Coaching Records Since The Lockout – Let The Reader Use Discernment
14 years ago
With the news coming out today that the Oilers are going to interview Tom Renney (shown above, demonstrating his easy going manner and rapport with his players), I thought it might be of interest to take a look at the records of NHL coaches post-lockout.
What follows is such a list, featuring every bench boss with more than fifty games coached since the NHL lockout. The number in brackets on the right is a coach’s points percentage – what percent of available points his teams have taken. Coaches listed in bold are currently available for hire, and those listed in italics are NHL G.M.s who either stepped behind the bench temporarily or have since been elevated to the top hockey job.
Some caveats apply; obviously coaches with bad teams are going to be grouped near the bottom (hey look, it’s Scott Gordon!) regardless of their personal level of ability, and the reverse is true also (hello, Michel Therrien). Also, while I got all of my information from hockey-reference.com, it’s only as accurate as my math skills; so while I checked the numbers twice, if there’s a suspicious one please double-check.
Coaching Records, Post-Lockout
Todd McLellan – San Jose: 53-18-11 (.713)
Mike Babcock – Detroit: 213-77-38 (.707)
Lou Lamoriello – New Jersey: 34-14-5 (.689)
Bruce Boudreau – Washington: 87-41-15 (.661)
Daryl Sutter – Calgary: 46-25-11 (.628)
Claude Julien – BOS/NJ/MTL: 160-88-36 (.627)
Brent Sutter – New Jersey: 97-56-11 (.625)
Randy Carlyle – Anaheim: 180-107-41 (.611)
John Paddock – Ottawa: 36-22-6 (.609)
Dave Tippett – Dallas: 184-113-31 (.608)
Barry Trotz – Nashville: 181-114-33 (.602)
Ron Wilson – SJ/TOR: 178-111-39 (.602)
Peter Laviolette – Carolina: 157-100-24 (.601)
Alain Vigneault – Vancouver: 133-86-27 (.596)
Guy Carbonneau – Montreal: 124-83-23 (.589)
Tom Renney – New York Rangers: 159-106-42 (.586)
Mike Keenan – Calgary: 88-60-16 (.585)
Jim Playfair – Calgary: 43-29-10 (.585)
Lindy Ruff – Buffalo: 185-129-34 (.580)
Bob Gainey – Montreal: 29-21-7 (.570)
Jacques Lemaire – Minnesota: 170-125-35 (.568)
Peter DeBoer – Florida: 41-30-11 (.567)
Joel Quenneville – COL/CHI: 176-114-34 (.560)
Michel Therrien – Pittsburgh: 135-105-32 (.555)
Paul Maurice – TOR/CAR: 109-85-27 (.554)
Bob Hartley – Atlanta: 84-67-19 (.550)
Pat Quinn – Toronto: 41-33-8 (.549)
Andy Murray – STL/LA: 138-113-37 (.543)
Ken Hitchcock – CBJ/PHI: 149-128-39 (.533)
John Tortorella – TB/NYR: 130-115-22 (.528)
Jacques Martin – Florida: 110-100-36 (.520)
John Stevens – Philadelphia: 107-98-33 (.519)
Ted Nolan – New York Islanders: 74-68-21 (.518)
Craig MacTavish – Edmonton: 152-141-35 (.517)
Don Waddell – Atlanta: 34-34-8 (.500)
Denis Savard – Chicago: 65-66-16 (.497)
Terry Murray – Los Angeles: 34-37-11 (.482)
Wayne Gretzky – Phoenix: 143-161-24 (.473)
Marc Crawford – LA/VAN: 101-116-29 (.470)
John Anderson – Atlanta: 35-41-6 (.463)
Dave Lewis – Boston: 35-41-6 (.463)
Mike Sullivan – Boston: 29-37-16 (.451)
Gerard Gallant – Columbus: 40-52-5 (.438)
Tony Granato – Colorado: 32-45-5 (.421)
