List of NHL head coaches

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 33 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[lower-alpha 1]

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the previous season (2023–24).

Team Coach Start date[lower-alpha 2] Record with team[lower-alpha 3] Career record[lower-alpha 4] Professional career
GWLTOTLPts.P% GWLTOTLPts.P%
Anaheim Ducks Greg Cronin June 5, 2023 822750—559.360 822750—559.360 None
Arizona Coyotes Inactive[lower-alpha 5] April 18, 2024 000—00– 000—00– N/A
Boston Bruins Jim Montgomery July 1, 2022 16411232—20244.744 27817275—30374.675 1993–2005
Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff April 22, 2024 1,16557143278841,304.560 1,774864679781531,959.552 1979–1993
Calgary Flames Ryan Huska June 12, 2023 843840—682.488 843840—682.488 1995–2000
Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour May 8, 2018 452278130—44600.664 452278130—44600.664 1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks Luke Richardson June 27, 2022 16449102—13111.338 16449102—13111.338 1987–2009
Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar August 25, 2016 618341217—60742.600 618341217—60742.600 1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets Vacant[lower-alpha 6] June 17, 2024 000—00– 000—00–
Dallas Stars Peter DeBoer June 21, 2022 1649942—23221.674 1,179612421—1461,370.581 1989–1991
Detroit Red Wings Derek Lalonde June 30, 2022 1647669—19171.521 1647669—19171.521 None
Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch November 12, 2023 694618—597.703 694618—597.703 1999–2006
Florida Panthers Paul Maurice June 22, 2022 1649456—14202.616 1,849869736991441,981.536 None
Los Angeles Kings Jim Hiller February 2, 2024 342112—143.632 342112—143.632 1992–2002
Minnesota Wild John Hynes November 27, 2023 633424—573.579 665318279—68704.529 None
Montreal Canadiens Martin St. Louis February 9, 2022 20175100—26176.438 20175100—26176.438 1998–2015
Nashville Predators Andrew Brunette May 31, 2023 824730—599.604 1579848—11207.659 1993–2012
New Jersey Devils Sheldon Keefe May 23, 2024 000—00– 34921297—40464.665 2000–2004
New York Islanders Patrick Roy January 20, 2024 372012—545.608 283150104—29329.581 1984–2003
New York Rangers Peter Laviolette June 13, 2023 825523—4114.695 1,512807526251541,793.593 1986–1997
Ottawa Senators Travis Green May 7, 2024 000—00– 335141159—35317.473 1990–2008
Philadelphia Flyers John Tortorella June 17, 2022 1646971—24162.494 1,547742612371561,677.542 1982–1986
Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Sullivan December 12, 2015 671375219—77827.616 835445275151001,005.602 1990–2002
San Jose Sharks Ryan Warsofsky June 13, 2024 000—00– 000—00– 2011–2012
Seattle Kraken Dan Bylsma May 28, 2024 000—00– 565320190—55695.615 1992–2004
St. Louis Blues Drew Bannister December 12, 2023 543019—565.602 543019—565.602 1994–2012
Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper March 25, 2013 879525279—751,125.640 879525279—751,125.640 None
Toronto Maple Leafs Craig Berube May 17, 2024 000—00– 543281190—72634.584 1986–2004
Utah Hockey Club Andre Tourigny April 18, 2024 000—00– 24689131—26204.415 None
Vancouver Canucks Rick Tocchet January 22, 2023 1187035—13153.648 556248235—73569.512 1984–2002
Vegas Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy June 14, 2022 1649651—17209.637 673388206970855.635 1984–1996
Washington Capitals Spencer Carbery May 30, 2023 824031—1191.555 824031—1191.555 2006–2010
Winnipeg Jets Scott Arniel May 24, 2024 000—00– 1234560—18108.439 1981–1999
  • Scott Arniel, Winnipeg Jets
  • Andrew Brunette, Nashville Predators
  • Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
  • Craig Berube, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
  • Dan Bylsma, Seattle Kraken
  • Spencer Carbery, Washington Capitals
  • Bruce Cassidy, Vegas Golden Knights
  • Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Travis Green, Ottawa Senators
  • John Hynes, Minnesota Wild
  • Sheldon Keefe, New Jersey Devils
  • Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers
  • Paul Maurice, Florida Panthers
  • Luke Richardson, Chicago Blackhawks
  • Patrick Roy, New York Islanders
  • Lindy Ruff, Buffalo Sabres
  • Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens
  • Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks
  • John Tortorella, Philadelphia Flyers
  • Andre Tourigny, Utah Hockey Club

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. Most recent head coach, Andre Tourigny, was transferred to the Utah Hockey Club in April 2024, after the Coyotes suspended operations.
  6. Most recent head coach, Pascal Vincent, was fired by the Blue Jackets in June 2024.

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