Stars Hire Toby Petersen As AHL Head Coach

Avalanche's Skills Coach Departs for Stars AHL Job

The Avalanche have to make yet another hire to their coaching staff this summer. After spending two years as the team’s skills coach, Toby Petersen has left the organization to accept a job as the Dallas Stars’ AHL head coach. READ MORE: Avalanche UFA Board: Bottom Six Depth Options Remain on The Market Petersen, 46, spent the last seven years of his playing career with the Dallas and Texas Stars before transitioning to coaching. He was an AHL a…

Stars Hire Toby Petersen As AHL Head Coach

The Stars have appointed Avalanche skills coach and former NHL forward Toby Petersen as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, according to a team release. A ninth-round pick back in 1998, Petersen went on to spend parts of nine seasons in the NHL, including six with Dallas. He appeared in 398 regular-season games and 18 playoff games for the Penguins, Oilers, and Stars, scoring 34 goals and 82 points with a -40 rating. He playe…

Petersen named head coach of Texas Stars

The Dallas Stars have appointed Toby Petersen as head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars. Petersen succeeds Neil Graham, who was named last week as an assistant coach on Glen Gulutzan’s staff in Dallas. Petersen returns to the Stars organization, where he spent the final seven seasons of his playing career from 2007-14. He won a Calder Cup championship with Texas in 2014 to complete a 14-year pro career that included

Former Star Toby Petersen Named Head Coach of Texas

Toby Petersen (Credit: Christina Shapiro/Texas Stars)The next head coach of the Texas Stars is very familiar with the organization. The Dallas Stars announced this morning that former Star Toby Petersen is the incoming bench boss for the AHL crew.Petersen spent seven seasons in the Dallas organization, playing in both the NHL and AHL between 2007 and 2014. He suffered a season-ending injury seven games into the playoffs in 2014 with Texas and an…