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List of St. Louis Blues head coaches

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The St. Louis Blues are an American professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/teams.htm|title=Teams|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P|access-date=2009-03-08}} The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team with five other teams. The Blues first played their home games at the St. Louis Arena until 1994; they have played their home games at the Enterprise Center, first named the Kiel Center, since then.{{cite web|url=http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=new_his_history|title=Franchise History|work=St Louis Blues Hockey Club|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P|access-date=2009-03-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218075526/http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=new_his_history|archive-date=2009-02-18}} The majority of the Blues franchise are owned by SLB Acquisition LLC, headed by Tom Stillman; Doug Armstrong is their general manager.{{cite web|url=http://blues.nhl.com/team/front_office.htm|title=Front Office|work=St Louis Blues Hockey Club|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P|access-date=2009-03-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204083112/http://blues.nhl.com/team/front_office.htm|archive-date=2009-02-04}}{{cite web|url=http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster |title=Roster |work=St Louis Blues Hockey Club |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P |access-date=2009-03-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227052645/http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster |archive-date=2009-02-27}}

There have been 28 head coaches for the Blues. The franchise's first head coach was Lynn Patrick, who coached for 16 games in his first term. Joel Quenneville is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (593), the most regular-season game wins (307), the most regular-season points (709), the most playoff games coached (68), and the most playoff-game wins (34). Barclay Plager and Bob Plager are the only pair of brothers{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13992|title=Bob Bryant Plager|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=2009-03-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040821072519/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13992|archive-date=2004-08-21}} to have coached the Blues; Barclay coached for four seasons, and Bob coached for eleven games. Red Berenson, Brian Sutter, Quenneville and Ken Hitchcock are the only head coaches to have been awarded the Jack Adams Award with the Blues. Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, and Emile Francis are the only Blues head coaches to have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder.{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMembersByYear.jsp?type=Builder|title=Hockey Hall of Fame inductees - Builders by Induction Year|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=2009-03-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528120538/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMembersByYear.jsp?type=Builder|archive-date=2009-05-28}} Six coaches have spent their entire NHL head coaching careers with the Blues.

Jim Montgomery serves as head coach of the Blues, after being named to the role on November 24, 2024, following the firing of Drew Bannister.{{cite web |title=Blues relieve Drew Bannister of coaching duties; hire Jim Montgomery as Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-relieve-drew-bannister-of-coaching-duties-hire-jim-montgomery-as-head-coach |website=NHL.com |access-date=November 24, 2024 |date=November 24, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Montgomery hired as Blues coach, replaces Bannister |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/jim-montgomery-hired-as-st-louis-blues-coach-replaces-drew-bannister |website=NHL.com |access-date=November 24, 2024 |date=November 24, 2024}}

Key

class="wikitable"
#

|Number of coaches{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

GC

|Games coached

W

|Wins = 2 points

L

|Losses = 0 points

T

|Ties = 1 point

OT

|Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point{{ref label|Note2|b|b}}

PTS

|Points

Win%

|Winning percentage

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| Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Blues

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| Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder

Coaches

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File:Mike Yeo 2012-06-23.JPG

Note: Statistics are correct through the hiring of Montgomery during the 2024–25 season.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" | #

! rowspan="2" | Name

! rowspan="2" | Term{{ref label|Note3|c|c}}

! colspan="6" | Regular season

! colspan="4" | Playoffs

! rowspan="2" | Achievements

! rowspan="2" | Reference

GC

! W

! L

! T/OT

! PTS

! Win%

! GC

! W

! L

! Win%

align=center|1

|Lynn Patrick

|1967

|16

|4

|10

|2

|10

|.313

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/patrily01c.html |title=Lynn Patrick Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|2

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Scotty Bowman†

|1967–1970

|210

|97

|79

|40

|234

|.557

|46

|24

|22

|.522

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/bowmasc99c.html |title=Scotty Bowman Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|3

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Al Arbour†

|1970–1971

|50

|21

|15

|14

|56

|.560

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/arboual01c.html |title=Al Arbour Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Scotty Bowman†

|1971

|28

|13

|10

|5

|31

|.553

|6

|2

|4

|.333

|

|align=center|

align=center|4

|Sid Abel

|1971

|10

|3

|6

|1

|7

|.350

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/abelsi01c.html |title=Sid Abel Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|5

|Bill McCreary, Sr.

|1971

|24

|6

|14

|4

|16

|.333

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/mccrebi01c.html |title=Bill McCreary Sr. Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Al Arbour†

|1971–1972

|57

|21

|25

|11

|53

|.447

|11

|4

|7

|.364

|

|align=center|

align=center|6

|Jean-Guy Talbot

|1972–1974

|120

|52

|53

|15

|119

|.496

|5

|1

|4

|.200

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/talboje01c.html |title=Jean-Guy Talbot Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|7

|Lou Angotti

|1974

|32

|6

|20

|6

|18

|.281

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/angotlo01c.html |title=Lou Angotti Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|Lynn Patrick

|1974

|2

|1

|0

|1

|3

|.750

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|

align=center|8

|Garry Young

|1974–1975

|98

|41

|41

|16

|98

|.500

|2

|0

|2

|.000

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/youngga99c.html |title=Garry Young Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|Lynn Patrick

|1975–1976

|8

|3

|5

|0

|6

|.375

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|

align=center|9

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Leo Boivin*

|1976

|43

|17

|17

|9

|43

|.500

|3

|1

|2

|.333

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/boivile01c.html |title=Leo Boivin Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|10

