Report: Stars to hire Peter DeBoer as HC

Jun 2, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer (top, center) looks on during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche in game two of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Stars to hire Peter DeBoer as head coach

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 6/19/22

The Dallas Stars have reportedly found their next head coach.

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Freidman, Peter DeBoer will be the next coach of the Stars.

Hearing that Peter DeBoer will be the next head coach of the Dallas Stars.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 20, 2022

DeBoer, 54, has 14 years of NHL coaching experience, most recently leading the Vegas Golden Knights.

Hired midway through the 2020 season after the firing of Gerard Gallant, DeBoer coached the Golden Knights until the end of the 2022 season.

DeBoer was fired at the end of the season after Vegas finished 43-31-8, falling to qualify for the postseason.

In two-plus seasons behind the bench in Vegas, the Golden Knights went 160-98-50, advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs twice under DeBoer. Vegas reached the Western Conference Final in 2020 and the conference semifinals in 2021.

Since 2008, DeBoer has coached the Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, and Golden Knights. He has a career record of 513-379-123, reaching the Stanley Cup Final with the Devils (2012) and Sharks (2016).

DeBoer is the latest head coach to find a new home, earlier this week, the Philadelphia Flyers hired John Tortorella, while the Golden Knights found DeBoer's successor in Bruce Cassidy.

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