The Dallas Stars announced the hiring of Todd Nelson earlier this off-season. He’ll join Montgomery, the three members of the coaching staff the team retained and Rick Bowness, the other new assistant.
Todd Nelson is no stranger to coaching in the NHL. He was an assistant coach for the Thrashers, but moved on to the head coaching job of the Oklahoma City Barons. When the Oilers fired Dallas Eakins for going 7-19-5 to start the season, they looked to their AHL team and asked Nelson to step into the head coach role to finish the season.