List of Winnipeg Jets head coaches

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The Winnipeg Jets are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 1999 as an expansion team as the Atlanta Thrashers, but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2011, being renamed after the previous Winnipeg Jets team (now playing as the Arizona Coyotes). The Jets play their home games at the Canada Life Centre. They are owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, Kevin Cheveldayoff is their general manager, and Adam Lowry is the team captain.

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The team's first head coach was Claude Noel, who was previously the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets towards the end of the 2009–10 season. He was fired on January 12, 2014, and replaced by former Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice. [2]

Key

#Number of coaches [a]
GCGames coached
WWins = 2 points
LLosses = 0 points
TTies = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point [b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 season.

#NameTerm [c] Regular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsReference
GCWLT/OTPTSWin%GCWLWin%
1 Claude Noel 20112014 177807918178.503 [3]
2 Paul Maurice 20142021 60131522462692.576391623.410 [4]
3 Dave Lowry 2021–2022 542622658.537 [5]
4 Rick Bowness 20222024 16498579205.6251028.200 [6]
5 Scott Arniel 2024–present [7]

Notes

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  4. "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  5. "Dave Lowry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. "Scott Arniel Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  8. "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-23.