List of NHL head coaches

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This is a list of National Hockey League head coaches (as of November 2006):

[edit] Current Teams

Team	List	Name	First Season	Games	Record	Winning %
Anaheim Ducks	List	Randy Carlyle	2005	82	43-27-12	.597
Atlanta Thrashers	List	Bob Hartley	2003	204	94-84-13-13	.524
Boston Bruins	List	Dave Lewis	2006	--	--	--
Buffalo Sabres	List	Lindy Ruff	1997	656	305-249-78-24	.562
Calgary Flames	List	Jim Playfair	2006	--	--	--
Carolina Hurricanes	List	Peter Laviolette	2003	134	72-48-6-8	.589
Chicago Blackhawks	List	Denis Savard	2006	--	--	--
Colorado Avalanche	List	Joel Quenneville	2005	82	43-30-9	.579
Columbus Blue Jackets	List	Ken Hitchcock	2006	--	--	--
Dallas Stars	List	Dave Tippett	2002	246	140-66-28-12	.610
Detroit Red Wings	List	Mike Babcock	2005	82	58-16-8	.756
Edmonton Oilers	List	Craig MacTavish	2000	410	190-149-47-34	.556
Florida Panthers	List	Jacques Martin	2005	82	37-34-11	.518
Los Angeles Kings	List	Marc Crawford	2006	--	--	--
Minnesota Wild	List	Jacques Lemaire	2000	410	161-168-55-8	.492
Montreal Canadiens	List	Guy Carbonneau	2006	--	--	--
Nashville Predators	List	Barry Trotz	1998	574	232-253-60-29	.466
New Jersey Devils	List	Claude Julien	2006	--	--	--
New York Islanders	List	Ted Nolan	2006	--	--	--
New York Rangers	List	Tom Renney	2004	102	49-41-0-12	.425
Ottawa Senators	List	Bryan Murray	2005	82	52-21-9	.690
Philadelphia Flyers	List	John Stevens	2006	--	--	--
Phoenix Coyotes	List	Wayne Gretzky	2005	82	38-39-5	.494
Pittsburgh Penguins	List	Michel Therrien	2005	51	14-29-8	.353
San Jose Sharks	List	Ron Wilson	2002	221	106-73-19-23
St. Louis Blues	List	Andy Murray	2006	--	--	--
Tampa Bay Lightning	List	John Tortorella	2001	328	152-120-35-21	.549
Toronto Maple Leafs	List	Paul Maurice	2006	--	--	--
Vancouver Canucks	List	Alain Vigneault	2006	--	--	--
Washington Capitals	List	Glen Hanlon	2004	136	44-71-9-12	.344

[edit] Historical Teams

• Head Coaches of the Atlanta Flames
• Head Coaches of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies
• Head Coaches of the Hartford Whalers
• Head Coaches of the Hamilton Tigers and Quebec Bulldogs
• Head Coaches of the New York Americans
• Head Coaches of the Montreal Maroons
• Head Coaches of the Montreal Wanderers
• Head Coaches of the Minnesota North Stars
• Head Coaches of the Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals, and Cleveland Barons
• Head Coaches of the original Ottawa Senators
• Head Coaches of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Head Coaches of the Quebec Nordiques
• Head Coaches of the Winnipeg Jets