Gerard Gallant was hired as the first coach of the Golden Knights on April 13, 2017.
Exactly one year later, he will lead the expansion team in Game 2 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“Nobody dreamed it would go this well,” Gallant said.
Gallant guided the Knights to the Pacific Division title and now will try to win a playoff series for the first time as coach when the Knights meet the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round. Game 1 of the best-of-7 series begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.