List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) head coaches

Bobby Hull, Winnipeg's first coach

The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.

John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.

Key

General #  Number of coaches^[a] *  Spent entire WHA and NHL coaching career with the Jets †  Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder Achievements Achievements during their Jets head coaching tenure

Regular-season GC Games coached T Ties = 1 point W Wins = 2 points PTS Points L Losses = 0 points W% Winning percentage

Playoffs PGC Games coached PW Wins PL Losses PW% Winning percentage

Head coaches

Rick Bowness

#	Name	Term^[b]	GC	W	L	T	PTS	W%	PGC	PW	PL	PW%	Achievements	Reference
1	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull*	1972–1974	156	77	70	9	163	.522	18	9	9	.500		[1]
2	Pilous, RudyRudy Pilous†	1974–1975	37	18	17	2	38	.514	—	—	—	—		[2]
—	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull*	1975	13	4	9	0	8	.308	—	—	—	—		[1]
—^[c]	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull*	1972–1974; 1975	169	81	79	9	171	.506	18	9	9	.500		[1]
—	Pilous, RudyRudy Pilous†	1975	28	16	9	3	35	.625	—	—	—	—		[2]
—^[c]	Pilous, RudyRudy Pilous†	1974–1975	65	34	26	5	73	.562	—	—	—	—		[2]
3	Kromm, BobbyBobby Kromm	1975–1977	161	98	59	4	200	.621	33	23	10	.697	1976 Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner 1976 Avco World Trophy championship	[3]
4	Hillman, LarryLarry Hillman*	1977–1979	141	78	55	8	164	.582	9	8	1	.889	1978 Avco World Trophy championship	[4]
5	McVie, TomTom McVie	1979–1980	96	30	55	11	71	.370	10	8	2	.800	1979 Avco World Trophy championship	[5]
6	Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland*	1980	3	1	2	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—		[6]
—	McVie, TomTom McVie	1980	28	1	20	7	9	.161	—	—	—	—		[5]
—^[c]	McVie, TomTom McVie	1978–1980; 1980	124	31	75	18	80	.323	10	8	2	.800		[5]
—	Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland*	1980–1981	29	6	20	3	15	.259	—	—	—	—		[6]
—^[c]	Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland*	1981; 1980–1981	32	7	22	3	17	.266	—	—	—	—		[6]
7	Smith, MikeMike Smith*	1981	23	2	17	4	8	.174	—	—	—	—		[7]
8	Watt, TomTom Watt	1981–1983	181	70	85	24	168	.464	7	1	6	.143		[8]
9	Long, BarryBarry Long*	1983–1986	205	87	93	25	199	.485	11	3	8	.273		[9]
10	Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson*	1986	14	7	6	1	15	.536	3	0	3	.000		[10]
11	Maloney, DanDan Maloney	1986–1989	212	91	93	28	210	.495	15	5	10	.333		[11]
12	Bowness, RickRick Bowness	1989	28	8	17	3	19	.331	—	—	—	—		[12]
13	Murdoch, BobBob Murdoch	1989–1991	160	63	75	22	148	.463	7	3	4	.429		[13]
14	Paddock, JohnJohn Paddock	1991–1995	281	106	138	37	249	.443	13	5	8	.385		[14]
15	Simpson, TerryTerry Simpson	1995–1996	97	43	47	7	93	.479	6	2	4	.333		[15]

Notes

• ^a A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
• ^b Each year is linked to an article about that particular WHA or NHL season.
• ^{c 1 2 3 4} These rows are inserted for the sortable stats.

References

General

• "Winnipeg Jets Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
• "Phoenix Coyotes Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

Specific

1. "Bobby Hull Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
2. "Rudy Pilous Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
3. "Bobby Kromm Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
4. "Larry Hillman Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
5. "Tom McVie Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
6. "Bill Sutherland Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
7. "Mike Smith Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
8. "Tom Watt Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
9. "Barry Long Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
10. "John Ferguson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
11. "Dan Maloney Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
12. "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
13. "Bob Murdoch Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
14. "John Paddock Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
15. "Terry Simpson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.