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List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) head coaches

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The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.

John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.

Key

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|+General

# 

|Number of coaches{{efn|A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.}}

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| Spent entire WHA and NHL coaching career with the Jets

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| Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder

Achievements

|Achievements during their Jets head coaching tenure

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|+Regular-season

GC

|Games coached

|T

|Ties = 1 point

W

|Wins = 2 points

|PTS

|Points

L

|Losses = 0 points

|W%

|Winning percentage

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|+Playoffs

PGC

|Games coached

PW

|Wins

PL

|Losses

PW%

|Winning percentage

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Head coaches

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! #

! Name

! Term{{efn|Each year is linked to an article about that particular WHA or NHL season.}}

!  GC

!  W

!  L

!  T

!  PTS

!  W%

!  PGC

!  PW

!  PL

!  PW%

! class=unsortable| Achievements

! class=unsortable| Reference

{{nts|1}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bobby|Hull}}*

|1972–1974

|{{nts|156}}

|{{nts|77}}

|{{nts|70}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|163}}

|.522

|{{nts|18}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|9}}

|.500

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/hullbo01c.html|title=Bobby Hull Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|2}}

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Rudy|Pilous}}†

|1974–1975

|{{nts|37}}

|{{nts|18}}

|{{nts|17}}

|{{nts|2}}

|{{nts|38}}

|.514

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/pilouru01c.html|title=Rudy Pilous Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

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|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bobby|Hull}}*

|1975

|{{nts|13}}

|{{nts|4}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|0}}

|{{nts|8}}

|.308

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

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—

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bobby|Hull}}*

|1972–1974; 1975

|{{nts|169}}

|{{nts|81}}

|{{nts|79}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|171}}

|.506

|{{nts|18}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|9}}

|.500

|

|

—

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Rudy|Pilous}}†

|1975

|{{nts|28}}

|{{nts|16}}

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|35}}

|.625

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|

—

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Rudy|Pilous}}†

|1974–1975

|{{nts|65}}

|{{nts|34}}

|{{nts|26}}

|{{nts|5}}

|{{nts|73}}

|.562

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|

{{nts|3}}

|{{sortname|Bobby|Kromm}}

|1975–1977

|{{nts|161}}

|{{nts|98}}

|{{nts|59}}

|{{nts|4}}

|{{nts|200}}

|.621

|{{nts|33}}

|{{nts|23}}

|{{nts|10}}

|.697

|Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner (1976)
Avco World Trophy championship (1976)

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/krommbo99c.html|title=Bobby Kromm Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|4}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Larry|Hillman}}*

|1977–1979

|{{nts|141}}

|{{nts|78}}

|{{nts|55}}

|{{nts|8}}

|{{nts|164}}

|.582

|{{nts|9}}

|{{nts|8}}

|{{nts|1}}

|.889

|Avco World Trophy championship (1978)

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/hillmla01c.html|title=Larry Hillman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|5}}

|{{sortname|Tom|McVie}}

|1979–{{nhly|1979|end}}

|{{nts|96}}

|{{nts|30}}

|{{nts|55}}

|{{nts|11}}

|{{nts|71}}

|.370

|{{nts|10}}

|{{nts|8}}

|{{nts|2}}

|.800

|Avco World Trophy championship (1979)

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/mcvieto99c.html|title=Tom McVie Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|6}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bill|Sutherland|dab=hockey}}*

|{{nhly|1979|end}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|2}}

|{{nts|1}}

|{{nts|0}}

|{{nts|4}}

|.666

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/mcvieto99c.html|title=Bill Sutherland Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

