List of AHL head coaches

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. 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. Karl Taylor has been the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals since 2018. He is currently the longest tenured head coach in the AHL.

Key

Abbreviation	Definition
G	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
OTL	Overtime/Shootout losses
Pts.	Points
P%	Points percentage [a]

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the 2024–25 season.

Team	Coach [1]	Start date [b]	Record with team [2] [c]							Career record [2] [d]
			G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%
Abbotsford Canucks	Manny Malhotra	May 24, 2024	72	44	24	0	4	92	.639	72	44	24	0	4	92	.639
Bakersfield Condors	Colin Chaulk	February 10, 2022	250	127	100	0	23	277	.554	250	127	100	0	23	277	.554
Belleville Senators	David Bell	May 2, 2023	173	86	64	0	23	195	.564	173	86	64	0	23	195	.564
Bridgeport Islanders	Rocky Thompson	June 23, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	213	113	71	0	29	255	.599
Calgary Wranglers	Brett Sutter	June 20, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Charlotte Checkers	Geordie Kinnear	September 28, 2020	288	164	97	0	27	355	.616	577	292	223	0	62	640	.555
Chicago Wolves	Cam Abbott	June 20, 2024	72	37	31	0	4	78	.542	72	37	31	0	4	78	.542
Cleveland Monsters	Trent Vogelhuber	June 8, 2022	216	108	82	0	26	242	.560	216	108	82	0	26	242	.560
Coachella Valley Firebirds	Derek Laxdal	May 28, 2024	72	37	25	0	10	84	.583	477	235	177	0	65	535	.561
Colorado Eagles	Mark Letestu	July 5, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Grand Rapids Griffins	Dan Watson	June 14, 2023	144	74	52	0	18	166	.576	144	74	52	0	18	166	.576
Hartford Wolf Pack	Grant Potulny	June 24, 2024	72	30	33	0	9	69	.479	72	30	33	0	9	69	.479
Henderson Silver Knights	Ryan Craig	June 26, 2023	144	57	74	0	13	127	.441	144	57	74	0	13	127	.441
Hershey Bears	Derek King	August 4, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	165	72	81	0	12	156	.473
Iowa Wild	Greg Cronin	June 23, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	458	242	165	12	39	535	.584
Laval Rocket	Pascal Vincent	June 21, 2024	72	48	19	0	5	101	.701	397	203	158	0	36	442	.557
Lehigh Valley Phantoms	John Snowden	July 14, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Manitoba Moose	Mark Morrison	July 19, 2021	288	137	125	0	26	300	.521	288	137	125	0	26	300	.521
Milwaukee Admirals	Karl Taylor	June 29, 2018	431	244	133	0	54	542	.629	431	244	133	0	54	542	.629
Ontario Reign	Andrew Lord	July 11, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Providence Bruins	Ryan Mougenel	August 13, 2021	288	163	87	0	38	364	.632	288	163	87	0	38	364	.632
Rochester Americans	Michael Leone	May 13, 2024	72	42	22	0	8	92	.639	72	42	22	0	8	92	.639
Rockford IceHogs	Jared Nightingale	May 30, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
San Diego Gulls	Matt McIlvane	April 25, 2023	144	55	70	0	19	129	.448	144	55	70	0	19	129	.448
San Jose Barracuda	John McCarthy	May 18, 2022	216	91	95	0	30	212	.491	216	91	95	0	30	212	.491
Springfield Thunderbirds	Steve Konowalchuk	May 20, 2024	72	34	32	0	6	74	.514	72	34	32	0	6	74	.514
Syracuse Crunch	Joël Bouchard	June 26, 2023	144	76	47	0	21	173	.601	386	187	147	0	52	426	.552
Texas Stars	Toby Petersen	July 7, 2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Toronto Marlies	John Gruden	July 4, 2023	144	71	49	0	24	166	.576	144	71	49	0	24	166	.576
Tucson Roadrunners	Steve Potvin	August 16, 2022	252	120	108	0	24	264	.524	252	120	108	0	24	264	.524
Utica Comets	Ryan Parent	November 6, 2024	63	31	25	0	7	69	.548	63	31	25	0	7	69	.548
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Kirk MacDonald	June 19, 2024	72	40	24	0	8	88	.611	72	40	24	0	8	88	.611

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 AHL season.
3. Coaching records from the current team.
4. Career coaching records in the AHL; records in other leagues are not included.

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  Manny Malhotra, Abbotsford Canucks
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  Rocky Thompson, Bridgeport Islanders
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  Brett Sutter, Calgary Wranglers
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  Geordie Kinnear, Charlotte Checkers
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  Trent Vogelhuber, Cleveland Monsters
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  Mark Letestu, Colorado Eagles
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  Grant Potulny, Hartford Wolf Pack
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  Ryan Craig, Henderson Silver Knights
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  Andrew Lord, Ontario Reign
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  Jared Nightingale, Rockford IceHogs
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  John McCarthy, San Jose Barracuda
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  Joël Bouchard, Syracuse Crunch
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  Toby Petersen, Texas Stars
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  John Gruden, Toronto Marlies
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  Ryan Parent, Utica Comets
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  Kirk MacDonald, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

References

1. "AHL Coaches | National Hockey League Coaches' Association" . Retrieved 2022-08-28.
2. "Hockeydb.com - Hockey Statistics and History for the NHL and more!". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.