Jack Adams Award
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Awarded to the coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success” and named after the late Detroit Red Wings coach and general manager. Winners selected by NHL Broadcasters' Assn.; (*) indicates division champion.
Multiple winners: Pat Burns (3); Scotty Bowman, Jacques Demers and Pat Quinn (2).
Year | Improvement | |||
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1974 | Fred Shero, Phi | 37-30-11 | to | 50-16-12* |
1975 | Bob Pulford, LA | 41-14-23 | to | 37-35-8 |
1976 | Don Cherry, Bos | 40-26-14 | to | 48-15-17* |
1977 | Scotty Bowman, Mon | 58-11-11* | to | 60- 8-12* |
1978 | Bobby Kromm, Det | 6-55-9 | to | 32-34-14 |
1979 | Al Arbour, NYI | 48-17-15* | to | 51-15-14* |
1980 | Pat Quinn, Phi | 40-25-15 | to | 48-12-20* |
1981 | Red Berenson, St.L | 34-34-12 | to | 45-18-17* |
1982 | Tom Watt, Win | 9-57-14 | to | 33-33-14 |
1983 | Orval Tessier, Chi | 30-38-12 | to | 47-23-10 |
1984 | Bryan Murray, Wash | 39-25-16 | to | 48-27-5 |
1985 | Mike Keenan, Phi | 44-26-10 | to | 53-20-7* |
1986 | Glen Sather, Edm | 49-20-11* | to | 56-17-7* |
1987 | Jacques Demers, Det | 17-57-6 | to | 34-36-10 |
1988 | Jacques Demers, Det | 34-36-10 | to | 41-28-11* |
1989 | Pat Burns, Mon | 45-22-13 | to | 53-18- 9* |
1990 | Bob Murdoch, Win | 26-42-12 | to | 37-32-11 |
1991 | Brian Sutter, St.L | 37-34-9 | to | 47-22-11 |
1992 | Pat Quinn, Van | 28-43-9 | to | 42-26-12* |
1993 | Pat Burns, Tor | 30-43-7 | to | 44-29-11 |
1994 | Jacques Lemaire, NJ | 40-37-7 | to | 47-25-12 |
1995 | Marc Crawford, Que | 34-42-8 | to | 30-13-5* |
1996 | Scotty Bowman, Det | 33-11-4* | to | 62-13-7* |
1997 | Ted Nolan, Buf | 33-42-7 | to | 40-30-12* |
1998 | Pat Burns, Bos | 26-47-9 | to | 39-30-13 |
1999 | Jacques Martin, Ott | 34-33-15 | to | 44-23-15* |
2000 | Joel Quenneville, St.L | 37-32-13 | to | 51-20-11* |
2001 | Bill Barber, Phi | 45-25-12 | to | 43-25-11-3 |
2002 | Bob Francis, Pho | 35-27-17-3 | to | 40-27-9-6 |
2003 | Jacques Lemaire, Minn | 26-35-12-9 | to | 42-29-10-1 |
2004 | John Tortorella, TB | 36-25-16-5 | to | 46-22-8-6* |
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