List of Toronto Maple Leafs head coaches
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. The team is a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and is one of the Original Six teams of the NHL. There have been 40 head coaches in their franchise history; one during the era of the Toronto Arenas (1917–1919), seven during the era of the Toronto St. Patricks (1919–1927) and the rest under the Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–present).[1] Five Maple Leafs coaches have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players: Dick Irvin, Joe Primeau, King Clancy, Red Kelly, and Dick Duff[2] while five others have been inducted as builders: Conn Smythe, Hap Day, Punch Imlach, Roger Neilson, and Pat Quinn.[3]
Frank Carroll (brother of the team's first NHL coach, Dick Carroll) has the highest winning percentage of any Maple Leafs coach, with a .625 record from the 24 games he coached in his single 1920–21 season. Neither Mike Rodden nor interim coach Dick Duff, who coached only two games each in 1927 and 1980 respectively, won a game with the team. Dan Maloney has the worst record of any who coached more than a season, with a .328 winning percentage from 160 games. Punch Imlach coached the most games of any Maple Leafs coach with 750 games from 1959 to 1969.[1] Pat Burns is the franchise's only coach to win the Jack Adams Award awarded to the head coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Pat Quinn also won the award, but with two teams prior to coaching the Maple Leafs.[4]
The current head coach is Craig Berube, who was hired on May 17, 2024.[5]
Key
[edit]# | Number of coaches–a running total of the number of coaches, any coach who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
T | Ties |
OT | Overtime/shootout losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
* | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame |
† | Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Maple Leafs |
! | Also played for the Maple Leafs |
Coaches
[edit]Statistics are up to date as of the 2023–24 season.
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | Reference | ||||||||||
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GC | W | L | T/OT | Win% | GC | W | L | T | ||||||||
Toronto Arenas | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Dick Carroll† | 1917–1919 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0 | .450 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Stanley Cup (1918) | [6] | |||
Toronto St. Patricks | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Frank Heffernan† | 1919–1920 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | — | — | — | — | [7] | ||||
3 | Harvey Sproule† | 1920 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | — | — | — | — | [8] | ||||
4 | Frank Carroll† | 1920–1921 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [9] | ||||
5 | George O'Donoghue† | 1921–1923 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .534 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Stanley Cup (1922) | [10] | |||
6 | Charles Querrie† | 1923–1924 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [11] | ||||
7 | Eddie Powers† | 1924–1926 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 3 | .492 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [12] | ||||
— | Charles Querrie† | 1926–1927 | 29 | 8 | 17 | 4 | .345 | — | — | — | — | [11] | ||||
8 | Mike Rodden† | 1927 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [13] | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Alex Romeril† | 1927 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | — | — | — | — | [14] | ||||
10 | Conn Smythe* | 1927–1930 | 134 | 57 | 57 | 20 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [15] | ||||
11 | Art Duncan | 1930–1931 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 10 | .553 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [1] | ||||
— | Conn Smythe* (interim) | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | |||||
12 | Dick Irvin* | 1931–1940 | 427 | 216 | 152 | 59 | .576 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 1 | Stanley Cup (1932) | [16] | |||
13 | Hap Day*! | 1940–1950 | 546 | 259 | 206 | 81 | .557 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 0 | Stanley Cup (1942, 1945, 1947–49) | [17] | |||
14 | Joe Primeau*! | 1950–1953 | 210 | 97 | 71 | 42 | .562 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Stanley Cup (1951) | [18] | |||
15 | King Clancy*! | 1953–1956 | 210 | 80 | 81 | 49 | .498 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | [19] | ||||
16 | Howie Meeker†! | 1956–1957 | 70 | 21 | 34 | 15 | .407 | — | — | — | — | [20] | ||||
17 | Billy Reay | 1957–1958 | 90 | 26 | 50 | 14 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [21] | ||||
18 | Punch Imlach* | 1958–1969 | 760 | 365 | 270 | 125 | .569 | 89 | 44 | 45 | 0 | Stanley Cup (1962–64, 1967) | [22] | |||
— | King Clancy*! (interim) | 1966 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | — | — | — | — | [1] | ||||
19 | John McLellan† | 1969–1973 | 295 | 117 | 136 | 42 | .462 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | [23] | ||||
— | King Clancy*! (interim) | 1972 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .750 | — | — | — | — | [1] | ||||
20 | Red Kelly*! | 1973–1977 | 318 | 133 | 123 | 62 | .516 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | [24] | ||||
21 | Roger Neilson* | 1977–1979 | 160 | 75 | 62 | 23 | .541 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | [25] | ||||
