Editing Gerard Gallant (section)

==Coaching career==
Gallant began his coaching career in 1995–96 with his hometown [[Summerside Capitals]] of the [[Maritime Junior Hockey League]], leading the team to the [[Royal Bank Cup]] in 1997.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Gallant then moved on to the professional coaching ranks, serving as an assistant coach for the [[Fort Wayne Komets]] of the IHL in 1998.<ref name="Panthers head coach" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/komets/-Vagabond--Komets-have-found-home-in-coaching|title="Vagabond" Komets have found home in coaching – News-Sentinel.com|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200323/http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/komets/-Vagabond--Komets-have-found-home-in-coaching|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He spent the 1999–2000 season serving as an assistant for the [[Louisville Panthers]] of the AHL under head coach [[Joe Paterson (ice hockey)|Joe Paterson]], a former teammate of Gallant's in Detroit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Little |first1=Todd |title=A look at Florida Panthers coaching candidate Gerard Gallant |url=https://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/6/3/5776190/2014-florida-panthers-head-coaching-gerard-gallant-nhl |website=Litter Box Cats |access-date=April 25, 2019 |date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>

Gallant then served as an assistant for the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] of the NHL from 2001 to 2004 under head coaches [[Dave King (ice hockey)|Dave King]] and [[Doug MacLean]]. King had served as Gallant's head coach for Team Canada at the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships. MacLean had been an assistant coach with the Red Wings in the early 1990s. MacLean, who was also serving as the Blue Jackets general manager, resigned as head coach on January 1, 2004, and named Gallant as his successor. Gallant's assistant position was filled by veteran college hockey coach [[Dean Blais]]. Gallant served as the Blue Jackets head coach for the remainder of the 2003–04 season, through the 2004–05 season lost to the [[NHL lockout]], all of the 2005–06 season, and a portion of the 2006–07 season. On November 13, 2006, Gallant was fired as head coach and was replaced by assistant [[Gary Agnew]] for five games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Rusty |title=Blue Jackets Fire Coach Gerard Gallant |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111300976.html |website=washingtonpost.com |access-date=January 16, 2020 |date=November 13, 2006}}</ref> The Blue Jackets hired [[Ken Hitchcock]] as full-time coach on November 22, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Rusty |title=Blue Jackets Hire Ken Hitchcock As Coach |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112201644.html |website=washingtonpost.com |access-date=January 16, 2020 |date=November 26, 2006}}</ref>

In 2007, Gallant was named by [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] general manager [[Steve Yzerman]] as one of the two assistant coaches for the [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]. Gallant helped the Canadian team to a championship and gold medal finish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aykroyd |first1=Lucas |title=Champs from the Maritimes |url=http://www.iihf.com/sv/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6089&cHash=eda683130db8c39058a09ad12c3b9b4a |website=IIHF.com |access-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304161148/http://www.iihf.com/sv/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6089&cHash=eda683130db8c39058a09ad12c3b9b4a |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>

Gallant joined the New York Islanders as an assistant coach for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. Then head coach of the Islanders, [[Ted Nolan]], had been a teammate of Gallant's on the [[Adirondack Red Wings]] in 1983.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

On April 24, 2009, Gallant was named head coach of the [[Saint John Sea Dogs]] of the [[QMJHL]]. During his three seasons with Saint John, he compiled a 159-34-9 record and led the Sea Dogs to three first-place finishes, three league final appearances, two QMJHL championships (2011 and 2012), and one [[Memorial Cup]] (2011). Gallant was also named the QMJHL and [[Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award|Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year]] twice (2010 and 2011).<ref name="Panthers head coach" />

On June 15, 2012, Gallant returned to the NHL when he was appointed as an assistant coach with the [[Montreal Canadiens]] under [[Michel Therrien]]. The Canadiens' general manager [[Marc Bergevin]] had been a teammate of Gallant with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1990s.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Doug |title=Canadiens name Gerard Gallant, Clement Jodoin assistant coaches |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/canadiens-name-gerard-gallant-clement-jodoin-assistant-coaches-1.1168242 |website=CBC.ca |access-date=January 16, 2020 |date=June 15, 2012}}</ref>

On June 21, 2014, he was named head coach of the NHL's [[Florida Panthers]] by then-executive vice president and general manager, [[Dale Tallon]].<ref name="Panthers head coach">{{cite web |title=Gerard Gallant Named New Coach of Florida Panthers |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/gerard-gallant-named-new-coach-of-florida-panthers/c-723340 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 16, 2020 |date=June 21, 2014}}</ref> In his first season, he led the Panthers to a record of 38 wins, 29 losses, 5 overtime losses, and 10 shoot-out losses for 91 points. The record was an improvement of 9 wins and 25 points over the prior season. In 2015–16, Gallant led the upstart Panthers to a 24–12–4 record at the All-Star break, earning him a spot in [[61st National Hockey League All-Star Game|the all-star game]] as the head coach for the Atlantic Division All-Stars. The Panthers finished with a club-record 47 wins and 103 points, enough for the second division title in franchise history. For his efforts, Gallant was named as a finalist for the [[Jack Adams Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gerard Gallant Named Jack Adams Award Finalist|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/gerard-gallant-named-jack-adams-award-finalist/c-881714|website=NHL.com|access-date=November 18, 2016|date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> On November 27, 2016, Gallant was fired by new Panthers general manager [[Tom Rowe (ice hockey)|Tom Rowe]] after posting an 11–10–1 record to start the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panthers fire coach Gerard Gallant|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/gerard-gallant-fired-as-florida-panthers-coach/c-284141932|website=NHL.com|access-date=November 28, 2016|date=November 27, 2016}}</ref>

