List of NHL head coaches

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.

Jon Cooper has been the 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 previous season (2022–23).

Team Coach Start date[lower-alpha 2] Record with team[lower-alpha 3] Career record[lower-alpha 4] Professional career
G W L T OTL Pts. P% G W L T OTL Pts. P%
Anaheim Ducks Greg Cronin June 5, 2023 000000– 000000– None
Arizona Coyotes Andre Tourigny July 1, 2021 1645390021127.387 1645390021127.387 None
Boston Bruins Jim Montgomery July 1, 2022 82651205135.823 19612555015265.679 1993–2005
Buffalo Sabres Don Granato March 17, 2021 1918288021185.484 1918288021185.484 1991–1993
Calgary Flames Ryan Huska June 12, 2023 000000– 000000– 1991–2000
Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour May 8, 2018 370226107037489.661 370226107037489.661 1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks Luke Richardson June 27, 2022 8226490759.360 8226490759.360 1987–2009
Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar August 25, 2016 535290192053633.592 535290192053633.592 1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets Pascal Vincent September 17, 2023 000000– 000000– 1992–1993
Dallas Stars Peter DeBoer June 21, 2022 824721014108.659 1,09756040001371,257.573 1989–1991
Detroit Red Wings Derek Lalonde June 30, 2022 82353701080.488 82353701080.488 None
Edmonton Oilers Jay Woodcroft February 10, 2022 1207632012164.683 1207632012164.683 2000–2005
Florida Panthers Paul Maurice June 22, 2022 8242320892.561 1,767817712991381,871.530 None
Los Angeles Kings Todd McLellan April 16, 2019 290141115034316.545 1,09657539701241,274.581 1987–1989
Minnesota Wild Dean Evason February 14, 2020 23214267023307.662 23214267023307.662 1983–1999
Montreal Canadiens Martin St. Louis February 9, 2022 1194564010100.420 1194564010100.420 1998–2015
Nashville Predators Andrew Brunette May 31, 2023 000000– 000000– 1993–2012
New Jersey Devils Lindy Ruff July 9, 2020 2209898024220.500 1,713834652781491,895.553 1979–1993
New York Islanders Lane Lambert May 16, 2022 8242310993.567 8242310993.567 1983–2001
New York Rangers Peter Laviolette June 13, 2023 000000– 1,430752503251501,679.587 1986–1997
Ottawa Senators D. J. Smith May 23, 2019 291120139032272.467 291120139032272.467 1996–2004
Philadelphia Flyers John Tortorella June 17, 2022 82313801375.457 1,465704579371451,590.543 1982–1986
Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Sullivan December 12, 2015 589337187065739.627 7534072431588917.609 1990–2002
San Jose Sharks David Quinn July 21, 2022 82224401660.366 290118131041277.478 1991–1993
Seattle Kraken Dave Hakstol June 24, 2021 1647377014160.488 441207178056470.533 None
St. Louis Blues Craig Berube November 19, 2018 354193118043429.606 515268176071607.589 1986–2004
Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper March 25, 2013 7974802500671,027.644 7974802500671,027.644 None
Toronto Maple Leafs Sheldon Keefe November 20, 2019 26716671030362.678 26716671030362.678 2000–2004
Vancouver Canucks Rick Tocchet January 22, 2023 3620120444.611 476198212064460.485 1984–2002
Vegas Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy June 14, 2022 82512209111.677 591343177962757.640 1984–1996
Washington Capitals Spencer Carbery May 30, 2023 000000– 000000– 2006–2010
Winnipeg Jets Scott Arniel October 23, 2023 000000– 1234560018108.439 1981–1999
  • Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
    Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
  • Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues
    Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues
  • Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
    Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
  • Bruce Cassidy, Vegas Golden Knights
    Bruce Cassidy, Vegas Golden Knights
  • Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
    Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Dean Evason, Minnesota Wild
    Dean Evason, Minnesota Wild
  • Dave Hakstol, Seattle Kraken
    Dave Hakstol, Seattle Kraken
  • Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs
    Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Todd McLellan, Los Angeles Kings
    Todd McLellan, Los Angeles Kings
  • Lindy Ruff, New Jersey Devils
    Lindy Ruff, New Jersey Devils
  • Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens
    Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens
  • Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
    Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks
    Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks
  • John Tortorella, Philadelphia Flyers
    John Tortorella, Philadelphia Flyers
  • Andre Tourigny, Arizona Coyotes
    Andre Tourigny, Arizona Coyotes

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.

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