It’s a difficult situation for any team when they go through three head coaches in three seasons. The Dallas Stars will get a firsthand look at this challenge when the 2018-19 season commences.
On April 13, 2018, Ken Hitchcock announced his retirement from coaching hockey in a letter. The announcement came as a bit of a shock, but the signs were clearly there for the Stars needing a change.
After seemingly bringing Hitchcock out of retirement in April 2017 to fill the void that Lindy Ruff had left after the Stars parted with their head coach of the previous four seasons, they looked destined to get back to their winning ways.