List of NHL head coaches
Appearance
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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.
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[a] |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are updated through the most recently completed season (2017–18).
Team | Coach | Start date[b] | Record with team[c] | Career record[d] | ||||||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts. | P% | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts. | P% | |||
Anaheim Ducks | Randy Carlyle | June 14, 2016[e] | 680 | 363 | 230 | 0 | 87 | 813 | .598 | 868 | 454 | 308 | 0 | 106 | 1,014 | .584 |
Arizona Coyotes | Rick Tocchet | July 11, 2017 | 82 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 70 | .427 | 230 | 82 | 110 | 0 | 38 | 202 | .439 |
Boston Bruins | Bruce Cassidy | February 7, 2017 | 109 | 68 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 149 | .683 | 219 | 115 | 75 | 9 | 20 | 259 | .591 |
Buffalo Sabres | Phil Housley | June 15, 2017 | 82 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 62 | .378 | 82 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 62 | .378 |
Calgary Flames | Bill Peters | April 23, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 328 | 137 | 138 | 0 | 53 | 327 | .498 |
Carolina Hurricanes | Rod Brind'Amour | May 8, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicago Blackhawks | Joel Quenneville | October 16, 2008 | 782 | 446 | 243 | 0 | 93 | 985 | .630 | 1,621 | 884 | 526 | 77 | 134 | 1,979 | .610 |
Colorado Avalanche | Jared Bednar | August 25, 2016 | 164 | 65 | 86 | 0 | 13 | 143 | .436 | 164 | 65 | 86 | 0 | 13 | 143 | .436 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | John Tortorella | October 21, 2015 | 239 | 129 | 87 | 0 | 23 | 281 | .588 | 1,175 | 575 | 462 | 37 | 101 | 1,288 | .548 |
Dallas Stars | Jim Montgomery | May 4, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings | Jeff Blashill | June 9, 2015 | 246 | 104 | 105 | 0 | 37 | 245 | .498 | 246 | 104 | 105 | 0 | 37 | 245 | .498 |
Edmonton Oilers | Todd McLellan | May 19, 2015 | 246 | 114 | 109 | 0 | 23 | 251 | .510 | 786 | 425 | 272 | 0 | 89 | 939 | .597 |
Florida Panthers | Bob Boughner | June 12, 2017 | 82 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 96 | .585 | 82 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 96 | .585 |
Los Angeles Kings | John Stevens | April 23, 2017[f] | 86 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 102 | .593 | 349 | 167 | 140 | 34 | 8 | 376 | .539 |
Minnesota Wild | Bruce Boudreau | May 7, 2016 | 164 | 94 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 207 | .631 | 845 | 503 | 243 | 0 | 99 | 1,105 | .654 |
Montreal Canadiens | Claude Julien | February 14, 2017[g] | 265 | 117 | 109 | 10 | 29 | 273 | .515 | 1,103 | 583 | 379 | 10 | 131 | 1,307 | .592 |
Nashville Predators | Peter Laviolette | May 6, 2014 | 328 | 182 | 99 | 0 | 47 | 411 | .627 | 1,087 | 571 | 381 | 25 | 110 | 1,277 | .587 |
New Jersey Devils | John Hynes | June 2, 2015 | 246 | 110 | 105 | 0 | 31 | 251 | .510 | 246 | 110 | 105 | 0 | 31 | 251 | .510 |
New York Islanders | Barry Trotz | June 21, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1,524 | 762 | 568 | 60 | 134 | 1,718 | .564 |
New York Rangers | David Quinn | May 23, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ottawa Senators | Guy Boucher | May 8, 2016 | 164 | 72 | 71 | 0 | 21 | 165 | .503 | 360 | 169 | 150 | 0 | 41 | 379 | .526 |
Philadelphia Flyers | Dave Hakstol | May 18, 2015 | 246 | 122 | 86 | 0 | 38 | 282 | .573 | 246 | 122 | 86 | 0 | 38 | 282 | .573 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Mike Sullivan | December 12, 2015 | 218 | 130 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 282 | .647 | 382 | 200 | 122 | 15 | 45 | 460 | .602 |
San Jose Sharks | Peter DeBoer | May 28, 2015 | 246 | 137 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 297 | .604 | 740 | 354 | 286 | 0 | 100 | 808 | .546 |
St. Louis Blues | Mike Yeo | February 1, 2017 | 114 | 66 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 140 | .614 | 463 | 239 | 172 | 0 | 52 | 530 | .572 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Jon Cooper | March 25, 2013 | 426 | 243 | 143 | 0 | 40 | 526 | .617 | 426 | 243 | 143 | 0 | 40 | 526 | .617 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Mike Babcock | May 20, 2015 | 246 | 118 | 95 | 0 | 33 | 269 | .547 | 1,196 | 645 | 380 | 19 | 152 | 1,461 | .611 |
Vancouver Canucks | Travis Green | April 26, 2017 | 82 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 73 | .445 | 82 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 73 | .445 |
Vegas Golden Knights | Gerard Gallant | April 13, 2017 | 82 | 51 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 109 | .665 | 410 | 203 | 165 | 4 | 38 | 448 | .546 |
Washington Capitals | Todd Reirden | June 29, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Winnipeg Jets | Paul Maurice | January 12, 2014 | 363 | 188 | 132 | 0 | 43 | 419 | .577 | 1,447 | 648 | 589 | 99 | 111 | 1,506 | .520 |
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Mike Babcock, Toronto Maple Leafs
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Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings
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Bruce Boudreau, Minnesota Wild
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Randy Carlyle, Anaheim Ducks
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Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins
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Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
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Gerard Gallant, Vegas Golden Knights
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Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks
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Dave Hakstol, Philadelphia Flyers
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Phil Housley, Buffalo Sabres
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Claude Julien, Montreal Canadiens
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Peter Laviolette, Nashville Predators
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Todd McLellan, Edmonton Oilers
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Bill Peters, Calgary Flames
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Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks
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John Stevens, Los Angeles Kings
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Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes
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John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets
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Mike Yeo, St. Louis Blues
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 Anaheim head coach. Previously, Carlyle had coached the Ducks in 2005–2012 periods.
- ^ Previously, Stevens acted as interim head coach for the Kings during the 2011–12 season.
- ^ Second tenure as Montreal head coach.Previously, Julien had coached the Canadiens in 2002–2006 periods.
References
- "Head Coaches Index". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "NHL Coach Register". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2015.