List of Calgary Flames head coaches explained

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team is a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames arrived in Calgary in 1980 after transferring from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, where they were known as the Atlanta Flames from their founding in 1972 until relocation.[1]

Al MacNeil remained the Flames' coach when the franchise transferred to Calgary, serving as the team's first coach in Calgary. "Badger Bob" Johnson, who succeeded MacNeil in 1982, is the Flames' all-time leader in games coached and wins.[2] He was behind the bench when the franchise made its first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986. Johnson was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, a year after his death from cancer.[3] Johnson's successor, Terry Crisp, led the Flames to their only Stanley Cup championship in 1989.[4]

The Flames went through several coaches between 1990 and 2003 as the team struggled to find playoff success. Doug Risebrough, Dave King, Pierre Page, Brian Sutter, Don Hay and Greg Gilbert all failed to lead the team past the first round as the Flames endured a 15-year period of playoff futility.[5] Darryl Sutter ended that streak in 2003–04 when he coached the Flames to a marked improvement over their previous season, ending with a trip to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. Though he did not win, Sutter earned a nomination for the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach as a result of the team's performance.[6] Bob Hartley became the head coach in 2012 and won the 2015 Jack Adams Award. He was fired after the 2015-16 season.[7] The current head coach of the Flames is Ryan Huska.[8]

Key

Number of coaches
GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies
OLOvertime or shootout losses
Win%Winning percentage
Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame
†Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Flames

Coaches

Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 NHL season.

NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
GCWLTOLWin%GCWLWin%
1 160 68 61 31 — .522 19 9 10 .474
2 Bob Johnson
400 193 155 52 — .548 52 25 27 .481
3 240 144 63 33 — .669 37 22 15 .595 1989 Stanley Cup
4 Doug Risebrough†[9] 144 71 56 17 — .552 7 3 4 .429
5 16 6 7 3 — .469 — — — —
6 216 109 76 31 — .576 20 8 12 .400
7 164 66 78 20 — .463 4 0 4 .000
8 246 87 117 37 5 .439 — — — —
9 68 23 28 13 4 .463 — — — —
10 Greg Gilbert†[10] 121 42 56 17 6 .442 — — — —
— 11 4 5 2 0 .455 — — — —
11 210 107 73 15 15 .581 33 18 15 .545
12 Jim Playfair†[11] 82 43 29 — 10 .524 6 2 4 .333
13 164 88 60 — 16 .585 13 5 8 .385
14 246 118 90 — 38 .557 — — — —
15 294 134 135 — 25 .498 11 5 6 .454 2015 Jack Adams Award
16 164 82 68 — 14 .543 4 0 4 .000
17 110 62 37 — 11 .614 5 1 4 .200
18 Geoff Ward†[12] 66 35 26 — 5 .568 10 5 5 .500
— Darryl Sutter 194 103 63 — 28 .603 12 5 7 .417 2022 Jack Adams Award
— 2021 2 0 1 — 1 .250 — — — —
19 Ryan Huska†[13] 2023–present 82 38 39 — 5 — — — —

See also

Notes

References

GeneralBook: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide . Calgary Flames Hockey Club . Hanlon, Peter . Kelso, Sean . 102.
Specific

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide . Calgary Flames Hockey Club . Hanlon, Peter . Kelso, Sean . 4.
  2. Book: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide . Calgary Flames Hockey Club.
  3. Web site: The Legends – Bob Johnson . 2008-09-16 . Hockey Hall of Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110230/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b199202&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo . 2007-09-29 .
  4. Web site: Players – Terry Crisp . 2008-09-16 . Hockey Hall of Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071205155202/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12370 . 2007-12-05 .
  5. News: Recap: Calgary 3, Vancouver 2, OT . 2008-09-17 . 2004-04-20 . Yahoo! Sports . 2011-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522195001/http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2004041922 . live .
  6. Web site: Roarke . Shawn P. . NHL announces awards finalists . 2008-09-16 . 2004-04-21 . National Hockey League . https://web.archive.org/web/20060409050333/http://www.nhl.com/hockeyu/history/trophies/finalists042104.html . 2006-04-09 . dead .
  7. Web site: Flames relieve Bob Hartley of coaching duties. flames.nhl.com. 2016-06-17. 2016-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814184932/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=881171. live.
  8. Web site: Flames Name Ryan Huska Head Coach . NHL.com . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612175909/https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-name-ryan-huska-head-coach/c-344830986 . live .
  9. Web site: Doug Risebrough coaching record . 2008-09-18 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . 2008-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906173521/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/risebdo01c.html . live .
  10. Web site: Greg Gilbert coaching record . 2008-09-18 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . 2008-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012034839/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/gilbegr01c.html . live .
  11. Web site: Jim Playfair coaching record . 2008-09-18 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . 2011-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519113252/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/playfji01c.html . live .
  12. Web site: Geoff Ward coaching record . 2019-11-29 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . 2019-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191218003213/https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/wardge99c.html . live .
  13. Web site: Flames Name Ryan Huska Head Coach . NHL.com . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612175909/https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-name-ryan-huska-head-coach/c-344830986 . live .
  14. Caldwell . Dave . Playing It Safe for a Bonus Point in the N.H.L. . 2008-09-14 . 2008-02-17 . New York Times . 2016-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112104428/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/sports/hockey/17score.html . live .
  15. Burnside . Scott . Rule changes geared toward entertainment . 2008-09-14 . 2005-07-25 . ESPN . 2016-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203193345/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2114523 . live .
  16. Web site: Doug Risebrough - President and General Manager . 2008-09-16 . Minnesota Wild Hockey Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006195537/http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_Risebrough . 2008-10-06 .
  17. News: Flames dump Gilbert, name MacNeil . 2008-09-16 . 2002-12-03 . USA Today . John . Marshall.
  18. News: Bill Peters resigns as Flames bench boss, Geoff Ward named interim coach . 2019-11-29 . 2019-11-29 . CTV News . Ryan . White . 2019-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191129230922/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/bill-peters-resigns-as-flames-bench-boss-geoff-ward-named-interim-coach-1.4708333 . live .
  19. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - March 6th, 2021 . NHL.com . May 1, 2023 . March 6, 2023.
  20. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Calgary Flames - March 7th, 2021 . NHL.com . May 1, 2023 . March 7, 2023.
  21. Web site: Flames Name Ryan Huska Head Coach . NHL.com . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . June 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612175909/https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-name-ryan-huska-head-coach/c-344830986 . live .

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