List of NHL head coaches

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Jon Cooper has been the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is currently the longest tenured coach in the NHL. Jonathan D. Cooper 2022 (cropped).jpg
Jon Cooper has been the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is currently the longest tenured coach in the NHL.

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 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 the team management, the coach also addresses the media.

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Key

AbbreviationDefinition
GGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies
OTLOvertime/shootout losses
Pts.Points
P%Points percentage [a]

Coaches

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

TeamCoachStart date [b] Record with team [c] Career record [d] Professional career
GWLTOTLPts.P%GWLTOTLPts.P%
Anaheim Ducks Joel Quenneville May 8, 2025 1,768969572771502,165.6121978–1992
Boston Bruins Marco Sturm June 5, 2025 1995–2013
Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff April 22, 2024 1,24760747178911,383.5551,856900718781602,038.5491979–1993
Calgary Flames Ryan Huska June 12, 2023 166796720178.536166796720178.5361995–2000
Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour May 8, 2018 53432516049699.65453432516049699.6541989–2010
Chicago Blackhawks Jeff Blashill May 22, 2025 53720426172480.447None
Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar August 25, 2016 70039024664844.60370039024664844.6031993–2002
Columbus Blue Jackets Dean Evason July 22, 2024 824033989.54333318711036410.6161983–1999
Dallas Stars Glen Gulutzan July 1, 2025 13064579137.52729414612523315.5361996–2003
Detroit Red Wings Todd McLellan December 26, 2024 482618456.5831,1926244301381,386.5811987–1992
Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch November 12, 2023 151944710198.656151944710198.6561999–2006
Florida Panthers Paul Maurice June 22, 2022 2461418718300.6101,931916767991482,079.539None
Los Angeles Kings Jim Hiller February 2, 2024 116693710148.638116693710148.6381992–2002
Minnesota Wild John Hynes November 27, 2023 145795412170.58674736330975801.536None
Montreal Canadiens Martin St. Louis February 9, 2022 28311513137267.47228311513137267.4721998–2015
Nashville Predators Andrew Brunette May 31, 2023 164777413167.5092391289219275.5751993–2012
New Jersey Devils Sheldon Keefe May 23, 2024 824233791.55543125413047555.6442000–2004
New York Islanders Patrick Roy January 20, 2024 119554717127.53436518513941411.5631984–2003
New York Rangers Mike Sullivan May 2, 2025 917479311151121,085.5921990–2002
Ottawa Senators Travis Green May 7, 2024 824530797.59141718618942414.4961990–2008
Philadelphia Flyers Rick Tocchet May 14, 2025 63828626587659.5161984–2002
Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Muse June 4, 2025 None
San Jose Sharks Ryan Warsofsky June 13, 2024 8220501252.3178220501252.3172011–2012
Seattle Kraken Lane Lambert May 29, 2025 127614620142.5591983–2001
St. Louis Blues Jim Montgomery November 24, 2024 603518777.64235821510240470.6581990–2003
Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper March 25, 2013 961572306831,227.638961572306831,227.638None
Toronto Maple Leafs Craig Berube May 17, 2024 8252264108.65962533321676742.5941986–2004
Utah Mammoth Andre Tourigny April 18, 2024 8238311389.54332812716239293.447None
Vancouver Canucks Adam Foote May 14, 2025 1991–2011
Vegas Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy June 14, 2022 2461467327319.648755438228980965.6391984–1996
Washington Capitals Spencer Carbery May 30, 2023 164915320202.616164915320202.6162006–2010
Winnipeg Jets Scott Arniel May 24, 2024 8256224116.7072051018222224.5461981–1999

See also

Notes

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

References