Ken Hitchcock is expected to announce his retirement from coaching Friday and accept a job as advisor with the Stars, according to a source close to the situation.
Hitchcock, 67, finishes third in all-time NHL coaching wins with 823 and fourth all-time in NHL games coached with 1,536. He also is the Stars' franchise leader in games coached (585), wins (319), playoff games coached (80) and playoff wins (47).
Hitchcock started his NHL head coaching career with the Stars and coached the team from 1995 to 2002. He won five division championships, two Presidents' Trophies, two Western Conference championships and the 1999 Stanley Cup with Dallas.