Top NHL head coaches

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Joel Quenneville
Coach · ANA
Marco Sturm
Coach · BOS
Lindy Ruff
Coach · BUF
Ryan Huska
Coach · CGY
Rod Brind'Amour
Coach · CAR
Jeff Blashill
Coach · CHI
Jared Bednar
Coach · COL
Rick Bowness
Coach · CBJ
Glen Gulutzan
Coach · DAL
Todd McLellan
Coach · DET
Mike Babcock
Coach · EDM
Paul Maurice
Coach · FLA
Peter Laviolette
Coach · LA
John Hynes
Coach · MIN
Martin St. Louis
Coach · MTL
Andrew Brunette
Coach · NSH
Sheldon Keefe
Coach · NJ
Pete DeBoer
Coach · NYI
Mike Sullivan
Coach · NYR
Travis Green
Coach · OTT
Rick Tocchet
Coach · PHI
Dan Muse
Coach · PIT
Ryan Warsofsky
Coach · SJ
Lane Lambert
Coach · SEA
Jim Montgomery
Coach · STL
Jon Cooper
Coach · TB
Jim Hiller
Coach · TOR
Andre Tourigny
Coach · UTAH
Manny Malhotra
Coach · VAN
Ryan Craig
Coach · VGK
Spencer Carbery
Coach · WSH
Scott Arniel
Coach · WPG

Top NHL head coaches — November 2026

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