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.

Jon Cooper (right) has been head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is currently the longest tenured coach in the NHL.

Key
Abbreviation Definition
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
G W L T OTL Pts. P% G W L T OTL Pts. P%
Anaheim Ducks Dallas Eakins June 17, 2019 7129330967.472 1846596023153.416 1988–2004
Arizona Coyotes Rick Tocchet July 11, 2017 234101105028230.491 382154174054362.474 1984–2002
Boston Bruins Bruce Cassidy February 7, 2017 26116166034356.682 371208113941466.628 1983–1997
Buffalo Sabres Ralph Krueger May 15, 2019 6930310868.493 1174953015113.483 1978–1991
Calgary Flames Geoff Ward November 29, 2019 4224150351.607 4224150351.607 None
Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour May 8, 2018 1508454012180.600 1508454012180.600 1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks Jeremy Colliton November 6, 2018 1376258017141.515 1376258017141.515 2005–2013
Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar August 25, 2016 316145136035325.514 316145136035325.514 1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets John Tortorella October 21, 2015 391209140042460.588 1,327655515371201,467.553 1982–1986
Dallas Stars Rick Bowness December 10, 2019 3820130545.592 501143302488342.341 1975–1984
Detroit Red Wings Jeff Blashill June 9, 2015 399153194052358.449 399153194052358.449 None
Edmonton Oilers Dave Tippett May 28, 2019 7137250983.585 1,185590438281291,337.564 1983–1995
Florida Panthers Joel Quenneville April 8, 2019 6935260878.565 1,705925558771452,072.608 1978–1992
Los Angeles Kings Todd McLellan April 16, 2019 7029350664.457 8764633170961,022.583 1987–1989
Minnesota Wild Dean Evason February 14, 2020 12840016.667 12840016.667 1983–1999
Montreal Canadiens Claude Julien February 14, 2017[lower-alpha 5] 4181921701046440.526 1,256658440101481,474.587 1980–1992
Nashville Predators John Hynes January 7, 2020 2816110133.589 382166170046345.495 None
New Jersey Devils Lindy Ruff July 9, 2020 ––––––– 1,493736554781251,675.561 1979–1993
New York Islanders Barry Trotz June 21, 2018 1508350017183.610 1,674845618601511,901.568 None
New York Rangers David Quinn May 23, 2018 1526964019157.516 1526964019157.516 1992–1993
Ottawa Senators D. J. Smith May 23, 2019 71253401262.437 71253401262.437 1997–2004
Philadelphia Flyers Alain Vigneault April 15, 2019 6941210789.645 1,285689456351051,429.591 1981–1983
Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Sullivan December 12, 2015 369214115040468.634 5332841711563646.606 1990–2002
San Jose Sharks Bob Boughner December 11, 2019 3714200331.419 2019482025213.530 1991–2006
Seattle Kraken Vacant – ––––––– –––––––
St. Louis Blues Craig Berube November 19, 2018 1348038016176.657 29515596044354.600 1986–2004
Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper March 25, 2013 578348180050746.645 578348180050746.645 None
Toronto Maple Leafs Sheldon Keefe November 20, 2019 4727150559.628 4727150559.628 2000–2005
Vancouver Canucks Travis Green April 26, 2017 233102103028232.498 233102103028232.498 1990–2008
Vegas Golden Knights Peter DeBoer January 15, 2020 221550232.727 8774303340113973.555 1988–1991
Washington Capitals Peter Laviolette September 15, 2020 ––––––– 1,210637425251231,422.588 1988–1989
Winnipeg Jets Paul Maurice January 12, 2014 516272190054598.579 1,600732647991221,685.527 None
  • Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
  • Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues
  • Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings
  • Rick Bowness, Dallas Stars
  • Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
  • Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins
  • Jeremy Colliton, Chicago Blackhawks
  • Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Dallas Eakins, Anaheim Ducks
  • Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks
  • Claude Julien, Montreal Canadiens
  • Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Ralph Krueger, Buffalo Sabres
  • Peter Laviolette, Washington Capitals
  • Todd McLellan, Los Angeles Kings
  • Joel Quenneville, Florida Panthers
  • Lindy Ruff, New Jersey Devils
  • Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Dave Tippett, Edmonton Oilers
  • Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes
  • John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Barry Trotz, New York Islanders
  • Alain Vigneault, Philadelphia Flyers
  • Geoff Ward, Calgary Flames

See also

Notes
  1. Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/Shootout Losses) ÷ Games Coached
  2. Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
  3. Coaching records from the current team.
  4. Career coaching records in the NHL; records in other leagues are not included.
  5. Second tenure as Montreal head coach. Previously, Julien had coached the Canadiens from 2002 to 2006.

References
  • "Head Coaches Index". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  • "NHL Coach Register". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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