Gerard Gallant
| Gerard Gallant | |||||||||||||||||
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Gallant with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 2, 1963 Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||||||||||||||
| Coached for |
Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers Vegas Golden Knights New York Rangers Shanghai Dragons | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
107th overall, 1981 Detroit Red Wings | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1984–1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1998–present | ||||||||||||||||
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Gerard Gallant (born September 2, 1963) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for the Shanghai Dragons of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously served as the head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets (2004–2006), Florida Panthers (2014–2016) and Vegas Golden Knights (2017–2020) and New York Rangers (2021–2023). He is a three-time finalist for the Jack Adams Award for NHL coach of the year, winning the award in 2018 for the Golden Knights' first season. He was also a two-time Canadian Hockey League (CHL) coach of the year during his tenure with the Saint John Sea Dogs, where the team secured two President's Cup victories and one Memorial Cup.
Gallant previously played eleven seasons in the NHL, primarily for the Detroit Red Wings, but also including a short stint with the Tampa Bay Lightning.