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 (2021–22).

Team Coach Start date[lower-alpha 2] Record with team[lower-alpha 3] Career record[lower-alpha 4] Pro career
G W L T OTL Pts. P% G W L T OTL Pts. P%
Anaheim Ducks Vacant April 14, 2023 000000– 000000–
Arizona Coyotes Andre Tourigny July 1, 2021 8225500757.348 8225500757.348 None
Boston Bruins Jim Montgomery July 1, 2022 000000– 1136043010130.575 1993–2005
Buffalo Sabres Don Granato March 17, 2021 110415501496.436 110415501496.436 1991–1993
Calgary Flames Vacant May 1, 2023 000000– 000000–
Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour May 8, 2018 28817486028376.653 28817486028376.653 1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks Luke Richardson June 27, 2022 000000– 000000– 1987–2009
Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar August 25, 2016 454240168046526.579 454240168046526.579 1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets Vacant April 15, 2023 000000– 000000–
Dallas Stars Peter DeBoer June 21, 2022 000000– 1,01551337901231,149.566 1989–1991
Detroit Red Wings Derek Lalonde June 30, 2022 000000– 000000– None
Edmonton Oilers Jay Woodcroft February 10, 2022 382690355.724 382690355.724 2000–2005
Florida Panthers Paul Maurice June 22, 2022 000000– 1,685775681991301,779.528 None
Los Angeles Kings Todd McLellan April 16, 2019 2089490024212.510 1,01452837201141,170.577 1987–1989
Minnesota Wild Dean Evason February 14, 2020 1509642012204.680 1509642012204.680 1983–1999
Montreal Canadiens Martin St. Louis February 9, 2022 3714190432.432 3714190432.432 1998–2015
Nashville Predators John Hynes January 7, 2020 1669264010194.584 520242223055539.518 None
New Jersey Devils Lindy Ruff July 9, 2020 1384676016108.391 1,631782630781411,783.547 1979–1993
New York Islanders Lane Lambert May 16, 2022 000000– 000000– 1983–2001
New York Rangers Vacant May 6, 2023 000000– 000000–
Ottawa Senators D. J. Smith May 23, 2019 20981104024186.445 20981104024186.445 1996–2004
Philadelphia Flyers John Tortorella June 17, 2022 000000– 1,383673541371321,515.548 1982–1986
Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Sullivan December 12, 2015 507297156054648.639 6713672121577826.615 1990–2002
San Jose Sharks David Quinn July 21, 2022 000000– 2089687025217.522 1991–1993
Seattle Kraken Dave Hakstol June 24, 2021 8227490660.366 359161150048370.515 None
St. Louis Blues Craig Berube November 19, 2018 27215680036348.640 433231138064526.607 1986–2004
Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper March 25, 2013 715434220061931.650 715434220061931.650 None
Toronto Maple Leafs Sheldon Keefe November 20, 2019 18511650019251.678 18511650019251.678 2000–2004
Vancouver Canucks Rick Tocchet January 22, 2023 000000– 438178200060416.475 1984–2002
Vegas Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy June 14, 2022 000000– 509292155953646.635 1984–1996
Washington Capitals Vacant April 14, 2023 000000– 000000–
Winnipeg Jets Rick Bowness July 3, 2022 000000– 6392123514828688.391 1975–1984
  • 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
  • Gerard Gallant, New York Rangers
    Gerard Gallant, New York Rangers
  • Dave Hakstol, Seattle Kraken
    Dave Hakstol, Seattle Kraken
  • John Hynes, Nashville Predators
    John Hynes, Nashville Predators
  • 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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