John Hynes (ice hockey)

John Hynes (born February 10, 1975) is an American professional ice hockey coach who most recently served as head coach of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also previously served as head coach of the New Jersey Devils.

John Hynes
Hynes in 2014 coaching the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Born (1975-02-10) February 10, 1975
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Coached for New Jersey Devils
Nashville Predators
Coaching career 2000–present

Playing career

A 1997 graduate of Boston University, Hynes was a three-year letterman for the Terriers as a forward and participated in four straight NCAA Frozen Four tournaments. In 1995, Boston University captured the 1995 NCAA Division I National Championship in front of Hynes' home crowd in Providence, Rhode Island. Hynes earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education.

Coaching career

College coaching career

Hynes was a former assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2000–01 season. In the 2002–03 season, he became an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin.

USA Hockey

After the 2002–03 season, Hynes spent the next six seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program.[1] He posted an overall record of 216–113–19–9 as the team's head coach.[2] In 2008–09, he was the head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Development Team, posting a 42–17–6 record.[2]

Hynes also led the U.S. Under-18 national team to three medals at the World Under-18 Championships, a gold in 2006, silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008. He was head coach of the U.S. national team at the 2008 World Junior championships, and was an assistant coach on the 2004 U.S. team that won a gold medal at the World Junior event.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

On August 4, 2009, Hynes was named an assistant coach for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, by general manager Ray Shero.[3] He served as an assistant under coach Todd Reirden. On July 31, 2010, the WBS Penguins announced that Hynes would be the team's new head coach, after Reirden was promoted to an assistant coaching position for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]

Under Hynes, the WBS Penguins qualified for the playoffs in all five seasons, reaching the conference finals twice.

New Jersey Devils

On June 2, 2015, Hynes was named as head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing Scott Stevens and Adam Oates.[4] He became the youngest head coach in the NHL for the 2015–16 season.[5] On April 5, 2018, Hynes coached the Devils to their first playoff appearance since the 2011–12 season when they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6] However, they lost in the First Round to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.[7] On January 3, 2019, Hynes signed a multi-year contract extension with the Devils.[8]

On December 3, 2019, Hynes was fired by the Devils and was replaced by assistant coach Alain Nasreddine.[9]

Nashville Predators

On January 7, 2020, Hynes was named as head coach of the Nashville Predators, replacing Peter Laviolette.[10] Hynes was fired on May 30, 2023, after parts of four seasons in Nashville.[11]

Awards
AHL

Hynes was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023.[12]

Head coaching record

NHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
NJD2015–16 8238368847th in Metropolitan———Missed playoffs
NJD2016–17 82284014708th in Metropolitan———Missed playoffs
NJD2017–18 8244299975th in Metropolitan14.200Lost in First Round (TBL)
NJD2018–19 82314110728th in Metropolitan———Missed playoffs
NJD2019–20 269134(22)(fired)————
NJD Total35415015945  14.2001 playoff appearance
NSH2019–20 2816111335th in Central13.250Lost in Qualifying Round (ARI)
NSH2020–21 5631232644th in Central24.333Lost in First Round (CAR)
NSH2021–22 8245307975th in Central04.000Lost in First Round (COL)
NSH2022–23 8242328925th in Central———Missed playoffs
NSH Total2481349618  311.2143 playoff appearances
Total60228425563  415.2114 playoff appearances

AHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
WBS2010–11 80582111171st in East66.500Lost in Division Finals (CHA)
WBS2011–12 7644257952nd in East66.500Lost in Conference Semifinals (STJ)
WBS2012–13 7642304883rd in East87.533Lost in Conference Finals (SYR)
WBS2013–14 7642268922nd in East98.529Lost in Conference Finals (STJ)
WBS2014–15 7645247972nd in East44.500Lost in Conference Semifinals (MCH)
Total38423112627  3331.5165 playoff appearances

References
  1. "John Hynes Named NTDP Coach". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. "Penguins Name John Hynes Head Coach Of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". NHL.com. July 31, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. "John Hynes Named Assistant Coach in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". NHL.com. August 4, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. "Devils name John Hynes as head coach". New Jersey Devils. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. "John Hynes becomes NHL's youngest head coach". The Associated Press. CBC Sports. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. Rosen, Dan (April 5, 2018). "Devils clinch playoff berth with win against Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. Long, Corey (April 21, 2018). "Lightning defeat Devils, advance to second round". NHL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  8. "Devils agree to multi-year contract extension with head coach John Hynes". NHL.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  9. "RELEASE: Devils Name Nasreddine Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. "Predators Name John Hynes Head Coach". NHL.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. "Predators Relieve John Hynes of Coaching Duties, Effective Immediately". NHL.com. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  12. "Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame names its inductees for 2023". The Providence Journal. February 25, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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