The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.
John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.
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| # | Name | Term [b] | GC | W | L | T | PTS | W% | PGC | PW | PL | PW% | Achievements | Reference |
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| 1 | Bobby Hull * | 1972–1974 | 156 | 77 | 70 | 9 | 163 | .522 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | [1] | |
| 2 | Rudy Pilous † | 1974–1975 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 38 | .514 | — | — | — | — | [2] | |
| — | Bobby Hull * | 1975 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | .308 | — | — | — | — | [1] | |
| — [c] | Bobby Hull * | 1972–1974; 1975 | 169 | 81 | 79 | 9 | 171 | .506 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | [1] | |
| — | Rudy Pilous † | 1975 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | .625 | — | — | — | — | [2] | |
| — [c] | Rudy Pilous † | 1974–1975 | 65 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 73 | .562 | — | — | — | — | [2] | |
| 3 | Bobby Kromm | 1975–1977 | 161 | 98 | 59 | 4 | 200 | .621 | 33 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 1976 Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner 1976 Avco World Trophy championship | [3] |
| 4 | Larry Hillman * | 1977–1979 | 141 | 78 | 55 | 8 | 164 | .582 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 1978 Avco World Trophy championship | [4] |
| 5 | Tom McVie | 1979–1980 | 96 | 30 | 55 | 11 | 71 | .370 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1979 Avco World Trophy championship | [5] |
| 6 | Bill Sutherland * | 1980 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .666 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| — | Tom McVie | 1980 | 28 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | .161 | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
| — [c] | Tom McVie | 1978–1980; 1980 | 124 | 31 | 75 | 18 | 80 | .323 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | [5] | |
| — | Bill Sutherland * | 1980–1981 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 15 | .259 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| — [c] | Bill Sutherland * | 1981; 1980–1981 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 17 | .266 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| 7 | Mike Smith * | 1981 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | .174 | — | — | — | — | [7] | |
| 8 | Tom Watt | 1981–1983 | 181 | 72 | 85 | 24 | 168 | .464 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | [8] | |
| 9 | Barry Long * | 1983–1986 | 205 | 87 | 93 | 25 | 199 | .485 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | [9] | |
| 10 | John Ferguson * | 1986 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .536 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [10] | |
| 11 | Dan Maloney | 1986–1989 | 212 | 91 | 93 | 28 | 210 | .495 | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333 | [11] | |
| 12 | Rick Bowness | 1989 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 19 | .339 | — | — | — | — | [12] | |
| 13 | Bob Murdoch | 1989–1991 | 160 | 63 | 75 | 22 | 148 | .463 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [13] | |
| 14 | John Paddock | 1991–1995 | 281 | 106 | 138 | 37 | 249 | .443 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | [14] | |
| 15 | Terry Simpson | 1995–1996 | 97 | 43 | 47 | 7 | 93 | .479 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [15] | |
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