List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) head coaches

Bobby Hull, Winnipeg's first coach

The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.

John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.

Key

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Head coaches

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Rick Bowness
# Name Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  PTS  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements Reference
1 Bobby Hull* 19721974 156 77 70 9 163 .522 18 9 9 .500 [1]
2 Rudy Pilous 1974–1975 37 18 17 2 38 .514 [2]
Bobby Hull* 1975 13 4 9 0 8 .308 [1]
   —[c] Bobby Hull* 19721974; 1975 169 81 79 9 171 .506 18 9 9 .500 [1]
Rudy Pilous 1975 28 16 9 3 35 .625 [2]
   —[c] Rudy Pilous 1974–1975 65 34 26 5 73 .562 [2]
3 Bobby Kromm 19751977 161 98 59 4 200 .621 33 23 10 .697 1976 Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner
1976 Avco World Trophy championship
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4 Larry Hillman* 19771979 141 78 55 8 164 .582 9 8 1 .889 1978 Avco World Trophy championship [4]
5 Tom McVie 19791980 96 30 55 11 71 .370 10 8 2 .800 1979 Avco World Trophy championship [5]
6 Bill Sutherland* 1980 3 2 1 0 4 .666 [6]
Tom McVie 1980 28 1 20 7 9 .161 [5]
   —[c] Tom McVie 19781980; 1980 124 31 75 18 80 .323 10 8 2 .800 [5]
Bill Sutherland* 1980–1981 29 6 20 3 15 .259 [6]
   —[c] Bill Sutherland* 1981; 1980–1981 32 7 22 3 17 .266 [6]
7 Mike Smith* 1981 23 2 17 4 8 .174 [7]
8 Tom Watt 19811983 181 72 85 24 168 .464 7 1 6 .143 [8]
9 Barry Long* 19831986 205 87 93 25 199 .485 11 3 8 .273 [9]
10 John Ferguson* 1986 14 7 6 1 15 .536 3 0 3 .000 [10]
11 Dan Maloney 19861989 212 91 93 28 210 .495 15 5 10 .333 [11]
12 Rick Bowness 1989 28 8 17 3 19 .339 [12]
13 Bob Murdoch 19891991 160 63 75 22 148 .463 7 3 4 .429 [13]
14 John Paddock 19911995 281 106 138 37 249 .443 13 5 8 .385 [14]
15 Terry Simpson 19951996 97 43 47 7 93 .479 6 2 4 .333 [15]

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Each year is linked to an article about that particular WHA or NHL season.
  • c 1 2 3 4 These rows are inserted for the sortable stats.

References

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General
  • "Winnipeg Jets Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  • "Phoenix Coyotes Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Bobby Hull Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Rudy Pilous Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Bobby Kromm Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Larry Hillman Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Tom McVie Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Bill Sutherland Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  7. ^ "Mike Smith Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "Tom Watt Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  9. ^ "Barry Long Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "John Ferguson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  11. ^ "Dan Maloney Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  12. ^ "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  13. ^ "Bob Murdoch Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  14. ^ "John Paddock Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  15. ^ "Terry Simpson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2009.