List of New Jersey Devils head coaches
This is a list of New Jersey Devils head coaches. 16 men have served as head coach of the New Jersey Devils since the team moved to New Jersey for the 1982–83 NHL season, with Jacques Lemaire serving as coach three times and Tom McVie, Larry Robinson, and Lou Lamoriello each serving two different times.
Three different coaches have led the team to victory in the Stanley Cup Finals: Lemaire in 1995, Robinson in 2000, and Pat Burns in 2003. Lemaire is the all-time leader in games coached and wins, while Burns leads in winning percentage (with at least one full season coached).
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. MacLean later served as head coach and is the only former Devils player to serve in that capacity.
The team's current coach is Peter DeBoer, who was named on July 19, 2011.
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Coaches
Key
| # | Number of coaches |
| Nat | Nationality |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 NHL season) |
| OT | Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005–06) |
| PTS | Points |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| Name is engraved on the Stanley Cup | |
| (G) | Denotes Goaltending coach |
Note: This list does not include data from the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies. Statistics correct through the 2009–10 season.
| # | Name | Nat | Dates | Regular season | Playoffs | Assistants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | OT | PTS | Win%[1] | GC | W | L | Name | Nat | Dates | ||||
| 1 | Bill MacMillan[1] | June 30, 1982 – November 22, 1983 | 100 | 19 | 67 | 14 | — | 52 | .260 | — | Marshall Johnston | June 30, 1982 – November 22, 1983 | ||||
| 2 | Tom McVie | November 22, 1983 – May 31, 1984 | 60 | 15 | 38 | 7 | — | 37 | .308 | — | None | |||||
| 3 | Doug Carpenter | May 31, 1984 – January 26, 1988 | 290 | 100 | 166 | 24 | — | 224 | .386 | — | Lou Vairo | May 31, 1984 – May 6, 1986 | ||||
| Ron Smith | August 6, 1986 – January 26, 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Hoffmeyer | September 17, 1986 – May 25, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Bellemore (G) | October 5, 1987 – August 20, 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jim Schoenfeld[2] | January 26, 1988 – November 6, 1989 | 124 | 50 | 59 | 15 | — | 115 | .464 | 20 | 11 | 9 | Bob Hoffmeyer | September 17, 1986 – May 25, 1989 | ||
| Doug McKay | February 4, 1988 – May 25, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| John Cunniff | May 31, 1989 – November 6, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Bellemore (G) | October 5, 1987 – August 20, 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | John Cunniff | November 6, 1989 – March 4, 1991 | 133 | 59 | 56 | 18 | — | 136 | .511 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Tim Burke | November 7, 1989 – March 4, 1991 | ||
| Doug Sulliman | August 29, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Bellemore (G) | October 5, 1987 – August 20, 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Warren Strelow (G) | August 20, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| — | Tom McVie | March 4, 1991 – June 5, 1992 | 93 | 42 | 36 | 15 | — | 99 | .532 | 14 | 6 | 8 | Doug Sulliman | August 29, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | July 9, 1991 – July 31, 1992 | |||||||||||||||
| Warren Strelow (G) | August 20, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Herb Brooks | June 5, 1992 – May 31, 1993 | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | — | 87 | .518 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Doug Sulliman | August 29, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | ||
| Dave Farrish | July 31, 1992 – June 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Warren Strelow (G) | August 20, 1990 – June 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacques Lemaire | June 28, 1993 – May 8, 1998 | 378 | 199 | 122 | 57 | — | 455 | .602 | 56 | 34 | 22 | Larry Robinson | June 30, 1993 – July 26, 1995 | ||
| Dennis Gendron | September 1, 1994 – May 14, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Nilan | August 3, 1995 – May 14, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Robbie Ftorek | May 14, 1996 – May 21, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Robbie Ftorek[3] | May 21, 1998 – March 23, 2000 | 156 | 88 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 200 | .625 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Viacheslav Fetisov | July 28, 1998 – January 28, 2002 | ||
| Larry Robinson | May 26, 1999 – March 23, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Larry Robinson[4] | March 23, 2000 – January 28, 2002 | 141 | 73 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 171 | .606 | 48 | 31 | 17 | Viacheslav Fetisov | July 28, 1998 – January 28, 2002 | ||
| Bob Carpenter | March 24, 2000 – June 10, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Kurt Kleinendorst | August 22, 2000 – June 9, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
| Jay Leach | August 3, 2001 – January 28, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Kevin Constantine | January 28, 2002 – June 13, 2002 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .677 | 6 | 2 | 4 | John Cunniff | January 28, 2002 – April 27, 2002 | ||
| Kurt Kleinendorst | January 28, 2002 – April 27, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Larry Robinson | February 25, 2002 – April 27, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Pat Burns[5] | June 13, 2002 – July 14, 2005 | 164 | 89 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 208 | .634 | 29 | 17 | 12 | Bob Carpenter | July 11, 2002–2005 | ||
| John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Laperriere | August 5, 2003–2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| — | Larry Robinson[6] | July 14, 2005 – December 19, 2005 | 32 | 14 | 13 | — | 5 | 33 | .516 | — | John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | ||||
| Jacques Laperriere | August 5, 2003–2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Lou Lamoriello | December 19, 2005 – May 14, 2006 | 50 | 32 | 14 | — | 4 | 68 | .680 | 9 | 5 | 4 | John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | ||