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|{{sortname|Tom|McVie}}

|{{nhly|1980|start}}

|{{nts|28}}

|{{nts|1}}

|{{nts|20}}

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|9}}

|.161

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|

—

|{{sortname|Tom|McVie}}

|1978–{{nhly|1979|end}}; {{nhly|1980|start}}

|{{nts|124}}

|{{nts|31}}

|{{nts|75}}

|{{nts|18}}

|{{nts|80}}

|.323

|{{nts|10}}

|{{nts|8}}

|{{nts|2}}

|.800

|

|

—

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bill|Sutherland|dab=hockey}}*

|{{nhly|1980|full=y}}

|{{nts|29}}

|{{nts|6}}

|{{nts|20}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|15}}

|.259

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|

—

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Bill|Sutherland|dab=hockey}}*

|{{nhly|1980|end}}; {{nhly|1980|full=y}}

|{{nts|32}}

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|22}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|17}}

|.266

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|

{{nts|7}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Mike|Smith|Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1945)}}*

|{{nhly|1980|end}}

|{{nts|23}}

|{{nts|2}}

|{{nts|17}}

|{{nts|4}}

|{{nts|8}}

|.174

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/smithmi99c.html|title=Mike Smith Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|8}}

|{{sortname|Tom|Watt|dab=ice hockey}}

|{{nhly|1981|start}}–{{nhly|1983|start}}

|{{nts|181}}

|{{nts|72}}

|{{nts|85}}

|{{nts|24}}

|{{nts|168}}

|.464

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|1}}

|{{nts|6}}

|.143

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/wattto99c.html|title=Tom Watt Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|9}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Barry|Long|Barry Long (ice hockey)}}*

|{{nhly|1983|start}}–{{nhly|1985|end}}

|{{nts|205}}

|{{nts|87}}

|{{nts|93}}

|{{nts|25}}

|{{nts|199}}

|.485

|{{nts|11}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|8}}

|.273

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/longba01c.html|title=Barry Long Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|10}}

|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|John|Ferguson|John Ferguson, Sr.}}*

|{{nhly|1985|end}}

|{{nts|14}}

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|6}}

|{{nts|1}}

|{{nts|15}}

|.536

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|0}}

|{{nts|3}}

|.000

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/fergujo01c.html|title=John Ferguson Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|11}}

|{{sortname|Dan|Maloney}}

|{{nhly|1986|start}}–{{nhly|1988|end}}

|{{nts|212}}

|{{nts|91}}

|{{nts|93}}

|{{nts|28}}

|{{nts|210}}

|.495

|{{nts|15}}

|{{nts|5}}

|{{nts|10}}

|.333

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/malonda01c.html|title=Dan Maloney Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|12}}

|{{sortname|Rick|Bowness}}

|{{nhly|1988|end}}

|{{nts|28}}

|{{nts|8}}

|{{nts|17}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|19}}

|.339

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/bowneri01c.html|title=Rick Bowness Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|13}}

|{{sortname|Bob|Murdoch|Bob Murdoch (ice hockey, born 1946)}}

|{{nhly|1989|start}}–{{nhly|1990|end}}

|{{nts|160}}

|{{nts|63}}

|{{nts|75}}

|{{nts|22}}

|{{nts|148}}

|.463

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|3}}

|{{nts|4}}

|.429

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/murdobo01c.html|title=Bob Murdoch Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|14}}

|{{sortname|John|Paddock}}

|{{nhly|1991|start}}–{{nhly|1994|end}}

|{{nts|281}}

|{{nts|106}}

|{{nts|138}}

|{{nts|37}}

|{{nts|249}}

|.443

|{{nts|13}}

|{{nts|5}}

|{{nts|8}}

|.385

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/paddojo01c.html|title=John Paddock Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

{{nts|15}}

|{{sortname|Terry|Simpson}}

|{{nhly|1994|end}}–{{nhly|1995|end}}

|{{nts|97}}

|{{nts|43}}

|{{nts|47}}

|{{nts|7}}

|{{nts|93}}

|.479

|{{nts|6}}

|{{nts|2}}

|{{nts|4}}

|.333

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/simpste99c.html|title=Terry Simpson Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WNJ/coaches.html|title=Winnipeg Jets Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHX/coaches.html|title=Phoenix Coyotes Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Hockey-Reference.com|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}

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