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Emile Francis†

|1976–1977

|80

|32

|39

|9

|73

|.456

|4

|0

|4

|.000

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/francem01c.html |title=Emile Francis Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Leo Boivin*

|1977–1978

|80

|20

|47

|13

|53

|.331

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|

align=center|11

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Barclay Plager*

|1978–1979

|104

|25

|64

|15

|65

|.310

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/plageba01c.html |title=Barclay Plager Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|12

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Red Berenson*

|1979–1982

|204

|100

|72

|32

|232

|.569

|14

|5

|9

|.357

|1980–81 Jack Adams Award winner{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/trophies/adams.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706102444/http://www.nhl.com/trophies/adams.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-06|title=Jack Adams Award|work=NHL Enterprises, L.P|access-date=2009-03-08}}

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/berenre01c.html |title=Red Berenson Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|—

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Emile Francis†

|1982–1982

|44

|14

|25

|5

|33

|.375

|10

|5

|5

|.500

|

|align=center|

align=center|—

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Barclay Plager*

|1982–1983

|48

|15

|21

|12

|42

|.438

|4

|1

|3

|.250

|

|align=center|

align=center|13

|Jacques Demers

|1983–1986

|240

|106

|106

|28

|240

|.500

|33

|16

|17

|.485

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/demerja99c.html |title=Jacques Demers Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|14

|Jacques Martin

|1986–1988

|160

|66

|71

|23

|155

|.484

|16

|7

|9

|.438

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/martija99c.html |title=Jacques Martin Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|15

|Brian Sutter

|1988–1992

|320

|153

|124

|43

|349

|.545

|41

|20

|21

|.488

|1990–91 Jack Adams Award winner

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/suttebr01c.html |title=Brian Sutter Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|16

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Bob Plager*

|1992

|11

|4

|6

|1

|9

|.409

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/plagebo01c.html |title=Bob Plager Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|17

|Bob Berry

|1992–1994

|157

|73

|63

|21

|167

|.532

|15

|7

|8

|.467

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/berrybo01c.html |title=Bob Berry Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|18

|Mike Keenan

|1994–1996

|163

|75

|66

|22

|172

|.528

|20

|10

|10

|.500

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/keenami99c.html |title=Mike Keenan Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|19

|Jim Roberts

|1996–1997

|9

|3

|3

|3

|9

|.500

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/roberji01c.html |title=Jim Roberts Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|20

|Joel Quenneville

|1997–2004

|593

|307

|191

|95

|709

|.598

|68

|34

|34

|.500

|1999–2000 Jack Adams Award winner

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/quennjo01c.html |title=Joel Quenneville Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|21

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Mike Kitchen*

|2004–2006

|131

|38

|70

|23

|99

|.378

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/kitchmi01c.html |title=Mike Kitchen Coaching Record|access-date=2009-03-08 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|22

|Andy Murray

|2006–2010

|258

|118

|102

|38

|274

|.531

|4

|0

|4

|.000

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/murraan99c.html |title=Andy Murray Coaching Record|access-date=2010-01-02|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|23

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Davis Payne*

|2010–2011

|137

|67

|55

|15

|149

|.544

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/payneda01c.html |title=Davis Payne Coaching Record|access-date=2011-11-06 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|24

|Ken Hitchcock

|2011–2017

|413

|248

|124

|41

|537

|.650

|45

|20

|25

|.444

|2011–12 Jack Adams Award winner

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/hitchke99c.html |title=Ken Hitchcock Coaching Record|access-date=2012-05-09 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|25

|Mike Yeo

|2017–2018

|133

|73

|49

|11

|157

|{{winpct|73|49|11}}

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/yeomi99c.html |title=Mike Yeo Coaching Record|access-date=2017-07-18 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

align=center|26

|Craig Berube

|2018–2023

|382

|206

|132

|44

|239

|{{winpct|203|132|44}}

|51

|24

|27

|{{winpct|24|27}}

|2019 Stanley Cup championship

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/berubcr01c.html |title=Craig Berube Coaching Record|access-date=2018-11-18 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

27

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Drew Bannister*

|2023–2024

|76

|39

|31

|6

|84

|{{winpct|39|31|6}}

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/bannidr01c.html |title=Drew Bannister Coaching Record|access-date=2024-11-24 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

28

|Jim Montgomery

|2024–present

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

|{{winpct|0|0|0}}

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|align=center|{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/montgji01c.html |title=Jim Montgomery Coaching Record|access-date=2024-11-24 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com}}

Notes

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of coaches of the Blues. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • {{note label|Note2|b|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ext/0708rules.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511234846/http://www.nhl.com/ext/0708rules.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-05-11|title=Official Rules|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P|access-date=2009-03-08|format=PDF}}
  • {{note label|Note3|c|c}} Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

=General=

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/coaches.html|title=St. Louis Blues Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|access-date=2010-01-02}}

=Specific=

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