List of current NHL head coaches
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 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 of 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 |
P% | Points percentage[lower-alpha 1] |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are updated through the most recently completed season (2015–16).
Team | Coach | Start date[lower-alpha 2] | Record with team[lower-alpha 3] | Career record[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | P% | G | W | L | T | OTL | P% | |||
Anaheim Ducks | Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle | June 14, 2016[lower-alpha 5] | 516 | 273 | 182 | 0 | 61 | .588 | 704 | 364 | 260 | 0 | 80 | .574 |
Arizona Coyotes | Tippett, DaveDave Tippett | September 24, 2009 | 540 | 252 | 215 | 0 | 73 | .534 | 1032 | 523 | 371 | 28 | 110 | .574 |
Boston Bruins | Julien, ClaudeClaude Julien | June 21, 2007 | 704 | 393 | 223 | 0 | 88 | .621 | 942 | 512 | 309 | 10 | 111 | .608 |
Buffalo Sabres | Bylsma, DanDan Bylsma | May 28, 2015 | 82 | 35 | 36 | 0 | 11 | .494 | 483 | 287 | 153 | 0 | 43 | .639 |
Calgary Flames | Gulutzan, GlenGlen Gulutzan | June 17, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 130 | 64 | 57 | 9 | 0 | .527 |
Carolina Hurricanes | Peters, BillBill Peters | June 19, 2014 | 164 | 65 | 72 | 0 | 27 | .479 | 164 | 65 | 72 | 0 | 27 | .479 |
Chicago Blackhawks | Quenneville, JoelJoel Quenneville | October 16, 2008 | 618 | 363 | 181 | 0 | 74 | .647 | 1457 | 801 | 464 | 77 | 115 | .616 |
Colorado Avalanche | Bednar, JaredJared Bednar | August 25, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Columbus Blue Jackets | Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella | October 21, 2015 | 75 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 8 | .507 | 1011 | 480 | 408 | 37 | 86 | .536 |
Dallas Stars | Ruff, LindyLindy Ruff | June 21, 2013 | 246 | 131 | 85 | 0 | 30 | .593 | 1411 | 702 | 518 | 78 | 114 | .565 |
Detroit Red Wings | Blashill, JeffJeff Blashill | June 9, 2015 | 82 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 11 | .567 | 82 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 11 | .567 |
Edmonton Oilers | McLellan, ToddTodd McLellan | May 19, 2015 | 82 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 8 | .427 | 622 | 342 | 206 | 0 | 74 | .609 |
Florida Panthers | Rowe, TomTom Rowe (Interim) | November 28, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Los Angeles Kings | Sutter, DarrylDarryl Sutter | December 17, 2011 | 343 | 186 | 112 | 0 | 45 | .608 | 1203 | 595 | 434 | 101 | 70 | .567 |
Minnesota Wild | Boudreau, BruceBruce Boudreau | May 7, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 681 | 409 | 192 | 0 | 80 | .659 |
Montreal Canadiens | Therrien, MichelMichel Therrien | June 5, 2012[lower-alpha 6] | 484 | 240 | 179 | 23 | 42 | .563 | 756 | 375 | 284 | 23 | 74 | .560 |
Nashville Predators | Laviolette, PeterPeter Laviolette | May 6, 2014 | 164 | 88 | 52 | 0 | 24 | .610 | 923 | 477 | 334 | 25 | 87 | .577 |
New Jersey Devils | Hynes, JohnJohn Hynes | June 2, 2015 | 82 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 8 | .512 | 82 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 8 | .512 |
New York Islanders | Capuano, JackJack Capuano | November 15, 2010 | 441 | 210 | 175 | 0 | 56 | .540 | 441 | 210 | 175 | 0 | 56 | .540 |
New York Rangers | Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault | June 21, 2013 | 246 | 144 | 80 | 0 | 22 | .630 | 1052 | 566 | 368 | 35 | 83 | .594 |
Ottawa Senators | Boucher, GuyGuy Boucher | May 8, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 195 | 97 | 78 | 0 | 20 | .549 |
Philadelphia Flyers | Hakstol, DaveDave Hakstol | May 18, 2015 | 82 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 14 | .585 | 82 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 14 | .585 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Sullivan, MikeMike Sullivan | December 12, 2015 | 54 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 5 | .657 | 218 | 103 | 72 | 15 | 23 | .573 |
San Jose Sharks | DeBoer, PeterPeter DeBoer | May 28, 2015 | 82 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 6 | .598 | 576 | 263 | 230 | 0 | 83 | .529 |
St. Louis Blues | Hitchcock, KenKen Hitchcock | November 6, 2011 | 363 | 224 | 103 | 0 | 36 | .667 | 1403 | 757 | 453 | 88 | 106 | .608 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Cooper, JonJon Cooper | March 25, 2013 | 262 | 147 | 90 | 0 | 25 | .609 | 262 | 147 | 90 | 0 | 25 | .609 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Babcock, MikeMike Babcock | May 20, 2015 | 82 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 11 | .421 | 1032 | 556 | 327 | 19 | 130 | .611 |
Vancouver Canucks | Desjardins, WillieWillie Desjardins | June 23, 2014 | 164 | 79 | 67 | 0 | 18 | .537 | 164 | 79 | 67 | 0 | 18 | .537 |
Washington Capitals | Trotz, BarryBarry Trotz | May 26, 2014 | 164 | 101 | 44 | 0 | 19 | .674 | 1360 | 658 | 523 | 60 | 119 | .550 |
Winnipeg Jets | Maurice, PaulPaul Maurice | January 12, 2014 | 199 | 96 | 77 | 0 | 26 | .548 | 1283 | 556 | 534 | 99 | 94 | .509 |
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Jack Capuano, New York Islanders
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Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks
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Darryl Sutter, Los Angeles Kings
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Dave Hakstol, Philadelphia Flyers
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Barry Trotz, Washington Capitals
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 term with the team; coaching records from previous term with the team are not included.
- ↑ Career coaching records in the NHA; records in other leagues are not included.
- ↑ Second tenure as Anaheim head coach. Previously, Carlyle had coached Ducks in 2005-2012 periods.
- ↑ Second tenure as Canadiens head coach. Previously, Therrien had coached Canadiens in 2000–03 periods.
References
- "Head Coaches Index". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "NHL Coach Register". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2015.