List of NHL head coaches - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_NHL_head_coachesList of NHL head coaches. Jon Cooper has been head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. He is currently the longest tenured coach in the NHL. The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 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.
List of all NHL and WHA Coaches | Hockey-Reference.com
www.hockey-reference.com › coaches › indexJul 14, 2017 · All-time list of NHL and WHA coaches; Coach From To Birth Date; Sid Abel* 1953: 1976: February 22, 1918: Jack Adams* 1928: 1947: June 14, 1894: Gary Agnew: 2007: 2007: May 24, 1960: Keith Allen: 1968: 1969: August 21, 1923: Dave Allison: 1996: 1996: April 14, 1959: Jim Anderson: 1975: 1975: December 1, 1930: John Anderson: 2009: 2010: March 28, 1957: Lou Angotti: 1974: 1984: January 16, 1938: Al Arbour* 1971: 2008