Jack Adams Award
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| Established | 1974 |
| Current holder | Bruce Boudreau |
| Awarded to the | National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."[1] |
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."[1] It has been awarded 34 times to 29 different winners. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the regular season. Many coaches have won the award numerous times. Pat Burns has won 3 times, the most of any coach.
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[edit] History
The Jack Adams Award is named in honour of Jack Adams, Hall of Fame player for Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa, and long-time coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. It was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1973-74 regular season.
Jacques Demers is the only coach who has won the award in consecutive seasons. Four coaches in history have won the award with 2 different teams. Jacques Lemaire, Pat Quinn, and Scotty Bowman have won the award twice, while Pat Burns is the only coach to win the award thrice. The franchises with the most Jack Adams Award winners are the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, with four winners, followed by the St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes with three, although the Coyotes had two winners in Winnipeg before they moved to Arizona. The closest vote ever occurred in 2006, when the winner Lindy Ruff edged out Peter Laviolette by a single point.[2]
[edit] Winners
aTeams who had best overall record in regular season (President's Trophy awarded to team with best overall record since 1985-86)
bCoaches whose teams won the Stanley Cup
cCoaches whose teams lost the Stanley Cup final round
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- General
- Jack Adams Award. NHL. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- President's Trophy. NHL. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists. NHL. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- Specific
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