22 | Floyd Smith! | 1979–1980 | 68 | 30 | 33 | 5 | .477 | — | — | — | — | [26] | ||||
23 | Dick Duff*! (interim) | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [27] | ||||
— | Punch Imlach* (interim) | 1980 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [22] | ||||
24 | Joe Crozier! | 1980–1981 | 40 | 13 | 22 | 5 | .388 | — | — | — | — | [1] | ||||
25 | Mike Nykoluk† | 1981–1984 | 280 | 89 | 144 | 47 | .402 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | [28] | ||||
26 | Dan Maloney! | 1984–1986 | 160 | 45 | 100 | 15 | .328 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | [29] | ||||
27 | John Brophy† | 1986–1988 | 193 | 64 | 111 | 18 | .378 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | [30] | ||||
28 | George Armstrong†! | 1988–1989 | 47 | 17 | 26 | 4 | .404 | — | — | — | — | [31] | ||||
29 | Doug Carpenter | 1989–1990 | 91 | 39 | 47 | 5 | .456 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | [32] | ||||
30 | Tom Watt | 1990–1992 | 149 | 52 | 80 | 17 | .406 | — | — | — | — | [33] | ||||
31 | Pat Burns* | 1992–1996 | 281 | 133 | 107 | 41 | .546 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 0 | Jack Adams Award (1993)[4] | [34] | |||
32 | Nick Beverley† | 1996 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | .588 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | [35] | ||||
33 | Mike Murphy | 1996–1998 | 164 | 60 | 87 | 17 | .418 | — | — | — | — | [36] | ||||
34 | Pat Quinn*! | 1998–2006 | 574 | 300 | 196 | 78 | .591 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 0 | [37] | ||||
35 | Paul Maurice | 2006–2008 | 164 | 76 | 66 | 22 | .530 | — | — | — | — | [38] | ||||
36 | Ron Wilson! | 2008–2012 | 310 | 130 | 135 | 45 | .492 | — | — | — | — | [39] | ||||
37 | Randy Carlyle! | 2012–2015 | 188 | 91 | 78 | 19 | .535 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | [40] | ||||
38 | Peter Horachek (interim) | 2015 | 42 | 8 | 28 | 6 | .262 | — | — | — | — | [41] | ||||
39 | Mike Babcock | 2015–2019 | 328 | 164 | 123 | 41 | .563 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | [42] | ||||
40 | Sheldon Keefe | 2019–2024 | 349 | 212 | 97 | 40 | .607 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 0 | [43] | ||||
41 | Craig Berube! | 2024–present | [44] |
References
[edit]- General
- "Leafs Leadership" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- "Toronto Maple Leafs". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- "List of winners of the Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f "Leafs Leadership" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "List of honored Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "List of honored Builders". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jack Adams Award". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Berube hired as Maple Leafs coach, replaces Keefe". NHL.com. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dick Carroll". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Frank Heffernan". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Harvey Sproule". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Frank Carroll". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "George O'Donoghue". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Charles Querrie". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Eddie Powers". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mike Rodden". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Alex Romeril". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Conn Smythe". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Dick Irvin". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Hap Day". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Joe Primeau". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "King Clancy". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Howie Meeker". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Billy Reay". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Punch Imlach". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "John McLellan". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Red Kelly". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Roger Neilson". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Floyd Smith". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Dick Duff". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mike Nykoluk". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Dan Maloney". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "John Brophy". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "George Armstrong". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Doug Carpenter". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Watt". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Burns". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Nick Beverley". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mike Murphy". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Quinn". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Paul Maurice". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Ron Wilson". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Randy Carlyle". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Peter Horachek". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Mike Babcock". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Sheldon Keefe". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Craig Berube". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Toronto Maple Leafs official website