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Jack Adams Award
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Established 1974
Current holder(s) Dave Tippett
Awarded to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."[1]

The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."[1] It has been awarded 36 times to 31 different coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the regular season. Many coaches have won the award numerous times. Pat Burns has won 3 times, the most of any coach.

History[]

The Jack Adams Award is named in honour of Jack Adams, Hall of Fame player for Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa, and long-time coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. It was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1973–74 regular season.

Jacques Demers is the only coach who has won the award in consecutive seasons. Four coaches in history have won the award with 2 different teams. Jacques Lemaire, Pat Quinn, and Scotty Bowman have won the award twice, while Pat Burns is the only coach to win the award three times. The franchises with the most Jack Adams Award winners are the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, with four winners, followed by the St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes with three, although the Coyotes had two winners in Winnipeg before they moved to Arizona. Bill Barber and Bruce Boudreau are the only coaches to win the award after replacing the head coach who started the season. Barber took over for Craig Ramsay during the 2000–01 season, while Boudreau replaced Glen Hanlon, a month into the 2007–08 season. The closest vote ever occurred in 2006, when the winner Lindy Ruff edged out Peter Laviolette by a single point.[2]

Winners[]

Scottybowman-2006awards

Scotty Bowman, winner for the 1976–77 and 1995–96 NHL seasons.

Marccrawford 2006nhlawards

Marc Crawford, winner for the 1994–95 NHL season.

Ted Nolan

Ted Nolan, winner for the 1996–97 NHL season.

Lindyruff 2006nhlawards

Lindy Ruff, winner for the 2005–06 NHL season.

Bruce Cassidy

Bruce Cassidy, winner for the 2019-20 season.

Season Winner Team Win #
1973–74 Fred Sherob Philadelphia Flyers 1
1974–75 Pulford, BobBob Pulford Los Angeles Kings 1
1975–76 Don Cherry Boston Bruins 1
1976–77 Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman

ab

Montreal Canadiens 1
1977–78 Kromm, BobbyBobby Kromm Detroit Red Wings 1
1978–79 Arbour, AlAl Arbour

a

New York Islanders 1
1979–80 Pat Quinnac Philadelphia Flyers 1
1980–81 Berenson, RedRed Berenson St. Louis Blues 1
1981–82 Watt, TomTom Watt Winnipeg Jets 1
1982–83 Tessier, OrvalOrval Tessier Chicago Blackhawks 1
1983–84 Bryan Murray Washington Capitals 1
1984–85 Keenan, MikeMike Keenan

ac

Philadelphia Flyers 1
1985–86 Sather, GlenGlen Sather

a

Edmonton Oilers 1
1986–87 Demers, JacquesJacques Demers Detroit Red Wings 1
1987–88 Demers, JacquesJacques Demers Detroit Red Wings 2
1988–89 Burns, PatPat Burns

c

Montreal Canadiens 1
1989–90 Murdoch, BobBob Murdoch Winnipeg Jets 1
1990–91 Sutter, BrianBrian Sutter St. Louis Blues 1
1991–92 Pat Quinn Vancouver Canucks 2
1992–93 Burns, PatPat Burns Toronto Maple Leafs 2
1993–94 Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire New Jersey Devils 1
1994–95 Crawford, MarcMarc Crawford Quebec Nordiques 1
1995–96 Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman

a

Detroit Red Wings 2
1996–97 Nolan, TedTed Nolan Buffalo Sabres 1
1997–98 Burns, PatPat Burns Boston Bruins 3
1998–99 Martin, JacquesJacques Martin Ottawa Senators 1
1999–2000 Quenneville, JoelJoel Quenneville

a

St. Louis Blues 1
2000–01 Barber, BillBill Barber Philadelphia Flyers 1
2001–02 Francis, BobBob Francis Phoenix Coyotes 1
2002–03 Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire Minnesota Wild 2
2003–04 Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella

b

Tampa Bay Lightning 1
2004–05 zzz2004–05 NHL lockout
No winner
- -
2005–06 Ruff, LindyLindy Ruff Buffalo Sabres 1
2006–07 Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault Vancouver Canucks 1
2007–08 Boudreau, BruceBruce Boudreau Washington Capitals 1
2008–09 Julien, ClaudeClaude Julien Boston Bruins 1
2009–10 Tippett, DaveDave Tippett Phoenix Coyotes 1
2010–11 Bylsma, DanDan Bylsma Pittsburgh Penguins 1
2011–12 Hitchcock, KenKen Hitchcock St. Louis Blues 1
2012–13 MacLean, PaulPaul MacLean Ottawa Senators 1
2013–14 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 1
2014–15 Hartley, BobBob Hartley Calgary Flames 1
2015–16 Trotz, BarryBarry Trotz

b

Washington Capitals 1
2016–17 John Tortorella Columbus Blue Jackets 2
2017–18 Gallant, GerardGerard Gallant

c

Vegas Golden Knights 1
2018–19 Barry Trotz New York Islanders 2
2019–20 Cassidy, BruceBruce Cassidy

a

Boston Bruins 1

aTeams who had best overall record in regular season (President's Trophy awarded to team with best overall record since 1985–86)

bCoaches whose teams won the Stanley Cup

cCoaches whose teams lost the Stanley Cup final round

See Also[]

References[]

General
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 Jack Adams Award. NHL. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  2. Phil Coffey (2006-06-23). Thornton, Lidstrom big winners at Awards Show. NHL. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.


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