List of Winnipeg Jets head coaches

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The Winnipeg Jets are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 1999 as an expansion team as the Atlanta Thrashers, but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2011, being renamed after the previous Winnipeg Jets team (now playing as the Arizona Coyotes). The Jets play their home games at the Canada Life Centre. They are owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, Kevin Cheveldayoff is their general manager, and Adam Lowry is the team captain.

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The team's first head coach was Claude Noel, who was previously the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets towards the end of the 2009–10 season. He was fired on January 12, 2014, and replaced by former Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice. [2]

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

Coaches

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

#NameTerm [c] Regular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsReference
GCWLT/OTPTSWin%GCWLWin%
1 Claude Noel 2011–2014 177807918178.503———— [3]
2 Paul Maurice 2014–2021 60131522462692.576391623.410 [4]
3 Dave Lowry 2021–2022 542622658.537———— [5]
4 Rick Bowness 2022–2024 16498579205.6251028.200 [6]

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Teams". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  2. ↑ Tait, Ed (2014-01-12). "Jets fire Noel, hire Paul Maurice". Winnipeg Free Press.
  3. ↑ "Claude Noel Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Dave Lowry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
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