Jack Adams Award Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Jack Adams Award

Established	1974
Current holder(s)	Patrick Roy
Awarded to the	National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."

The Jack Adams Award is a special prize given out every year in the National Hockey League (NHL). It goes to the coach who is chosen as the one who helped their team succeed the most during the regular season.

This award has been given out 33 times to 28 different coaches since it started in 1974. A group called the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association votes for the winner at the end of each season. Some coaches have won this award more than once! For example, Pat Burns won it three times, which is more than any other coach.

Who Has Won the Jack Adams Award?

Scotty Bowman, a two-time winner of the award.

Marc Crawford, who won the award in 1995.

Ted Nolan, the winner in 1997.

Lindy Ruff, who won the award in 2006.

Dan Bylsma, who won in 2011.

Many talented coaches have received the Jack Adams Award over the years. Here is a list of all the winners and the teams they coached when they won:

Jack Adams Award winners
Season	Winner	Team	Win #
1973–74	Shero, FredFred Shero	Philadelphia Flyers	1
1974–75	Pulford, BobBob Pulford	Los Angeles Kings	1
1975–76	Cherry, DonDon Cherry	Boston Bruins	1
1976–77	Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman	Montreal Canadiens	1
1977–78	Kromm, BobbyBobby Kromm	Detroit Red Wings	1
1978–79	Arbour, AlAl Arbour	New York Islanders	1
1979–80	Quinn, PatPat Quinn	Philadelphia Flyers	1
1980–81	Berenson, RedRed Berenson	St. Louis Blues	1
1981–82	Watt, TomTom Watt	Winnipeg Jets	1
1982–83	Tessier, OrvalOrval Tessier	Chicago Blackhawks	1
1983–84	Murray, BryanBryan Murray	Washington Capitals	1
1984–85	Keenan, MikeMike Keenan	Philadelphia Flyers	1
1985–86	Sather, GlenGlen Sather	Edmonton Oilers	1
1986–87	Demers, JacquesJacques Demers	Detroit Red Wings	1
1987–88	Demers, JacquesJacques Demers	Detroit Red Wings	2
1988–89	Burns, PatPat Burns	Montreal Canadiens	1
1989–90	Murdoch, BobBob Murdoch	Winnipeg Jets	1
1990–91	Sutter, BrianBrian Sutter	St. Louis Blues	1
1991–92	Quinn, PatPat Quinn	Vancouver Canucks	2
1992–93	Burns, PatPat Burns	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
1993–94	Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	New Jersey Devils	1
1994–95	Crawford, MarcMarc Crawford	Quebec Nordiques	1
1995–96	Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman	Detroit Red Wings	2
1996–97	Nolan, TedTed Nolan	Buffalo Sabres	1
1997–98	Burns, PatPat Burns	Boston Bruins	3
1998–99	Martin, JacquesJacques Martin	Ottawa Senators	1
1999–2000	Quenneville, JoelJoel Quenneville	St. Louis Blues	1
2000–01	Barber, BillBill Barber	Philadelphia Flyers	1
2001–02	Francis, BobBob Francis	Phoenix Coyotes	1
2002–03	Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	Minnesota Wild	2
2003–04	Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella	Tampa Bay Lightning	1
2004–05	—	—	—
2005–06	Ruff, LindyLindy Ruff	Buffalo Sabres	1
2006–07	Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault	Vancouver Canucks	1
2007–08	Boudreau, BruceBruce Boudreau	Washington Capitals	1
2008–09	Julien, ClaudeClaude Julien	Boston Bruins	1
2009–10	Tippett, DaveDave Tippett	Phoenix Coyotes	1
2010–11	Bylsma, DanDan Bylsma	Pittsburgh Penguins	1
2011–12	Hitchcock, KenKen Hitchcock	St. Louis Blues	1
2012–13	MacLean, PaulPaul MacLean	Ottawa Senators	1
2013–14	Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	Colorado Avalanche	1
2014–15	Hartley, BobBob Hartley	Calgary Flames	1
2015–16	Trotz, BarryBarry Trotz	Washington Capitals	1
2016–17	Tortorella, JohnJohn Tortorella	Columbus Blue Jackets	2

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Pat Quinn, winner for the 1979–80 and 1991–92 NHL seasons
Jacques Lemaire, winner for the 1993–94 and 2002–03 NHL seasons
John Tortorella, winner for the 2003–04 and 2016–17 NHL seasons
Barry Trotz, winner for the 2015–16 and 2018–19 NHL seasons

Jack Adams Award facts for kids

Who Has Won the Jack Adams Award?

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