Biography. Gerard Gallant was born in Summerside, Canada on September 2, 1963.National Hockey League coach and former player who helped the Vegas Golden Knights earn a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2017-2018, their very first year as an organization. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning during his career from 1984 to 1995. Marc-Andre Fleury was the goaltender for his …