a little harsh. While Gulutzan failed to make the playoffs in his two seasons behind the Stars bench, he brought flawed teams close to the postseason both times. Then again, Jim Nill might want "his guy," so that could explain the firing.
Apr 28 - 4:50 PM

The Stars are expected to fire general manager Joe Nieuwendyk and replace him with Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Dreger says the new GM could be in place by as early as Monday. Nieuwendyk became the Stars GM in 2009, overseeing a team that has missed the playoffs for four straight seasons. Nill, in his 19th season in Detroit and 15th as assistant GM, is widely respected across the league. It's worth mentioning that Dreger says there is no decision on coach Glen Gulatzan's future with the team.
Apr 27 - 8:01 PM

The Dallas Stars have been officially eliminated from the playoffs.

"It’s the absolute worst," Eric Nystrom said. "There’s nothing worse than sitting at home and watching other teams compete for what we want." The Stars have now gone five straight seasons without a postseason berth. The silver lining is that they do have some young players that they can build around and they bolstered their farm system by trading Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy, and Brenden Morrow before the deadline.
Apr 26 - 9:53 AM

The Dallas Stars have enjoyed a 32% increase in attendance this season.

That's reportedly the greatest growth rate in the NHL, although their average attendance of 17,673 still isn't terrific by the standards of their Western conference competition. All the same, it's an encouraging development for the Stars, especially seeing as this spike in interest in coming despite the team's 11-9-2 record. Dallas is a bubble team when it comes to their playoff chances, but they have enough veteran leadership and overall talent to surprise if they do make it into the postseason.
Mar 7 - 9:53 AM

Dallas Stars coach Glen Gulutzan was frustrated over his team's slow start on Wednesday.

Dallas was outscored 4-1 in the first period. "I don't know if we weren't ready as much as we weren't ready to compete," Gulutzan said. "We were soft in the beginning, soft with our sticks, soft with our play. We weren't ready. I thought (the Flames) played a solid game, but I didn't think they came guns a'blazin'. I thought we were just soft." Wednesday's showing was the exception rather than the rule for Dallas. They have outscored their opponents 12-9 over the first 20 minutes of their contests this season. If anything, it's typically the second period where they run into problems.
Feb 14 - 10:04 AM

The Dallas Stars are just 5-5-1 this season, but their early challenging might be what the team needed.

"There’s an edge now," Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. "There’s an edge for the older guys because they’re getting pushed by the younger guys, and there’s an edge for the younger guys because they want to stay in the lineup." Dallas is looking to get back into the playoffs for the first time since 2007-08. They have the pieces to compete, but also more than their fair share of question marks.
Feb 8 - 9:56 AM

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6Jordie Benn
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G1Kari Lehtonen
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