List of current NHL head coaches

Mike Babcock has been the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings since 2005.

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 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 of the team management, the coach also addresses the media. Currently, 24 teams have a head coach, while the Edmonton Oilers have an interim coach, the New Jersey Devils have two co-coaches, and four teams have a vacancy.

Key

Abbreviation Definition
G Games coaches
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
OTL Overtime/Shootout losses
P% Points percentage[lower-alpha 1]

Coaches

Bruce Boudreau has coached the Anaheim Ducks since the 2011–12 season
Jack Capuano has coached the New York Islanders since the 2010–11 season

Note: Statistics are updated through the most recently completed season (2014–15).

Team Coach Since Record with team Career record
G W L T OTL P% G W L T OTL P%
Anaheim Ducks Boudreau, BruceBruce Boudreau 2011–12 270 162 79 0 29 .654 599 363 167 0 69 .664
Arizona Coyotes Tippett, DaveDave Tippett 2009–10 458 217 176 0 65 .545 950 488 332 28 102 .582
Boston Bruins Julien, ClaudeClaude Julien 2007–08 620 351 190 0 79 .630 858 470 276 10 102 .613
Buffalo Sabres Vacant 2015 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Calgary Flames Hartley, BobBob Hartley 2011–12 212 99 95 0 18 .509 862 428 321 61 52 .562
Carolina Hurricanes Peters, BillBill Peters 2014–15 82 30 41 0 11 .433 82 30 41 0 11 .433
Chicago Blackhawks Quenneville, JoelJoel Quenneville 2008–09 536 316 155 0 65 .650 1375 754 438 77 106 .615
Colorado Avalanche Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 2013–14 164 91 53 0 20 .616 164 91 53 0 20 .616
Columbus Blue Jackets Richards, ToddTodd Richards 2011–12 253 127 105 0 21 .543 417 204 176 0 37 .534
Dallas Stars Ruff, LindyLindy Ruff 2013–14 164 81 61 0 21 .558 1329 652 494 78 105 .559
Detroit Red Wings Babcock, MikeMike Babcock 2005–06 786 458 223 0 105 .649 968 527 285 19 120 .616
Edmonton Oilers Nelson, ToddTodd Nelson (Interim) 2014–15 51 17 25 0 9 .422 51 17 25 0 9 .422
Florida Panthers Gallant, GerardGerard Gallant 2014–15 82 38 29 0 15 .555 224 94 105 4 21 .475
Los Angeles Kings Sutter, DarrylDarryl Sutter 2011–12 261 138 84 0 39 .603 1121 547 406 101 64 .562
Minnesota Wild Yeo, MikeMike Yeo 2011–12 294 150 110 0 34 .568 294 150 110 0 34 .568
Montreal Canadiens Therrien, MichelMichel Therrien 2012–13 402 202 141 23 36 .576 674 337 246 23 68 .568
Nashville Predators Laviolette, PeterPeter Laviolette 2014–15 82 47 25 0 10 .634 841 436 307 25 73 .577
New Jersey Devils[lower-alpha 2] Oates, AdamAdam Oates
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens		 2014–15 46 20 19 0 7 .511 46 20 19 0 7 .511
New York Islanders Capuano, JackJack Capuano 2010–11 359 165 148 0 46 .524 359 165 148 0 46 .524
New York Rangers Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault 2013–14 164 98 53 0 13 .637 970 520 341 35 74 .592
Ottawa Senators Cameron, DaveDave Cameron 2014–15 55 32 15 0 8 .655 55 32 15 0 8 .655
Philadelphia Flyers Vacant 2015 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pittsburgh Penguins Johnston, MikeMike Johnston 2014–15 82 43 27 0 12 .598 82 43 27 0 12 .598
San Jose Sharks Vacant 2015 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000
St. Louis Blues Hitchcock, KenKen Hitchcock 2011–12 281 175 79 0 27 .671 1321 708 429 88 97 .606
Tampa Bay Lightning Cooper, JonJon Cooper 2012–13 180 101 59 0 20 .617 180 101 59 0 20 .617
Toronto Maple Leafs Vacant 2015 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vancouver Canucks Desjardins, WillieWillie Desjardins 2014–15 82 48 29 0 5 .616 82 48 29 0 5 .616
Washington Capitals Trotz, BarryBarry Trotz 2014–15 82 45 26 0 11 .616 1278 602 505 60 111 .538
Winnipeg Jets Maurice, PaulPaul Maurice 2013–14 117 61 38 0 18 .598 1201 521 495 99 86 .511

Notes

  1. ↑ Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/Shootout Losses) ÷ Games Coached
  2. ↑ Adam Oates and Scott Stevens serve as New Jersey Devils co-coaches.

See also

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