Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings
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There have been 27 head coaches for the Detroit Red Wings since 1926.
Note: includes coaches of Detroit Cougars (1926-30) and Detroit Falcons (1930-32).
| # | Name | Dates | Games | Record | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Duncan | 1926 - 1927 | 33 | 10-21-2 | .333 |
| 2 | Duke Keats | 1927 | 11 | 2-7-2 | .272 |
| 3 | Jack Adams | 1927 - 1947 | 964 | 413-390-161 | .511 |
| 4 | Tommy Ivan | 1947 - 1954 | 470 | 262-118-90 | .653 |
| 5 | Jimmy Skinner | 1954 - 1958 | 247 | 123-78-46 | .591 |
| 6 | Sid Abel | 1957 - 1968 | 704 | 286-306-112 | .486 |
| 7 | Bill Gadsby | 1968 - 1969 | 78 | 35-31-12 | .526 |
| - | Sid Abel | 1969 - 1970 | 74 | 38-21-15 | .615 |
| 8 | Ned Harkness | 1970 | 38 | 12-22-4 | .368 |
| 9 | Doug Barkley | 1970 - 1972 | 51 | 13-31-7 | .326 |
| 10 | Johnny Wilson | 1971 - 1973 | 145 | 67-56-22 | .538 |
| 11 | Ted Garvin | 1973 | 12 | 2-9-1 | .208 |
| 12 | Alex Delvecchio | 1973 - 1975 | 146 | 50-76-20 | .411 |
| 13 | Doug Barkley | 1975 | 26 | 7-15-4 | .346 |
| - | Alex Delvecchio | 1975 | 9 | 3-5-1 | .389 |
| 14 | Billy Dea | 1975 - 1977 | 88 | 29-50-9 | .380 |
| 15 | Larry Wilson | 1977 | 36 | 3-29-4 | .139 |
| 16 | Bobby Kromm | 1977 - 1980 | 231 | 79-111-41 | .430 |
| 17 | Marcel Pronovost | 1980 | 9 | 2-7-0 | .222 |
| 18 | Ted Lindsay | 1980 | 20 | 3-14-3 | .225 |
| 19 | Wayne Maxner | 1980 - 1982 | 129 | 34-68-27 | .368 |
| - | Billy Dea | 1982 | 11 | 3-8-0 | .273 |
| 20 | Nick Polano | 1982 - 1985 | 240 | 79-127-34 | .400 |
| 21 | Harry Neale | 1985 | 35 | 8-23-4 | .286 |
| 22 | Brad Park | 1985 - 1986 | 45 | 9-34-2 | .222 |
| 23 | Jacques Demers | 1986 - 1990 | 320 | 137-136-47 | .502 |
| 24 | Bryan Murray | 1990 - 1993 | 244 | 124-91-29 | .568 |
| 25 | Scotty Bowman | 1993 - 1998 | 378 | 223-103-52 | .659 |
| 26 | Dave Lewis and Barry Smith | 1998 | 5 | 4-1-0 | .800 |
| - | Scotty Bowman | 1998 - 2002 | 323 | 187-100-36-8 | .703 |
| - | Dave Lewis | 2002 - 2005 | 164 | 96-41-21-6 | .668 |
| 27 | Mike Babcock | 2005 - present | 82 | 58-16-8 | .756 |
