When Gerard Gallant was hired to coach the Golden Knights on April 13, 2017, few people outside of hockey knew of him.
Fast forward to June 7. Gallant was still coaching, and though the Knights came up short in their bid to win the Stanley Cup in their inaugural season, Gallant had long since become recognizable throughout Las Vegas.
He quickly became one of the faces of the franchise.
“We had a great time this year,” Gallant said the day after the season ended. “We had an unbelievable home record. We had unbelievable fans.