List of Columbus Blue Jackets head coaches

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are an American professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 2000 as an expansion team. The Blue Jackets have played their home games at the Nationwide Arena since their inaugural season. [2] The franchise is owned by John P. McConnell and Don Waddell is their general manager. [3] [4]

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There have been 10 full-time head coaches for the Blue Jackets franchise. The team's first head coach was Dave King, who coached for three seasons. Ken Hitchcock coached the team to its first playoff appearance. Scott Arniel was the head coach of the Blue Jackets from 2010 through 2012. [5] Todd Richards was named interim head coach on January 9, 2012, and would remain with the team for more than 3½ seasons. [6] John Tortorella became the head coach on October 21, 2015, and left the team following the 2020–21 season with the Blue Jackets' highest winning percentage (.568). [7] Tortorella was replaced by Brad Larsen, [8] who served as head coach for two years before being fired at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season. [9] Mike Babcock was subsequently hired to replace Larsen; [10] however, Babcock resigned before coaching a game for Columbus, after allegations of improper behavior via the Spittin' Chiclets podcast led to an NHLPA investigation. [11] After Babcock's resignation, Pascal Vincent was subsequently named head coach. [11] Vincent was subsequently fired after just one season as head coach, later being replaced by Dean Evason. [12]

Key

#Number of coaches [a]
GCGames coached
WWins = 2 points
LLosses = 0 points
TTies = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point [b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage
*Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Blue Jackets

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.

#NameTerm [c] Regular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsRef
GCWLT/OTPtsWin%GCWLWin%
1 Dave King 2000–2003 2046410634162.397————  [14]
2 Doug MacLean 2003–2004 7924431260.380————  [15]
3 Gerard Gallant 2004–2006 142567610122.430————  [16]
— Gary Agnew* 2006 50411.100————  [17]
4 Ken Hitchcock 2006–2010 28412512336286.504404.000  [18]
— Claude Noel 2010 24108626.542————  [19]
5 Scott Arniel 2010 – 2012 123456018108.439————  [20]
6 Todd Richards 2012–2015 26012711221275.529624.333  [21]
7 John Tortorella 2015–2021 44722716654508.568311318.419 Jack Adams Award (2016–17) [22]
8 Brad Larsen* 2021–2023 164628616140.427————  [23]
9 Mike Babcock 2023 [d] ——————————  [26]
10 Pascal Vincent* 2023–2024 8227431266.402————  [27]
11 Dean Evason 2024–present     –      [28]

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Blue Jackets. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ↑ Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties. [13]
  3. ↑ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
  4. ↑ Babcock resigned two and a half months after being named head coach, without coaching a game for the Blue Jackets. [24] [25]

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