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Jack Adams Award

Coach of the Year / 51 seasons awarded

Description: First awarded in 1973-74, the Jack Adams Award is presented annually “to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.” Voting: Members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association submit ballots for the Jack Adams Award at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. History: The Jack Adams Award was presented by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association in 1974 in honor of the late Jack Adams, longtime coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. 2024-25 Winner: Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery won the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award. He became the fourth Washington head coach to claim the trophy, following Bryan Murray (1983-84), Bruce Boudreau (2007-08) and Barry Trotz (2015-16). Carbery also became the first individual to capture coach of the year honors at the ECHL, AHL and NHL levels, after winning the ECHL’s John Brophy Award in 2013-14 (South Carolina Stingrays) and the AHL’s Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award in 2020-21 (Hershey Bears). The second-year Capitals head coach was a runaway winner, receiving 81 first-place votes among the 103 ballots cast for 464 voting points. Scott Arniel (WPG) garnered 16 first-place votes in finishing second with 249 voting points, followed by Martin St. Louis (MTL) with 66 voting points. Carbery led the Capitals (51-22-9, 111 points) to the No. 2 overall record in the NHL as well as the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2016-17. After seeing an 11-point improvement during his first season, Washington jumped 20 points in 2024-25 – the third-largest gain from 2023-24 behind only Columbus (+23) and Anaheim (+21). The Capitals also boasted a 68-goal improvement in total offense (including shootout-deciding goals), rising from 28th place in 2023-24 (220) to second in 2024-25 (288). The team additionally finished among the League leaders in comeback wins (1st; 25), road points (t-1st; 53), goal differential (t-3rd; +56), penalty killing (5th; 82.0%), home points (7th; 58) and goals against (9th; 232, including shootout-deciding goals).

Season	Result	Recipient	Team
2024-25	Winner	Spencer Carbery	WSH
2024-25	Runner-up	Scott Arniel	WPG
2024-25	Finalist	Martin St. Louis	MTL
2023-24	Winner	Rick Tocchet	VAN
2023-24	Runner-up	Andrew Brunette	NSH
2023-24	Finalist	Rick Bowness	WPG
2022-23	Winner	Jim Montgomery	BOS
2022-23	Runner-up	Lindy Ruff	NJD
2022-23	Finalist	Dave Hakstol	SEA
2021-22	Winner	Darryl Sutter	CGY
2021-22	Runner-up	Andrew Brunette	FLA
2021-22	Finalist	Gerard Gallant	NYR
2020-21	Winner	Rod Brind'Amour	CAR
2020-21	Runner-up	Dean Evason	MIN
2020-21	Finalist	Joel Quenneville	FLA
2019-20	Winner	Bruce Cassidy	BOS
2019-20	Runner-up	Alain Vigneault	PHI
2019-20	Finalist	John Tortorella	CBJ
2018-19	Winner	Barry Trotz	NYI
2018-19	Runner-up	Jon Cooper	TBL
2018-19	Finalist	Craig Berube	STL
2017-18	Winner	Gerard Gallant	VGK
2017-18	Runner-up	Bruce Cassidy	BOS
2017-18	Finalist	Jared Bednar	COL
2016-17	Winner	John Tortorella	CBJ
2016-17	Runner-up	Mike Babcock	TOR
2016-17	Finalist	Todd McLellan	EDM
2015-16	Winner	Barry Trotz	WSH
2015-16	Runner-up	Gerard Gallant	FLA
2015-16	Finalist	Lindy Ruff	DAL
2014-15	Winner	Bob Hartley	CGY
2014-15	Runner-up	Alain Vigneault	NYR
2014-15	Finalist	Peter Laviolette	NSH
2013-14	Winner	Patrick Roy	COL
2013-14	Runner-up	Mike Babcock	DET
2013-14	Finalist	Jon Cooper	TBL
2012-13	Winner	Paul MacLean	OTT
2012-13	Runner-up	Joel Quenneville	CHI
2012-13	Finalist	Bruce Boudreau	ANA
2011-12	Winner	Ken Hitchcock	STL

Source

NHL records archive, ingested in Phase 18. Winner, runner-up and finalist rows link to surfaced Forensic Hockey player, goalie or team pages when the recipient resolves inside the accepted era.