Born	August 12, 1971 (1971-08-12) (age 38), The Pas, MB, CAN
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	IHL Utah Grizzlies Las Vegas Thunder WCHL Fresno Falcons Mestis Sport
Pro career	1996 – 2003

Glen Gulutzan (born August 12, 1971, in The Pas, Manitoba) is a former professional ice hockey centre. Currently, he is the head coach of the AHL Texas Stars and is the former coach and general manager of the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers, and had led the team to two division championships, one Brabham Cup and an appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals. During the 2005–06 season, Gulutzan was awarded the John Brophy Trophy as the league's best coach and in 2008^[1], Gulutzan's Wranglers became the first team in the ECHL's 20-year history to have three-consecutive 100 point seasons. Gulutzan had been named the head coach of the National Conference All-Star team three straight years, from 2006-08, tying the ECHL record for most All-Star Game appearances by a coach.^[2]

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2.1 Playing career 2.2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Gulutzan played junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League from 1986-92. After not playing competitive hockey for four seasons, Gulutzan signed with the West Coast Hockey League's Fresno Falcons in 1996. During the 1996-97 campaign, Gulutzan saw short call ups with the Utah Grizzlies and the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League, while scoring 30 goals and 80 assists in 60 games with Fresno.

Following the 1996-97 season, Gulutzan left North America to play for Finnish side Sport in Mestis, second highest hockey league in Finland. Following his short 35-game stint in Finland, Gulutzan returned to Fresno in 1998. Gulutzan would spend his final five years of professional hockey play with Fresno, being named the team's player-assistant in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons and winning the Bruce Taylor Cup as the WCHL playoff champions in 2002.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Playing career

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		6	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		36	6	19	25	24		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		72	24	50	74	21		10	6	9	15	22
1991–92	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		71	19	54	73	49		18	3	14	17	16
1996–97	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		60	30	80	110	52		5	0	9	9	8
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Sport	FIN		35	5	19	24	42		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		50	32	34	66	50		7	4	3	7	4
1999–00	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		70	22	60	82	29		5	1	2	3	6
2000–01	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		63	18	48	66	40		5	1	0	1	6
2001–02	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		53	25	22	47	49		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		52	13	41	54	73		13	5	10	15	10

[edit] Coaching career

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
Las Vegas Wranglers
	2003–04	72	43	22	7	93	2nd in Pacific	2	3	.400	Lost in Division Semifinals
	2004–05	72	31	33	8	70	7th in West	--	--	--	Missed playoffs
	2005–06	72	53	13	6	112	2nd in West	6	7	.462	Lost in Division Finals
	2006–07	72	46	12	14	106	1st in Pacific	6	4	.600	Lost in Conference Semifinals
	2007–08	72	47	13	12	106	1st in Pacific	14	7	.667	Lost in Kelly Cup Finals
	2008–09	73	34	31	6	76	2nd in Pacific	8	10	.444	Lost in Conference Finals
Total		433	254	124	53	.648		36	31	.537

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Glen Gulutzan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
NAME	Gulutzan, Glen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	1971-8-12
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gimli, MB, CAN
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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