The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 31 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.

Key [ edit ]

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

Coaches [ edit ]

Note: Statistics are updated through the most recently completed season (2017–18).

Mike Babcock, Toronto Maple Leafs

Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings

Bruce Boudreau, Minnesota Wild

Randy Carlyle, Anaheim Ducks

Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins

Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning

Gerard Gallant, Vegas Golden Knights

Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks

Ken Hitchcock, Edmonton Oilers

Phil Housley, Buffalo Sabres

Claude Julien, Montreal Canadiens

Peter Laviolette, Nashville Predators

Bill Peters, Calgary Flames

Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins

Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes

John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets

Barry Trotz, New York Islanders

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Notes [ edit ]

^ Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/Shootout Losses) ÷ Games Coached ^ Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NHL season ^ Coaching records from the current team. ^ Career coaching records in the NHL; records in other leagues are not included. ^ Second tenure as Montreal head coach.Previously, Julien had coached the Canadiens in 2002–2006 periods.