Glen Hanlon – Washington: 63-95-27 (.414)
Rick Tocchet – Tampa Bay: 19-33-14 (.394)
Trent Yawney – Chicago: 33-55-15 (.393)
Scott Gordon – New York Islanders: 26-47-9 (.372)
Mike Kitchen – St. Louis: 28-63-19 (.341)
Mike Babcock – Detroit: 213-77-38 (.707)
Lou Lamoriello – New Jersey: 34-14-5 (.689)
Bruce Boudreau – Washington: 87-41-15 (.661)
Daryl Sutter – Calgary: 46-25-11 (.628)
Claude Julien – BOS/NJ/MTL: 160-88-36 (.627)
Brent Sutter – New Jersey: 97-56-11 (.625)
Randy Carlyle – Anaheim: 180-107-41 (.611)
John Paddock – Ottawa: 36-22-6 (.609)
Dave Tippett – Dallas: 184-113-31 (.608)
Barry Trotz – Nashville: 181-114-33 (.602)
Ron Wilson – SJ/TOR: 178-111-39 (.602)
Peter Laviolette – Carolina: 157-100-24 (.601)
Alain Vigneault – Vancouver: 133-86-27 (.596)
Guy Carbonneau – Montreal: 124-83-23 (.589)
Tom Renney – New York Rangers: 159-106-42 (.586)
Mike Keenan – Calgary: 88-60-16 (.585)
Jim Playfair – Calgary: 43-29-10 (.585)
Lindy Ruff – Buffalo: 185-129-34 (.580)
Bob Gainey – Montreal: 29-21-7 (.570)
Jacques Lemaire – Minnesota: 170-125-35 (.568)
Peter DeBoer – Florida: 41-30-11 (.567)
Joel Quenneville – COL/CHI: 176-114-34 (.560)
Michel Therrien – Pittsburgh: 135-105-32 (.555)
Paul Maurice – TOR/CAR: 109-85-27 (.554)
Bob Hartley – Atlanta: 84-67-19 (.550)
Pat Quinn – Toronto: 41-33-8 (.549)
Andy Murray – STL/LA: 138-113-37 (.543)
Ken Hitchcock – CBJ/PHI: 149-128-39 (.533)
John Tortorella – TB/NYR: 130-115-22 (.528)
Jacques Martin – Florida: 110-100-36 (.520)
John Stevens – Philadelphia: 107-98-33 (.519)
Ted Nolan – New York Islanders: 74-68-21 (.518)
Craig MacTavish – Edmonton: 152-141-35 (.517)
Don Waddell – Atlanta: 34-34-8 (.500)
Denis Savard – Chicago: 65-66-16 (.497)
Terry Murray – Los Angeles: 34-37-11 (.482)
Wayne Gretzky – Phoenix: 143-161-24 (.473)
Marc Crawford – LA/VAN: 101-116-29 (.470)
John Anderson – Atlanta: 35-41-6 (.463)
Dave Lewis – Boston: 35-41-6 (.463)
Mike Sullivan – Boston: 29-37-16 (.451)
Gerard Gallant – Columbus: 40-52-5 (.438)
Tony Granato – Colorado: 32-45-5 (.421)
Glen Hanlon – Washington: 63-95-27 (.414)
Rick Tocchet – Tampa Bay: 19-33-14 (.394)
Trent Yawney – Chicago: 33-55-15 (.393)
Scott Gordon – New York Islanders: 26-47-9 (.372)
Mike Kitchen – St. Louis: 28-63-19 (.341)
Some fun points from this list:
- Mike Keenan and Jim Playfair have posted identical points percentages with the Calgary Flames. I wonder what that means, exactly.
- I was shocked to see that of available ex-NHL coaches, John Paddock has the best record, post-lockout.
- I wonder what the problem is with Claude Julien; he sees nothing but success and he’s been fired twice since the lockout.
- Bob Gainey’s record as an interim coach looked good at first, but then I realized that it was significantly further down the list than the two men he replaced.
- I remain a strong supporter of Craig MacTavish’s ability to coach at the NHL level, but it is somewhat interesting that he’s just behind Ted Nolan in terms of winning percentage. Nolan may be all kinds of difficult, but it seems to me that the man can coach.
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