List_of_current_NHL_head_coaches

List of NHL head coaches

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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.

Jon Cooper has been the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is currently the longest tenured coach in the NHL.

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[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 NHL team in April 2024, after the Coyotes suspended operations.

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Abbreviation	Definition
G	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
OTL	Overtime/shootout losses
Pts.	Points
P%	Points percentage^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Team	Coach	Start date^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Record with team^{[lower-alpha 3]}							Career record^{[lower-alpha 4]}							Professional career
Team	Coach	Start date^{[lower-alpha 2]}	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%	Professional career
Anaheim Ducks	Greg Cronin	June 5, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	None
Arizona Coyotes	Inactive^{[lower-alpha 5]}	April 18, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	N/A
Boston Bruins	Jim Montgomery	July 1, 2022	82	65	12	0	5	135	–	196	125	55	0	15	265	.679	1993–2005
Buffalo Sabres	Lindy Ruff	April 22, 2024	1,165	571	432	78	84	1,304	.560	1,774	864	679	78	153	1,959	.552	1979–1993
Calgary Flames	Ryan Huska	June 12, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1991–2000
Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	May 8, 2018	370	226	107	0	37	489	.661	370	226	107	0	37	489	.661	1989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks	Luke Richardson	June 27, 2022	82	26	49	0	7	59	.360	82	26	49	0	7	59	.360	1987–2009
Colorado Avalanche	Jared Bednar	August 25, 2016	535	290	192	0	53	633	.592	535	290	192	0	53	633	.592	1993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets	Pascal Vincent	September 17, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1992–1993
Dallas Stars	Peter DeBoer	June 21, 2022	82	47	21	0	14	108	.659	1,097	560	400	0	137	1,257	.573	1989–1991
Detroit Red Wings	Derek Lalonde	June 30, 2022	82	35	37	0	10	80	.488	82	35	37	0	10	80	.488	None
Edmonton Oilers	Kris Knoblauch	November 12, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	None
Florida Panthers	Paul Maurice	June 22, 2022	82	42	32	0	8	92	.561	1,767	817	712	99	138	1,871	.530	None
Los Angeles Kings	Jim Hiller (interim)	February 2, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1992–2002
Minnesota Wild	John Hynes	November 27, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	602	284	255	0	63	631	.524	None
Montreal Canadiens	Martin St. Louis	February 9, 2022	119	45	64	0	10	100	.420	119	45	64	0	10	100	.420	1998–2015
Nashville Predators	Andrew Brunette	May 31, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1993–2012
New Jersey Devils	Travis Green (interim)	March 4, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	314	133	147	0	34	300	.478	1990–2008
New York Islanders	Patrick Roy	January 20, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	246	130	92	0	24	284	.577	1984–2003
New York Rangers	Peter Laviolette	June 13, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1,430	752	503	25	150	1,679	.587	1986–1997
Ottawa Senators	Jacques Martin (interim)	December 18, 2023	692	341	235	96	20	798	.577	1,294	613	481	119	81	1,426	.551	None
Philadelphia Flyers	John Tortorella	June 17, 2022	82	31	38	0	13	75	.457	1,465	704	579	37	145	1,590	.543	1982–1986
Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Sullivan	December 12, 2015	589	337	187	0	65	739	.627	753	407	243	15	88	917	.609	1990–2002
San Jose Sharks	David Quinn	July 21, 2022	82	22	44	0	16	60	.366	290	118	131	0	41	277	.478	1991–1993
Seattle Kraken	Dave Hakstol	June 24, 2021	164	73	77	0	14	160	.488	441	207	178	0	56	470	.533	None
St. Louis Blues	Drew Bannister (interim)	December 12, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1994–2012
Tampa Bay Lightning	Jon Cooper	March 25, 2013	797	480	250	0	67	1,027	.644	797	480	250	0	67	1,027	.644	None
Toronto Maple Leafs	Sheldon Keefe	November 20, 2019	267	166	71	0	30	362	.678	267	166	71	0	30	362	.678	2000–2004
Utah NHL team	Andre Tourigny	April 18, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	246	89	131	0	26	204	.415	None
Vancouver Canucks	Rick Tocchet	January 22, 2023	36	20	12	0	4	44	.611	476	198	212	0	64	460	.485	1984–2002
Vegas Golden Knights	Bruce Cassidy	June 14, 2022	82	51	22	0	9	111	.677	591	343	177	9	62	757	.640	1984–1996
Washington Capitals	Spencer Carbery	May 30, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2006–2010
Winnipeg Jets	Rick Bowness	July 3, 2022	82	46	33	0	3	95	.579	721	258	384	48	31	783	.413	1975–1984

List_of_current_NHL_head_coaches

List of NHL head coaches

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