▁N HL ▁enfor cer ▁Nick ▁Fot iu ▁co ached ▁the ▁Chief s ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 7 , ▁man aging ▁ 4 7 ▁wins ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁seasons . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 9 8 ▁E CH L ▁season ▁with ▁six ▁wins ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁thirty ▁games , ▁and ▁eventually ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Scott ▁Allen . ▁Allen ▁experienced ▁the ▁longest ▁and ▁most ▁successful ▁runs ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁previous ▁Chief s ▁coach es , ▁having ▁co ached ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁ 3 2 4 ▁regular ▁season ▁games , ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁full ▁seasons ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁Form er ▁Chief s ▁go alt ender ▁T oby ▁O ' B rien ▁would ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Despite ▁missing ▁the ▁post season ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁years , ▁O ' B rien ▁would ▁also ▁lead ▁the ▁Chief s ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁record ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 2 ▁year ▁history , ▁going ▁ 4 5 - 2 0 - 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁five ▁years , ▁the ▁Chief s ▁would ▁go ▁through ▁three ▁more ▁coach es ▁( Fran k ▁An z alone , ▁Ian ▁Her bers , ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Fl an agan ) ▁before ▁owner ▁Neil ▁Smith ▁stepped ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁thirty ▁seven ▁games ▁in ▁Chief s ▁history . ▁ ▁Key ▁ ▁Co aches ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category