The 2025-26 NHL season showed that a coaching change could happen at any time.
The Vegas Golden Knights fired Bruce Cassidy with eight games left in the season and John Tortorella took the team to the Stanley Cup Final. He wasn’t brought back after the run as the Golden Knights promoted American Hockey League coach Ryan Craig.
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The New York Islanders fired Patrick Roy with four games and brought in Peter DeBoer, who will lead the team this season.
Tortorella, Cassidy (assuming the Golden Knights give permission), Kris Knoblauch and others are among the former coaches who could step in if a change needs to be made.
So which coaches…
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