On April 13, 2017, Gallant was announced as the first head coach of the [[Vegas Golden Knights]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Knights Name Gerard Gallant Head Coach|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-name-gerard-gallant-head-coach/c-288743770|website=NHL.com|access-date=April 13, 2017|date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>

Gallant led the Golden Knights to one of the most successful debut seasons for an expansion team in [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American major professional]] sports history. On January 3, 2018, it was announced that Gallant would coach the Pacific Division All-Stars in the [[2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2018 NHL All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carp|first1=Steve|title=Golden Knights' Gerard Gallant to coach Pacific Division All-Stars|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/golden-knights-gerard-gallant-to-coach-pacific-division-all-stars/|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=February 3, 2018|date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> On February 1, 2018, the Golden Knights set the NHL record for most wins (34) by an expansion franchise in league history. The mark was set in only 50 games played.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carp|first1=Steve|title=Golden Knights set NHL record for expansion team with 34th win|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/golden-knights-set-nhl-record-for-expansion-team-with-34th-win/|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=February 3, 2018|date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> They clinched the Pacific Division title on March 31, becoming the first true expansion team in the four major sports to do so (not counting all-expansion divisions).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schoen|first1=David|title=Golden Knights win, 3-2, clinch Pacific Division title|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/golden-knights-win-3-2-clinch-pacific-division-title/|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=April 5, 2018|date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> On April 25, 2018, Gallant was nominated for the Jack Adams Award for the second time,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Adams Award finalists unveiled |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-top-coach-finalists-announced/c-298246060 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 25, 2018 |date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> which he would be awarded on June 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerard Gallant wins Jack Adams Award as NHL's coach of the year |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/gerard-gallant-wins-jack-adams-award-nhls-coach-year/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=June 21, 2018 |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> Under his watch, the Golden Knights advanced to the [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], losing to the [[Washington Capitals]] in five games.

Gallant would lead the Golden Knights to another playoff appearance in [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs|2019]], losing in the Western Conference first round to the [[San Jose Sharks]].

Gallant was fired by the Golden Knights on January 15, 2020, after a four-game losing streak. [[Peter DeBoer]] was subsequently named the second head coach in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vegas Golden Knights Make Coaching Changes; Name Peter DeBoer Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vegas-golden-knights-make-coaching-changes-name-peter-deboer-head-coach/c-313969764 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 15, 2020 |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> Gallant had called DeBoer a "clown" in a public press conference during Vegas' first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks (whom DeBoer coached at the time) the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter DeBoer was called 'clown' by Gerard Gallant before replacing him|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/sharks/peter-deboer-was-called-clown-gerard-gallant-replacing-him|website=nbcsports.com |access-date=January 15, 2020 |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>

On April 28, 2021, Gallant was announced as the head coach of Team Canada for the [[2021 IIHF World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerard Gallant to coach Canada at upcoming men's world championships |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article/gerard-gallant-coach-canada-upcoming-mens-world-championships/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=May 25, 2021 |date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> After an 0–3 start to the tournament, Team Canada won the gold medal in a 3–2 win in [[sudden death overtime]] to defeat Team Finland and give Canada its 27th world title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada beats Finland to capture gold at men's hockey worlds |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-finland-mens-world-hockey-championship-gold-june-6-1.6055508 |website=CBC.ca |date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>

On June 16, 2021, Gallant was announced as the head coach of the [[New York Rangers]], replacing [[David Quinn (ice hockey)|David Quinn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerard Gallant Named Rangers Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/gerard-gallant-named-rangers-head-coach/c-325359146 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 17, 2021 |date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>

On April 2, 2023, Gallant became the first to coach the Rangers to back-to-back 100-point seasons in his first two years with the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mercogliano |first1=Vince Z. |title=Postgame takeaways: Kid Line snaps NY Rangers out of their late-season funk |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/nhl/rangers/2023/04/02/postgame-takeaways-kid-line-snaps-ny-rangers-out-of-their-funk/70068361007/ |website=The Journal News |access-date=April 3, 2023 |date=April 2, 2023 |quote=The win pushed the Blueshirts past the 100-point marker for the second consecutive season, making Gallant the first coach in franchise history to accomplish that feat in each of his first two years on the bench.}}</ref> He left the Rangers after their first-round playoff exit in [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs|2023]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers and Gerard Gallant Mutually Agree to Part Ways |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-and-gerard-gallant-mutually-agree-to-part-ways/c-344195394 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 7, 2023 |date=May 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Alex |title=Rangers, head coach Gerard Gallant agree to part ways following early playoff exit |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rangers-head-coach-gerard-gallant-211652063.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=May 6, 2023 |date=May 6, 2023}}</ref>