List of Calgary Flames head coaches

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Mike Keenan was the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 2007 to 2009. Mike Keenan practice.PNG
Mike Keenan was the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 2007 to 2009.

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team is a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames arrived in Calgary in 1980 after transferring from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, where they were known as the Atlanta Flames from their founding in 1972 until relocation. [1]

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Al MacNeil remained the Flames' coach when the franchise transferred to Calgary, serving as the team's first coach in Calgary. "Badger Bob" Johnson, who succeeded MacNeil in 1982, is the Flames' all-time leader in games coached and wins. [2] He was behind the bench when the franchise made its first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986. Johnson was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, a year after his death from cancer. [3] Johnson's successor, Terry Crisp, led the Flames to their only Stanley Cup championship in 1989. [4]

The Flames went through several coaches between 1990 and 2003 as the team struggled to find playoff success. Doug Risebrough, Dave King, Pierre Page, Brian Sutter, Don Hay and Greg Gilbert all failed to lead the team past the first round as the Flames endured a 15-year period of playoff futility. [5] Darryl Sutter ended that streak in 2003–04 when he coached the Flames to a marked improvement over their previous season, ending with a trip to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. Though he did not win, Sutter earned a nomination for the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach as a result of the team's performance. [6] Bob Hartley became the head coach in 2012 and won the 2015 Jack Adams Award. He was fired after the 2015-16 season. [7] The current head coach of the Flames is Ryan Huska. [8]

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Darryl Sutter coached the Flames between 2003 and 2006. He returned to coach the team from 2021 to 2023. Darryl Sutter, 2006 NHL Awards.jpg
Darryl Sutter coached the Flames between 2003 and 2006. He returned to coach the team from 2021 to 2023.
#Number of coaches [A]
GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies
OLOvertime or shootout losses
Win% Winning percentage
*Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame
†Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Flames

Coaches

Statistics are correct through the 2022–23 NHL season.
Jim Playfair was the Flames' head coach in 2006-07. Jim Playfair.PNG
Jim Playfair was the Flames' head coach in 2006–07.
#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
GCWLTOL [B] Win%GCWLWin%
1 Al MacNeil [C] 1980–1982 160686131—.52219910.474
2 Bob Johnson * 1982–1987 40019315552—.548522527.481
3 Terry Crisp 1987–1990 2401446333—.669372215.595 1989 Stanley Cup
4 Doug Risebrough† [9] 1990–1992 144715617—.552734.429
5 Guy Charron [D] 1992 16673—.469————
6 Dave King 1992–1995 2161097631—.57620812.400
7 Pierre Page 1995–1997 164667820—.463404.000
8 Brian Sutter 1997–2000 24687117375.439————
9 Don Hay 2000–2001 682328134.463————
10 Greg Gilbert† [10] 2001–2003 1214256176.442————
— Al MacNeil [E] 2003 114520.455————
11 Darryl Sutter 2003–2006 210107731515.581331815.545
12 Jim Playfair† [11] 2006–2007 824329—10.524624.333
13 Mike Keenan 2007–2009 1648860—16.5851358.385
14 Brent Sutter 2009–2012 24611890—38.557————
15 Bob Hartley 2012–2016 294134135—25.4981156.4542015 Jack Adams Award
16 Glen Gulutzan 2016–2018 1648268—14.543404.000
17 Bill Peters 2018–2019 1106237—11.614514.200
18 Geoff Ward† [12] [F] 2019–2021 663526—5.5681055.500
—Darryl Sutter 2021–2023 19410363—28.6031257.4172022 Jack Adams Award
— Ryan Huska [G] 2021201—1.250————
19Ryan Huska† [13] [H] 2023–present000—0—000—

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General

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