Dallas Stars officially announce Peter DeBoer as new head coach

The Stars formally introduced Peter DeBoer as their subsequent head coach on Tuesday afternoon, two days after it was initially reported that he was coming to Dallas.

DeBoer, 54, succeeds Rick Bowness because the Stars coach and involves Dallas after spending components of three seasons as the top coach of the Golden Knights. He was fired this spring after Vegas missed the playoffs for the primary time in its brief franchise historical past.

DeBoer has additionally been the top coach of the Sharks (2015-20), Devils (2011-15) and Panthers (2008-11). Beforehand, he was an OHL head coach for 13 seasons.

The Stars will formally introduce DeBoer as their head coach throughout a press convention on Wednesday morning on the American Airways Heart.

“Over the previous couple of seasons, I’ve seen firsthand what the Stars are constructing with a mixture of dynamic younger gamers and established leaders,” DeBoer mentioned in an announcement. “The possibility to turn into this crew’s subsequent head coach was a possibility that I couldn’t go up. I want to thank Tom Gaglardi and Jim Nill for the prospect to assist information this crew as we work collectively to deliver one other Stanley Cup to Dallas.”

DeBoer takes over a crew in transition.

The Stars have moved away from Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin as their core items, and ushered within the period of Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz, Miro Heiskanen and Jake Oettinger. They’ve made the playoffs in three of the final 4 seasons, the perfect stretch for the franchise for the reason that mid-2000s underneath Dave Tippett. However they have been 48-49 in regulation the final two seasons.

For 5 years now, the Stars have struggled to constantly rating targets, and the depth behind Dallas’ prime strains has been a problem. First, they have been too reliant on Benn, Seguin and Alexander Radulov. Now, they’re too depending on Robertson, Hintz and Joe Pavelski.

By most measures, the Stars are caught in the midst of the NHL. Final 12 months, they have been fifteenth in factors proportion (.598). Within the final three years, they have been fifteenth in factors proportion (.580). Within the final 5 years … they have been fifteenth in factors proportion (.573).

The facility play ranked eleventh final season; the penalty kill, nineteenth. They allowed extra shot makes an attempt, photographs on purpose and targets than they generated at 5 on 5 final season. They outpaced their opponents in 5-on-5 scoring possibilities, high-danger chanced and anticipated targets.

DeBoer may also be liable for nurturing the following technology of Stars standouts. High prospect Wyatt Johnston has an opportunity to make the NHL roster within the fall. Mavrik Bourque will flip professional subsequent season. Logan Stankoven may be a 12 months away, however was simply named the WHL’s prime participant.

To not point out the younger gamers with professional expertise that determine to tackle a bigger function come subsequent season: Thomas Harley, Ty Dellandrea and Jacob Peterson.

Nonetheless, different points await DeBoer. He’ll need to dispatch his latest fame as somebody that may’t cope with goaltenders and work with a franchise cornerstone in Oettinger. He’ll need to discover a technique to get extra offense out of struggling ahead Denis Gurianov. And naturally, he’ll need to squeeze extra juice out of Benn and Seguin.

DeBoer has twice guided groups to the Stanley Cup Ultimate in his first 12 months of teaching them. He did so in 2012 with the Devils and in 2016 with the Sharks. With Vegas, he superior to the Western Convention Ultimate in 2020 and the NHL semifinal in 2021.

His .566 profession factors proportion ranks nineteenth amongst energetic NHL coaches, in line with Hockey-Reference, simply above the person he changed in Vegas: Gerard Gallant.

DeBoer’s hiring indicators the tip of a month-long teaching search that started with 30-35 candidates, Stars basic supervisor Jim Nill mentioned beforehand. The Stars fancied themselves a horny vacation spot for a coach, and one prime potential candidate flew off the board when Bruce Cassidy joined the Golden Knights earlier this month.

“Pete brings a wealth of expertise to our dressing room, and we’re thrilled to call him our subsequent head coach,” Nill mentioned in an announcement.

“Each crew that he has taken over has not solely proven speedy enchancment however has been ultra-competitive within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has taken 5 groups to the Convention Finals, and two of these to the Stanley Cup Ultimate, in his 14 years as a head coach. His resume shows the excessive requirements he units and his potential to get his crew to play as much as that degree constantly. We’re excited to welcome Pete and his household to Dallas.”

DeBoer turns into the fifth head coach underneath Nill, becoming a member of Lindy Ruff, Ken Hitchcock, Jim Montgomery and Bowness.

The Stars offseason is about to choose up, with the draft July 7-8 and growth camp shortly after that, free company opens on July 13 with Traverse Metropolis and coaching camp looming in September.

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