List of NHL head coaches

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 31 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 (right) has been head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is 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 most recently completed season (2019–20).

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	Dallas Eakins	June 17, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113	36	63	0	14	86	.381	1988–2004
Arizona Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	July 11, 2017	164	68	76	0	20	156	.476	312	121	145	0	46	288	.462	1984–2002
Boston Bruins	Bruce Cassidy	February 7, 2017	191	117	52	0	22	256	.670	301	164	99	9	29	366	.608	1983–1997
Buffalo Sabres	Ralph Krueger	May 15, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48	19	22	0	7	45	.487	1978–1991
Calgary Flames	Geoff Ward	November 29, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	None
Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	May 8, 2018	82	46	29	0	7	99	.604	82	46	29	0	7	99	.604	1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks	Jeremy Colliton	November 6, 2018	67	30	28	0	9	69	.515	67	30	28	0	9	69	.515	2005–2013
Colorado Avalanche	Jared Bednar	August 25, 2016	246	103	116	0	27	233	.474	246	103	116	0	27	233	.474	1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets	John Tortorella	October 21, 2015	321	176	118	0	27	379	.590	1,257	622	493	37	105	1,386	.551	1982–1986
Dallas Stars	Rick Bowness	December 10, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463	123	289	48	3	297	.321	1975–1984
Detroit Red Wings	Jeff Blashill	June 9, 2015	328	136	145	0	47	319	.486	328	136	145	0	47	319	.486	None
Edmonton Oilers	Dave Tippett	May 28, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,114	553	413	28	120	1,254	.563	1983–1995
Florida Panthers	Joel Quenneville	April 8, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,636	890	532	77	137	1,994	.609	1978–1992
Los Angeles Kings	Todd McLellan	April 16, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	806	434	282	0	90	958	.594	1987–1989
Minnesota Wild	Dean Evason	February 14, 2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1983–1999
Montreal Canadiens	Claude Julien	February 14, 2017[lower-alpha 5]	347	161	139	10	37	369	.532	1,185	627	409	10	139	1,403	.592	1980–1992
Nashville Predators	John Hynes	January 7, 2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354	150	159	0	45	345	.487	None
New Jersey Devils	Lindy Ruff	July 9, 2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,493	736	554	78	125	1,675	.561	1979–1993
New York Islanders	Barry Trotz	June 21, 2018	82	48	27	0	7	103	.628	1,606	810	595	60	141	1,821	.567	None
New York Rangers	David Quinn	May 23, 2018	82	32	36	0	14	78	.476	82	32	36	0	14	78	.476	1992–1993
Ottawa Senators	D. J. Smith	May 23, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1997–2004
Philadelphia Flyers	Alain Vigneault	April 15, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,216	648	435	35	98	1,429	.588	1981–1983
Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Sullivan	December 12, 2015	300	174	92	0	34	382	.637	464	244	148	15	57	560	.603	1990–2002
San Jose Sharks	Bob Boughner	December 11, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164	80	62	0	22	182	.555	1991–2006
Seattle Kraken	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St. Louis Blues	Craig Berube	November 19, 2018	63	38	19	0	6	82	.651	224	113	77	0	34	260	.580	1986–2004
Tampa Bay Lightning	Jon Cooper	March 25, 2013	508	305	159	0	44	654	.644	508	305	159	0	44	654	.644	None
Toronto Maple Leafs	Sheldon Keefe	November 20, 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2000–2005
Vancouver Canucks	Travis Green	April 26, 2017	164	66	76	0	22	154	.470	164	66	76	0	22	154	.470	1990–2008
Vegas Golden Knights	Peter DeBoer	January 15, 2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	855	415	329	0	111	941	.550	1988–1991
Washington Capitals	Todd Reirden	June 29, 2018	82	48	26	0	8	104	.634	82	48	26	0	8	104	.634	1994–2007
Winnipeg Jets	Paul Maurice	January 12, 2014	445	235	162	0	48	518	.582	1,529	695	619	99	116	1,605	.525	None

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  Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
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  Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues
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  Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings
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  Rick Bowness, Dallas Stars
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  Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
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  Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins
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  Jeremy Colliton, Chicago Blackhawks
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  Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
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  Dallas Eakins, Anaheim Ducks
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  Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks
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  Claude Julien, Montreal Canadiens
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  Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs
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  Todd McLellan, Los Angeles Kings
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  Joel Quenneville, Florida Panthers
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  Todd Reirden, Washington Capitals
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  Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
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  Dave Tippett, Edmonton Oilers
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  Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes
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  John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets
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  Barry Trotz, New York Islanders
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  Alain Vigneault, Philadelphia Flyers

See also

• NHL Coaches – statistical leaders

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. Second tenure as Montreal head coach. Previously, Julien had coached the Canadiens from 2002 to 2006.

References

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