Posts About "Jack Adams Award"
Bruins' Cassidy Is Head of the 2020 Jack Adams Class
July 20th, 2020 For the second time in three years as head coach of the Boston Bruins, Bruce Cassidy is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach. Two years ago, Cassidy finished second in the voting, which is done by the leagues broadcasters, to former Vegas Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant. Related: 10 Things You May...
Coyotes’ Tocchet Deserves Serious Jack Adams Consideration
July 10th, 2020 Besides a Stanley Cup, the Jack Adams Award is the most coveted trophy a head coach can win in the National Hockey League. By definition, the Jack Adams is awarded annually to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success. The 2019-20 campaign, like in many past seasons, has seen its fair share of outstanding...
Blue Jackets' Tortorella Deserves the Jack Adams
March 26th, 2020 John Tortorella: confident, short-tempered, witty, in-your-face, passionate, and intense. These are just some of the adjectives used to describe the current head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, in the midst of his fifth season with the team. Throughout the course of his coaching career, the 61-year-old, Boston, Massachusetts native...
Penguins' Sullivan in the Running for Jack Adams
March 4th, 2020 Over the course of the 2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins’ season, a lot of talk has been floating around regarding head coach Mike Sullivan being a candidate for the NHL’s Jack Adams Award for league’s best coach. Given the injury-riddled season the Penguins have had, it makes sense he is near the top of that conversation. If...
Penguins’ Sullivan has Strong Case for Jack Adams
December 20th, 2019 Entering the 2019-20 campaign with the NHL's longest active playoff streak, 13 consecutive appearances, the Pittsburgh Penguins faced fairly high expectations, as usual. So far, they have a solid grip on the Eastern Conference's top wild-card spot, but it hasn't come easily. On the surface, head coach Mike Sullivan is in line with...
Jack Adams, the Man and the Award
November 18th, 2019 Few people have had a more transcending impact on the NHL than legendary coach and general manager Jack Adams. For 36 years, Adams led the Detroit Red Wings organization in some capacity, coaching the likes of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel and Larry Aurie. Today, more than 100 years after Adams first became involved with the...
Brind'Amour Deserves Jack Adams Nomination
April 28th, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour should be the leading candidate to win the Jack Adams Award, hands down. When the three finalists for the award were announced Friday, though, Brind'Amour's name was glaringly absent. It is nothing less than a shame that he has been left out of the running. This is not in any way...
Bruins Success Makes Cassidy a Jack Adams Candidate
January 11th, 2018 When I laid forth my awards predictions for the 2017-18 season back in late September, I had no idea that one of the best coaches in the NHL was right under my nose here in Boston. Taking over for a man who was not only the winningest coach in team history but also the longest-tenured in the league would be a tall task for anyone. For...
Dave Hakstol Deserves Jack Adams Consideration
March 11th, 2016 Sixty-nine points, nine points out of the last playoff spot. Fifth in the Metropolitan, 11th in the Eastern Conference, 23rd in the league. No chance of playoffs That was the Philadelphia Flyers a year ago as coach Craig Berube entered his last 13 games behind the bench in Philly. The team ended up finishing sixth in the Metro and...
Why Peter Laviolette Should Win Coach of the Year
June 15th, 2015 The annual NHL Awards are just days away, and the Nashville Predators are hoping to come away with a couple trophies by the end of the night on June 24. Pekka Rinne is a finalist for the Vezina Trophy (goaltender of the year), and Peter Laviolette is up for the Jack Adams Award (head coach of the year). Since Carey Price of the...
Preds Poll: Did Peter Laviolette Deserve Adams Nod?
May 9th, 2015 It’s time to defend Peter Laviolette and his Jack Adams Award nomination. When the candidates for the NHL’s top coach were released earlier in the week, there were a lot fans upset about their coach being snubbed. Did Peter Laviolette deserve an Adams Trophy nomination? Yes No pollcode.com free polls A...
Paul Maurice is the Real Coach of the Year
May 7th, 2015 For the first time since they left Winnipeg in 1996, the Jets were able to give their fans playoff hockey as they battled their way into the 2015 NHL Playoffs. With that, the fans brought back the Winnipeg ‘White Out’ and while it only lasted one round, it was a great moment for the franchise. But the players aren’t the only...
The Jack Adams Award Voting Is Flawed
April 15th, 2014 Scotty Bowman’s coaching resume would make most NHL franchises envious: nine Stanley Cups, 1,244 regular season wins, 28 playoff appearances, and 223 playoff wins. The only underwhelming statistic for the most decorated coach in NHL history? Two Jack Adams Awards. The coach with the most wins, Cups, and second most playoff...
