Jack Adams Award Winners
The coach-of-the-year award, given to the NHL coach judged to have contributed most to his team's success.
All 40 Jack Adams Award winners in the prospuck database, newest first.
Most Wins
| # | Winner | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Burns | 3 |
| 2 | Barry Trotz | 2 |
| 3 | Jacques Demers | 2 |
Winners by Year
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Jon Cooper |
| 2024-25 | Spencer Carbery |
| 2023-24 | Rick Tocchet |
| 2022-23 | Jim Montgomery |
| 2021-22 | Darryl Sutter |
| 2020-21 | Rod Brind'Amour |
| 2019-20 | Bruce Cassidy |
| 2018-19 | Barry Trotz |
| 2017-18 | Gerard Gallant |
| 2016-17 | John Tortorella |
| 2015-16 | Barry Trotz |
| 2014-15 | Bob Hartley |
| 2013-14 | Patrick Roy |
| 2012-13 | Paul MacLean |
| 2011-12 | Ken Hitchcock |
| 2010-11 | Dan Bylsma |
| 2009-10 | Dave Tippett |
| 2008-09 | Claude Julien |
| 2007-08 | Bruce Boudreau |
| 2006-07 | Alain Vigneault |
| 2005-06 | Lindy Ruff |
| 2003-04 | John Tortorella |
| 2002-03 | Jacques Lemaire |
| 2001-02 | Bob Francis |
| 2000-01 | Bill Barber |
| 1999-00 | Joel Quenneville |
| 1998-99 | Jacques Martin |
| 1997-98 | Pat Burns |
| 1996-97 | Ted Nolan |
| 1995-96 | Scotty Bowman |
| 1994-95 | Marc Crawford |
| 1993-94 | Jacques Lemaire |
| 1992-93 | Pat Burns |
| 1991-92 | Pat Quinn |
| 1990-91 | Brian Sutter |
| 1989-90 | Bob Murdoch |
| 1988-89 | Pat Burns |
| 1987-88 | Jacques Demers |
| 1986-87 | Jacques Demers |
| 1981-82 | Tom Watt |
Winner lists cover the seasons in the prospuck database; earlier history is added as coverage extends back. All NHL trophies →