The Vegas Golden Knights are an American professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They have played at T-Mobile Arena since their inaugural season in 2017–18. The Golden Knights joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2017. The team's first head coach, Gerard Gallant, was hired on April 13, 2017. Gallant was fired on January 15, 2020, and replaced by recently fired San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer. DeBoer served as head coach until his firing on May 16, 2022. Former Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was named the team’s third head coach on June 14, 2022. Cassidy was subsequently fired on March 29, 2026, with John Tortorella named the team's fourth head coach. On June 16, 2026, following the conclusion of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, the team announced that Tortorella would not return as head coach. One day later, former assistant coach and Henderson Silver Knights head coach Ryan Craig was named the fifth head coach in franchise history.
Key #Number of coachesGCGames coachedWWins = 2 pointsLLosses = 0 pointsOTOvertime/shootout losses = 1 pointPtsPointsWin %Winning percentage*Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Golden Knights
Coaches
Note: Statistics are updated through the 2025–26 season. #NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsReference GC W L OT Pts Win % GC W L Win % 1Gerard Gallant 2017–2020 213 118 75 20 256 27 16 11 Jack Adams Award (2017–18) 2Peter DeBoer 2020–2022 160 98 50 12 208 39 22 17 3Bruce Cassidy 2022–2026 320 178 99 43 399 40 24 16 Stanley Cup championship (2022–23) 4John Tortorella 2026 8 7 0 1 15 22 14 8 5Ryan Craig* 2026–present
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