Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2009–10 season.
| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Achievements | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T/OTL | Win% | GC | W | L | T | Win% | |||||
| 1 | Phil Goyette* | 1972–1973 | 48 | 6 | 38 | 4 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Earl Ingarfield* | 1973 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Al Arbour† | 1973–1986 | 1038 | 552 | 317 | 169 | .613 | 171 | 109 | 62 | 0 | .601 | Stanley Cup Championship (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) 1979 Jack Adams Award winner |
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| 4 | Terry Simpson | 1986–1988 | 187 | 81 | 82 | 24 | .497 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | ||
| — | Al Arbour† | 1988–1994 | 461 | 187 | 220 | 54 | .464 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | ||
| 5 | Lorne Henning | 1994–1995 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | .365 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Mike Milbury | 1995–1997 | 127 | 35 | 73 | 19 | .350 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Rick Bowness | 1997–1998 | 100 | 38 | 50 | 12 | .440 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | Mike Milbury | 1998–1999 | 66 | 22 | 39 | 5 | .371 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Bill Stewart* | 1999 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 7 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Butch Goring | 1999–2001 | 143 | 41 | 89 | 18 | .335 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | Lorne Henning | 2001 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .294 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Peter Laviolette | 2001–2003 | 158 | 77 | 62 | 25 | .546 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 11 | Steve Stirling | 2003–2006 | 118 | 56 | 51 | 17 | .521 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 | ||
| 12 | Brad Shaw | 2006 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13 | Ted Nolan | 2006–2007 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | .561 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||
| — | Al Arbour† | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | Ted Nolan | 2007–2008 | 81 | 34 | 38 | 9 | .475 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 14 | Scott Gordon | 2008–November 15, 2010 | 164 | 60 | 84 | 20 | .427 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 15 | Jack Capuano | 2010–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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