List of New Jersey Devils head coaches

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This is a list of New Jersey Devils head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the New Jersey Devils since the team moved to New Jersey for the 1982-83 NHL season. Tom McVie, Larry Robinson and Lou Lamoriello have each had two tenures as coach. Three different coaches have led the team to victory in the Stanley Cup Finals: Jacques Lemaire in 1995, Robinson in 2000, and Pat Burns in 2003. Lemaire is the all-time leader in games coached and wins; Burns leads all coaches in winning percentage (with at least one full season coached). In addition, several former players have worked for the Devils as assistant coaches, including John MacLean and Bobby Carpenter, the only men whose names are inscribed on the Stanley Cup as both a player and a coach with New Jersey. The current coach is Brent Sutter, who was hired on July 12, 2007.

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[edit] Coaches

This list does not include data from the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies. Statistics correct as of 8 June 2007, after the end of the 2006-07 NHL season.      Name is engraved on the Stanley Cup[1]

# Name Nat Dates Regular Season Playoffs Assistants
GC W L T OTL Pts Win %[1] GC W L Name Nat Dates
1 Bill MacMillan[2] Flag of Canada June 30, 1982November 22, 1983 100 19 67 14 52 .260 Marshall Johnston Flag of Canada June 30, 1982November 22, 1983
2 Tom McVie Flag of Canada November 22, 1983May 31, 1984 60 15 38 7 37 .308 None
3 Doug Carpenter Flag of Canada May 31, 1984January 26, 1988 290 100 166 24 224 .386 Lou Vairo Flag of the United States May 31, 1984May 6, 1986
Ron Smith Flag of Canada August 6, 1986January 26, 1988
Bob Hoffmeyer Flag of Canada September 17, 1986May 25, 1989
Bob Bellemore (G) Flag of the United States October 5, 1987August 20, 1990
4 Jim Schoenfeld[3] Flag of Canada January 26, 1988November 6, 1989 124 50 59 15 115 .464 20 11 9 Bob Hoffmeyer Flag of Canada September 17, 1986May 25, 1989
Doug McKay Flag of Canada February 4, 1988May 25, 1989
John Cunniff Flag of the United States May 31, 1989November 6, 1989
Bob Bellemore (G) Flag of the United States October 5, 1987August 20, 1990
5 John Cunniff Flag of the United States November 6, 1989March 4, 1991 133 59 56 18 136 .511 6 2 4 Tim Burke Flag of the United States November 7, 1989March 4, 1991
Doug Sulliman Flag of Canada August 29, 1990June 28, 1993
Bob Bellemore (G) Flag of the United States October 5, 1987August 20, 1990
Warren Strelow (G) Flag of the United States August 20, 1990June 28, 1993
Tom McVie Flag of Canada March 4, 1991June 5, 1992 93 42 36 15 99 .532 14 6 8 Doug Sulliman Flag of Canada August 29, 1990June 28, 1993
Robbie Ftorek Flag of the United States July 9, 1991July 31, 1992
Warren Strelow (G) Flag of the United States August 20, 1990June 28, 1993
6 Herb Brooks Flag of the United States June 5, 1992May 31, 1993 84 40 37 7 87 .518 5 1 4 Doug Sulliman Flag of Canada August 29, 1990June 28, 1993
Dave Farrish Flag of Canada July 31, 1992June 28, 1993
Warren Strelow (G) Flag of the United States August 20, 1990June 28, 1993
7 Jacques Lemaire Flag of Canada June 28, 1993May 8, 1998 378 199 122 57 455 .602 56 34 22 Larry Robinson Flag of Canada June 30, 1993July 26, 1995
Dennis Gendron Flag of the United States September 1, 1994May 14, 1996
Chris Nilan Flag of the United States August 3, 1995May 14, 1996
Robbie Ftorek Flag of the United States May 14, 1996May 21, 1998
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
8 Robbie Ftorek[4] Flag of the United States May 21, 1998March 23, 2000 156 88 44 19 5 200 .625 7 3 4 Viacheslav Fetisov Flag of Russia July 28, 1998January 28, 2002
Larry Robinson Flag of Canada May 26, 1999March 23, 2000
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
9 Larry Robinson[5] Flag of Canada March 23, 2000January 28, 2002 141 73 43 19 6 171 .606 48 31 17 Viacheslav Fetisov Flag of Russia July 28, 1998January 28, 2002
Bob Carpenter Flag of the United States March 24, 2000June 10, 2000
Kurt Kleinendorst Flag of the United States August 22, 2000June 9, 2001
Jay Leach Flag of the United States August 3, 2001January 28, 2002
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
10 Kevin Constantine Flag of the United States January 28, 2002June 13, 2002 31 20 8 2 1 43 .677 6 2 4 John Cunniff Flag of the United States January 28, 2002April 27, 2002
Kurt Kleinendorst Flag of the United States January 28, 2002April 27, 2002
Larry Robinson Flag of Canada February 25, 2002April 27, 2002
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
11 Pat Burns[6] Flag of Canada June 13, 2002July 14, 2005 164 89 45 22 8 208 .634 29 17 12 Bob Carpenter Flag of the United States July 11, 20022005
John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Jacques Laperriere Flag of Canada August 5, 2003 – Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
Larry Robinson[7] Flag of Canada July 14, 2005December 19, 2005 32 14 13 5 33 .516 John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Jacques Laperriere Flag of Canada August 5, 2003 – Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
12 Lou Lamoriello Flag of the United States December 19, 2005May 14, 2006 50 32 14 4 68 .680 9 5 4 John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Jacques Laperriere Flag of Canada August 5, 2003 – Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
13 Claude Julien[8] Flag of Canada June 13, 2006April 2, 2007 79 47 24 8 102 .646 John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Jacques Laperriere Flag of Canada August 5, 2003 – Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
Lou Lamoriello Flag of the United States April 2, 2007July 12, 2007 3 2 0 1 5 .833 11 5 6 John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Jacques Laperriere Flag of Canada August 5, 2003 – Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present
14 Brent Sutter Flag of Canada July 12, 2007 – Present Debuted during the 2007-08 NHL season, currently in progress. John MacLean Flag of Canada September 29, 2002 – Present
Larry Robinson Flag of Canada July 25, 2007 – Present
Tommy Albelin Flag of Sweden July 25, 2007 - Present
Jacques Caron (G) Flag of Canada August 9, 1993 – Present

