Jack Adams Award

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The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the top Coach in the National Hockey League. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the regular season.

History

The Jack Adams Award is named in honour of Jack Adams, former coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. It was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1973-74 regular season.

Only one coach has won the award in consecutive seasons: Jacques Demers with the Detroit Red Wings. Four coaches in history have won the award with 2 different teams, with Pat Burns being the only person to win the award 3 times:

• Pat Burns (1988-89 - Montreal Canadiens, 1992-93 - Toronto Maple Leafs, and 1997-98 - Boston Bruins),
• Jacques Lemaire (1993-94 - New Jersey Devils and 2002-03 - Minnesota Wild)
• Pat Quinn (1979-80 - Philadelphia Flyers and 1991-92 - Vancouver Canucks)
• Scotty Bowman (1976-77 - Montreal Canadiens, and 1995-96 - Detroit Red Wings)

The franchises with the most Jack Adams Award winners are the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, with 4 apiece, followed by the St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes, with 3 each (although two of the Coyotes' awards came when the franchise was the Winnipeg Jets).

Jack Adams Award winners

Season	Winner	Team
2005-06	Lindy Ruff	Buffalo Sabres
2004-05	No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
2003-04	John Tortorella	Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03	Jacques Lemaire	Minnesota Wild
2001-02	Bob Francis	Phoenix Coyotes
2000-01	Bill Barber	Philadelphia Flyers
1999-00	Joel Quenneville#	St. Louis Blues#
1998-99	Jacques Martin	Ottawa Senators
1997-98	Pat Burns	Boston Bruins
1996-97	Ted Nolan	Buffalo Sabres
1995-96	Scotty Bowman#	Detroit Red Wings#
1994-95	Marc Crawford	Quebec Nordiques
1993-94	Jacques Lemaire	New Jersey Devils
1992-93	Pat Burns	Toronto Maple Leafs
1991-92	Pat Quinn	Vancouver Canucks
1990-91	Brian Sutter	St. Louis Blues
1989-90	Bob Murdoch	Winnipeg Jets
1988-89	Pat Burns	Montreal Canadiens
1987-88	Jacques Demers	Detroit Red Wings
1986-87	Jacques Demers	Detroit Red Wings
1985-86	Glen Sather#	Edmonton Oilers#
1984-85	Mike Keenan	Philadelphia Flyers
1983-84	Bryan Murray	Washington Capitals
1982-83	Orval Tessier	Chicago Blackhawks
1981-82	Tom Watt	Winnipeg Jets
1980-81	Gordon "Red" Berenson	St. Louis Blues
1979-80	Pat Quinn#	Philadelphia Flyers#
1978-79	Al Arbour#	New York Islanders#
1977-78	Bobby Kromm	Detroit Red Wings
1976-77	Scotty Bowman#	Montreal Canadiens#
1975-76	Don Cherry	Boston Bruins
1974-75	Bob Pulford	Los Angeles Kings
1973-74	Fred Shero	Philadelphia Flyers

Teams who had best overall record in regular season (President's Trophy awarded to team with best overall record since 1985-86) noted with #

Coaches whose teams won the Stanley Cup in bold

See also

• List of NHL head coaches

References

• [NHL.com]

National Hockey League 1917 to present

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Trophies and awards: Stanley Cup | Prince of Wales | Clarence S. Campbell | Presidents' Trophy | Adams | Art Ross | Calder | Conn Smythe | Crozier | Hart | Jennings | King Clancy | Lady Byng | Masterton | Norris | Patrick | Pearson | Plus/Minus | Rocket Richard | Selke | Vezina

 

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