Brind’Amour Deserves Jack Adams Nomination Mark Shiver | April 28, 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,…
Bruins Success Makes Cassidy a Jack Adams Candidate Joseph Ochs | January 11, 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…
Dave Hakstol Deserves Jack Adams Consideration Wes Herrmann | March 11, 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…
Why Peter Laviolette Should Win Coach of the Year Colin Fitts | June 15, 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.…
Preds Poll: Did Peter Laviolette Deserve Adams Nod? Dan Mount | May 9, 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…
Paul Maurice is the Real Coach of the Year Andrew Forbes | May 7, 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.…
The Jack Adams Award Voting Is Flawed Alex Kozovski | April 15, 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…
Jack Adams Award: Making a Bid for Babcock Marinna Marotta | April 8, 2014 Head over to the Detroit Red Wings home page and you’ll find a promotion for tickets to Round 1 Home Games of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Playoff hopes…
Devils Head Coach Peter DeBoer Deserves To Win the Jack Adams Award Leo Scaglione Jr. | April 7, 2014 Peter DeBoer deserves to win the Jack Adams Award, awarded “to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.” The New Jersey Devils, despite losing…
Vegas Vacation: Avalanche Warning Colin Mills | April 1, 2014 Vegas baby, Vegas! A year ago, a disgruntled J.S. Giguere ripped his teammates’ effort level heading into the last week of the season stating that “Some guys are more worried about…
Tumultuous Summer Awaits Penguins’ GM Ray Shero Sean Griffin | June 9, 2013 A season many thought would culminate with Gary Bettman handing the most coveted trophy in all of sports to Pens’ captain Sidney Crosby for the second time in five years…
Dan Bylsma: Great Coach or Product of Talented Team? Justin Glock | May 24, 2013 Let’s get one thing straight, Bylsma is a genuine human being. He comes off as being family-oriented, hard-working, and looks like he truly cares for the players on his team.…