Quick facts for kids Jack Adams Award |
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| Established |
1974 |
| Current holder(s) |
Patrick Roy |
| Awarded to the |
National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." |
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 33 times to 28 different winners. 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 three times, the most of any coach.
Winners
Scotty Bowman, winner for the 1976–77 and 1995–96 NHL seasons
Marc Crawford, winner for the 1994–95 NHL season
Ted Nolan, winner for the 1996–97 NHL season
Lindy Ruff, winner for the 2005–06 NHL season
Jack Adams Award winners
| Season |
Winner |
Team |
Win # |
| 1973–74 |
Shero, FredFred Shero |
Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
| 1974–75 |
Pulford, BobBob Pulford |
Los Angeles Kings |
1 |
| 1975–76 |
Cherry, DonDon Cherry |
Boston Bruins |
1 |
| 1976–77 |
Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman |
Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
| 1977–78 |
Kromm, BobbyBobby Kromm |
Detroit Red Wings |
1 |
| 1978–79 |
Arbour, AlAl Arbour |
New York Islanders |
1 |
| 1979–80 |
Quinn, PatPat Quinn |
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 |
Murray, BryanBryan Murray |
Washington Capitals |
1 |
| 1984–85 |
Keenan, MikeMike Keenan |
Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
| 1985–86 |
Sather, GlenGlen Sather |
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 |
Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
| 1989–90 |
Murdoch, BobBob Murdoch |
Winnipeg Jets |
1 |
| 1990–91 |
Sutter, BrianBrian Sutter |
St. Louis Blues |
1 |
| 1991–92 |
Quinn, PatPat 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 |
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 |
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 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
| 2004–05 |
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| 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 |
Washington Capitals |
1 |
| 2016–17 |
Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
2 |
Images for kids
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Pat Quinn, winner for the 1979–80 and 1991–92 NHL seasons
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Jacques Lemaire, winner for the 1993–94 and 2002–03 NHL seasons
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Barry Trotz, winner for the 2015–16 and 2018–19 NHL seasons
See also
In Spanish: Trofeo Jack Adams para niños
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