List of Winnipeg Jets head coaches

The Winnipeg Jets are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 1999 as an expansion team as the Atlanta Thrashers, but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2011, being renamed after the previous Winnipeg Jets team (now playing as the Arizona Coyotes). The Jets play their home games at the Canada Life Centre. They are owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, Kevin Cheveldayoff is their general manager, and Adam Lowry is the team captain.

The team's first head coach was Claude Noel, who was previously the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets towards the end of the 2009–10 season. He was fired on January 12, 2014, and replaced by former Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice.[2]

# Number of coaches[a]
GC Games coached
W Wins = 2 points
L Losses = 0 points
T Ties = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point[b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage

Coaches

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Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 season.

# Name Term[c] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%
1 Claude Noel 20112014 177 80 79 18 178 .503 [3]
2 Paul Maurice 20142021 601 315 224 62 692 .576 39 16 23 .410 [4]
3 Dave Lowry 2021–2022 54 26 22 6 58 .537 [5]
4 Rick Bowness 20222024 164 98 57 9 205 .625 10 2 8 .200 [6]
5 Scott Arniel 2024–present [7]

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[8]
  • c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  2. ^ Tait, Ed (2014-01-12). "Jets fire Noel, hire Paul Maurice". Winnipeg Free Press.
  3. ^ "Claude Noel Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  4. ^ "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  5. ^ "Dave Lowry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. ^ "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ^ "Scott Arniel Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-23.