It was still a bit surreal for Gulutzan to be back in the Stars’ home arena, where he was a first-time NHL head coach in his early 40s, and only about six weeks after being in the opposing locker room following Edmonton’s loss in Game 1 of the West Final.

The Dallas Stars have hired Glen Gulutzan as their head coach 12 years after he was fired from his first stint with them.

Glen Gulutzan didn’t shy away from his past when introduced as the Dallas Stars’ new head coach at American Airlines Center on Wednesday morning. In fact, he joked about it. “Twelve years ago, Jim actually sent me on a reconnaissance mission and that was up through western Canada — Vancouver,