A timeline of Gerard Gallant’s NHL coaching career
Gerard Gallant’s NHL coaching career
— 2001 — Reaches NHL as assistant with Columbus Blue Jackets.
— Jan. 1, 2004 — Becomes Blue Jackets coach after Doug MacLean resigns. 
— Nov. 13, 2006 — Fired by Columbus after a 56-76-4 record with no playoff appearances.
— June 13, 2007 — Hired as assistant with New York Islanders. Stays for two seasons.
— June 15, 2012 — Returns to NHL as assistant with Montreal Canadiens.
— June 21, 2014 — Named coach of Florida Panthers.
— Jan. 31, 2016 — Coaches in first NHL All-Star Game after leading Panthers to 24-12-5 start.
— April 9, 2016 — Panthers finish regular season with franchise-record 103 points.
— Nov. 27, 2016 — Fired by Panthers after 11-10-1 start. 
— April 13, 2017 — Becomes first coach in Golden Knights history.
— Jan. 28, 2018 — Coaches in second NHL All-Star Game and leads Pacific Division to victory.
— May 20, 2018 — Knights win Western Conference.
— June 20, 2018 — Wins Jack Adams Award for best coach. 
— April 23, 2019 — Knights’ second season ends in controversial fashion with Game 7 overtime loss to Peter DeBoer’s San Jose Sharks.
— Jan. 3, 2020 — Named to coach third All-Star Game.
— Jan. 15, 2020 — Fired by Knights after 24-19-6 start and replaced by DeBoer.
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2019-20 NHL coaching changes
Nov. 20: Toronto Maple Leafs fire Mike Babcock
Nov. 29: Bill Peters resigns from Calgary Flames
Dec. 3: New Jersey Devils fire John Hynes
Dec. 10: Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery because of "unprofessional conduct"
Dec. 11: San Jose Sharks fire Peter DeBoer
Jan. 6: Nashville Predators fire Peter Laviolette
Jan. 15: Golden Knights fire Gerard Gallant, hire DeBoer
