List of NHL head coaches
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 31 teams, founded in 1917. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for their players and deciding which players will play in games and the lines they will play on. In some cases, a coach will only serve on an interim basis, while some teams may have more than one coach who serve as co-coaches. Outside the team management, the coach also addresses the media.
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Key
Abbreviation | Definition |
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G | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
T | Ties |
OTL | Overtime/Shootout losses |
Pts. | Points |
P% | Points percentage[lower-alpha 1] |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are updated through the most recently completed season (2019–20).
Team | Coach | Start date[lower-alpha 2] | Record with team[lower-alpha 3] | Career record[lower-alpha 4] | Pro career | ||||||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts. | P% | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts. | P% | ||||
Anaheim Ducks | Dallas Eakins | June 17, 2019 | 71 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 67 | .472 | 184 | 65 | 96 | 0 | 23 | 153 | .416 | 1988–2004 |
Arizona Coyotes | Rick Tocchet | July 11, 2017 | 234 | 101 | 105 | 0 | 28 | 230 | .491 | 382 | 154 | 174 | 0 | 54 | 362 | .474 | 1984–2002 |
Boston Bruins | Bruce Cassidy | February 7, 2017 | 261 | 161 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 356 | .682 | 371 | 208 | 113 | 9 | 41 | 466 | .628 | 1983–1997 |
Buffalo Sabres | Ralph Krueger | May 15, 2019 | 69 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 68 | .493 | 117 | 49 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 113 | .483 | 1978–1991 |
Calgary Flames | Geoff Ward | November 29, 2019 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 51 | .607 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 51 | .607 | None |
Carolina Hurricanes | Rod Brind'Amour | May 8, 2018 | 150 | 84 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 180 | .600 | 150 | 84 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 180 | .600 | 1989–2010 |
Chicago Blackhawks | Jeremy Colliton | November 6, 2018 | 137 | 62 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 141 | .515 | 137 | 62 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 141 | .515 | 2005–2013 |
Colorado Avalanche | Jared Bednar | August 25, 2016 | 316 | 145 | 136 | 0 | 35 | 325 | .514 | 316 | 145 | 136 | 0 | 35 | 325 | .514 | 1993–2002 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | John Tortorella | October 21, 2015 | 391 | 209 | 140 | 0 | 42 | 460 | .588 | 1,327 | 655 | 515 | 37 | 120 | 1,467 | .553 | 1982–1986 |
Dallas Stars | Rick Bowness | December 10, 2019 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 45 | .592 | 501 | 143 | 302 | 48 | 8 | 342 | .341 | 1975–1984 |
Detroit Red Wings | Jeff Blashill | June 9, 2015 | 399 | 153 | 194 | 0 | 52 | 358 | .449 | 399 | 153 | 194 | 0 | 52 | 358 | .449 | None |
Edmonton Oilers | Dave Tippett | May 28, 2019 | 71 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 83 | .585 | 1,185 | 590 | 438 | 28 | 129 | 1,337 | .564 | 1983–1995 |
Florida Panthers | Joel Quenneville | April 8, 2019 | 69 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 78 | .565 | 1,705 | 925 | 558 | 77 | 145 | 2,072 | .608 | 1978–1992 |
Los Angeles Kings | Todd McLellan | April 16, 2019 | 70 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 64 | .457 | 876 | 463 | 317 | 0 | 96 | 1,022 | .583 | 1987–1989 |
Minnesota Wild | Dean Evason | February 14, 2020 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .667 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .667 | 1983–1999 |
Montreal Canadiens | Claude Julien | February 14, 2017[lower-alpha 5] | 418 | 192 | 170 | 10 | 46 | 440 | .526 | 1,256 | 658 | 440 | 10 | 148 | 1,474 | .587 | 1980–1992 |
Nashville Predators | John Hynes | January 7, 2020 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .589 | 382 | 166 | 170 | 0 | 46 | 345 | .495 | None |
New Jersey Devils | Lindy Ruff | July 9, 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,493 | 736 | 554 | 78 | 125 | 1,675 | .561 | 1979–1993 |
New York Islanders | Barry Trotz | June 21, 2018 | 150 | 83 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 183 | .610 | 1,674 | 845 | 618 | 60 | 151 | 1,901 | .568 | None |
New York Rangers | David Quinn | May 23, 2018 | 152 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 157 | .516 | 152 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 157 | .516 | 1992–1993 |
Ottawa Senators | D. J. Smith | May 23, 2019 | 71 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 62 | .437 | 71 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 62 | .437 | 1997–2004 |
Philadelphia Flyers | Alain Vigneault | April 15, 2019 | 69 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 89 | .645 | 1,285 | 689 | 456 | 35 | 105 | 1,429 | .591 | 1981–1983 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Mike Sullivan | December 12, 2015 | 369 | 214 | 115 | 0 | 40 | 468 | .634 | 533 | 284 | 171 | 15 | 63 | 646 | .606 | 1990–2002 |
San Jose Sharks | Bob Boughner | December 11, 2019 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 31 | .419 | 201 | 94 | 82 | 0 | 25 | 213 | .530 | 1991–2006 |
Seattle Kraken | Vacant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
St. Louis Blues | Craig Berube | November 19, 2018 | 134 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 176 | .657 | 295 | 155 | 96 | 0 | 44 | 354 | .600 | 1986–2004 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Jon Cooper | March 25, 2013 | 578 | 348 | 180 | 0 | 50 | 746 | .645 | 578 | 348 | 180 | 0 | 50 | 746 | .645 | None |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Sheldon Keefe | November 20, 2019 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 59 | .628 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 59 | .628 | 2000–2005 |
Vancouver Canucks | Travis Green | April 26, 2017 | 233 | 102 | 103 | 0 | 28 | 232 | .498 | 233 | 102 | 103 | 0 | 28 | 232 | .498 | 1990–2008 |
Vegas Golden Knights | Peter DeBoer | January 15, 2020 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 32 | .727 | 877 | 430 | 334 | 0 | 113 | 973 | .555 | 1988–1991 |
Washington Capitals | Peter Laviolette | September 15, 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,210 | 637 | 425 | 25 | 123 | 1,422 | .588 | 1988–1989 |
Winnipeg Jets | Paul Maurice | January 12, 2014 | 516 | 272 | 190 | 0 | 54 | 598 | .579 | 1,600 | 732 | 647 | 99 | 122 | 1,685 | .527 | None |
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Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
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Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings
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Rick Bowness, Dallas Stars
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Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
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Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins
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Jeremy Colliton, Chicago Blackhawks
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Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks
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Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs
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Ralph Krueger, Buffalo Sabres
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Peter Laviolette, Washington Capitals
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Joel Quenneville, Florida Panthers
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Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes
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Geoff Ward, Calgary Flames
See also
Notes
- ↑ Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/Shootout Losses) ÷ Games Coached
- ↑ Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
- ↑ Coaching records from the current team.
- ↑ Career coaching records in the NHL; records in other leagues are not included.
- ↑ Second tenure as Montreal head coach. Previously, Julien had coached the Canadiens from 2002 to 2006.
References
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