List of NHL head coaches explained

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 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
G	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
OTL	Overtime/shootout losses
Pts.	Points
P%	Points percentage

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the previous season .

Team	Coach	Start date	Record with team							Career record							Professional career
			G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%
Anaheim Ducks			82	27	50	—	5	59		82	27	50	—	5	59		None
Boston Bruins			164	112	32	—	20	244		278	172	75	—	30	374		1993–2005
Buffalo Sabres			1,165	571	432	78	84	1,304		1,774	864	679	78	153	1,959		1979–1993
Calgary Flames			84	38	40	—	6	82		84	38	40	—	6	82		1995–2000
Carolina Hurricanes			452	278	130	—	44	600		452	278	130	—	44	600		1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks			164	49	102	—	13	111		164	49	102	—	13	111		1987–2009
Colorado Avalanche			618	341	217	—	60	742		618	341	217	—	60	742		1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets			0	0	0	—	0	0		251	147	77	—	27	321		1983–1999
Dallas Stars			164	99	42	—	23	221		1,179	612	421	—	146	1,370		1989–1991
Detroit Red Wings			164	76	69	—	19	171		164	76	69	—	19	171		None
Edmonton Oilers			69	46	18	—	5	97		69	46	18	—	5	97		1999–2006
Florida Panthers			164	94	56	—	14	202		1,849	869	736	99	144	1,981		None
Los Angeles Kings			34	21	12	—	1	43		34	21	12	—	1	43		1992–2002
Minnesota Wild			63	34	24	—	5	73		665	318	279	—	68	704		None
Montreal Canadiens			201	75	100	—	26	176		201	75	100	—	26	176		1998–2015
Nashville Predators			82	47	30	—	5	99		157	98	48	—	11	207		1993–2012
New Jersey Devils			0	0	0	—	0	0		349	212	97	—	40	464		2000–2004
New York Islanders			37	20	12	—	5	45		283	150	104	—	29	329		1984–2003
New York Rangers	! style="text-align:left;"			82	55	23	—	4	114		1,512	807	526	25	154	1,793		1986–1997
Ottawa Senators			0	0	0	—	0	0		335	141	159	—	35	317		1990–2008
Philadelphia Flyers			164	69	71	—	24	162		1,547	742	612	37	156	1,677		1982–1986
Pittsburgh Penguins			671	375	219	—	77	827		835	445	275	15	100	1,005		1990–2002
San Jose Sharks			0	0	0	—	0	0		0	0	0	—	0	0		2011–2012
Seattle Kraken			0	0	0	—	0	0		565	320	190	—	55	695		1992–2004
St. Louis Blues			54	30	19	—	5	65		54	30	19	—	5	65		1994–2012
Tampa Bay Lightning			879	525	279	—	75	1,125		879	525	279	—	75	1,125		None
Toronto Maple Leafs			0	0	0	—	0	0		543	281	190	—	72	634		1986–2004
Utah Hockey Club			0	0	0	—	0	0		246	89	131	—	26	204		None
Vancouver Canucks			118	70	35	—	13	153		556	248	235	—	73	569		1984–2002
Vegas Golden Knights			164	96	51	—	17	209		673	388	206	9	70	855		1984–1996
Washington Capitals			82	40	31	—	11	91		82	40	31	—	11	91		2006–2010
Winnipeg Jets			0	0	0	—	0	0		123	45	60	—	18	108		1981–1999

See also

• NHL Coaches – statistical leaders

References

• Web site: Head Coaches Index. National Hockey League. February 19, 2015.
• Web site: NHL Coach Register. Hockey-Reference. February 17, 2015.