| Jacques Laperriere | August 5, 2003–2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Claude Julien[7] | June 13, 2006 – April 2, 2007 | 79 | 47 | 24 | — | 8 | 102 | .646 | — | John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | ||||
| Jacques Laperriere | August 5, 2003–2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| — | Lou Lamoriello | April 2, 2007 – July 12, 2007 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 5 | .833 | 11 | 5 | 6 | John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | ||
| Jacques Laperriere | August 5, 2003–2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Brent Sutter[8] | July 12, 2007 – June 10, 2009 | 164 | 97 | 56 | — | 11 | 205 | .625 | 12 | 4 | 8 | John MacLean | September 29, 2002–July 12, 2009 | ||
| Larry Robinson | July 25, 2007–April 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Tommy Albelin | July 25, 2007–present | |||||||||||||||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| — | Jacques Lemaire | July 13, 2009–April 26, 2010 | 82 | 48 | 27 | — | 7 | 103 | .628 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Tommy Albelin | July 25, 2007–present | ||
| Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Stevens | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Terreri (G) | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Mario Tremblay | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | John MacLean | June 17, 2010–December 23, 2010 | 33 | 9 | 22 | — | 2 | 20 | .303 | - | - | - | Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | ||
| Adam Oates | June 29, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Larry Robinson | June 17, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Stevens | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Terreri (G) | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| — | Jacques Lemaire | December 23, 2010–April 10, 2011 | 49 | 29 | 17 | — | 3 | 61 | .622 | - | - | - | Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | ||
| Adam Oates | June 29, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Larry Robinson | June 17, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Stevens | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Terreri (G) | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Peter DeBoer | July 19, 2011–present | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jacques Caron (G) | August 9, 1993–present | ||
| Adam Oates | June 29, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Larry Robinson | June 17, 2010–present | |||||||||||||||
| Scott Stevens | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Terreri (G) | July 13, 2009–present | |||||||||||||||
| Dave Barr (G) | July 29, 2011–present | |||||||||||||||
Footnotes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Although Ftorek was replaced during the 1999–2000 NHL season, he got his name on the Cup when the Devils won it later that same season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pat Burns resigned after being diagnosed with cancer.[3]
- ^ Larry Robinson resigned due to stress-related health problems.[4]
- ^ Claude Julien was fired with just 3 games left in the 2006–07 regular season.[5]
- ^ Brent Sutter quit after two years of a three-year contract, citing a desire to be closer to home in Alberta, with his family and minor league hockey team, the Red Deer Rebels.[6] Several weeks later, Sutter was announced as the head coach of the Calgary Flames. Despite the fact that Calgary had to request permission to talk to Sutter, the Devils received no compensation.[7]
References
- ^ The Win-loss percentage is calculated using the formula:
- ^ Kevin Greenstein (2007-04-03). "Lamoriello Fires Julien, Takes Over Behind Devils' Bench". New York Sun. http://www.nysun.com/article/51728?page_no=3. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Larry Robinson named Devils' coach". CBC Sports. July 14, 2005. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/07/14/larry-robinson050714.html. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Larry Robinson resigns as Devils coach". CBC Sports. December 21, 2005. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/12/19/larry-robinson051220.html. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Julien out, Lamoriello in as Devils prepare for playoffs". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2822234. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Sutter quits as N.J. Devils' coach". UPI. 2009-06-09. http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2009/06/09/Sutter-quits-as-NJ-Devils-coach/UPI-11021244566294/. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ Tom Gulitti (2009-06-23). "Brent Sutter named head coach of the Calgary Flames". Bergen Record. http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/2009/06/brent-sutter-named-head-coach-of-the-calgary-flames.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- "New Jersey Devils Coaches (A to Z)". New Jersey Devils. http://devils.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=njd_his_azc_index. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- "New Jersey Devils Franchise History". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. http://hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- Frankston, Janet (June 13, 2006). "Devils Hire Claude Julien As Coach". Associated Press. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061300556.html. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- "Devils current coaching staff". New Jersey Devils. http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=njd_the_coaching. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- "Stanley Cup Name Engravings". New Jersey Devils. http://devils.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=njd_his_sta_nam_index. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- "Devils Tap Brent Sutter as New Head Coach". New Jersey Devils. http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=332579. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- "Sutter Selects Familiar Faces for Devs' Staff". New Jersey Devils. http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335334. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
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