Dallas Stars Hire Marc Crawford As Coach

The Dallas Stars hired Marc Crawford as their new coach on June 11th to replace the fired Dave Tippett. Crawford has a coaching record of 470-361-156 in 13 seasons as coach of the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings. He was the coach of Colorado when they won the Stanley Cup in 1996. His last season as a head coach was in Los Angeles in 2007-08, when the team went 32-43-7.

The hiring was the first significant move by general manager Joe Nieuwendyk since he was hired by Dallas on May 31. “I am very excited that we have been able to secure Marc Crawford as head coach of the Dallas Stars,” Nieuwendyk said in a statement. “Marc is a winner with extensive experience in this league, and I am confident he will get the most out of our hockey club. … Dave Tippett did a very good job in his six seasons here with the Stars, however it was my feeling that our team needed a new direction moving forward.”

The Stars also announced that assistant coach Mike Lamb had been let go after six seasons. They said the rest of the coaching staff was still being evaluated.

Crawford has coached the 15th-most games in NHL history at 987, and was also the head coach for Team Canada during the 1998 Winter Olympics. As a 34-year-old rookie coach for Quebec in 1994-95, he became the youngest winner of the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL coach of the year.

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