[edit] Key

  • (G) - denotes Goaltending coach
  • Nat - Nationality
  • GC - Games coached
  • W - Wins
  • L - Losses
  • T - Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005-06 NHL season)
  • OTL - Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005-06)
  • Pts - Points in rankings earned
  • W% - Win percentage

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^  It is the decision of the team's management whose name to inscribe on the Stanley Cup. Therefore, an assistant coach may not have his name on the Cup despite being affiliated with the team during the entire season.
  2. ^  Since the Devils officially finalized their move from Colorado to New Jersey on June 30, 1982, that is the date that their reign as coach and assistant coach began on the Devils.
  3. ^  Schoenfeld was suspended for one game during the 1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs for verbally abusing referee Don Koharski; general manager Lou Lamoriello filled in as coach for the Devils' 7-1 loss to Boston.[2]
  4. ^  Although Ftorek was replaced during the 1999-00 NHL season, he got his name on the Cup when the Devils won it later that same season.
  5. ^  Robinson was demoted to assistant coach and replaced as head coach in the middle of the 2001-02 NHL season, but the Devils placed his name on the Cup when they won the following season even though he had left before the 2002-03 NHL season even began.
  6. ^  Pat Burns resigned after being diagnosed with cancer.[3]
  7. ^  Larry Robinson resigned due to stress-related health problems.[4]
  8. ^  Claude Julien was fired with just 3 games left in the 2006-07 regular season.[5]

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