List of AHL head coaches

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for their players and deciding which players will play in games and the lines they will play on. In some cases, a coach will only serve on an interim basis, while some teams may have more than one coach who serve as co-coaches. Outside the team management, the coach also addresses the media. Karl Taylor has been the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals since 2018. He is currently the longest tenured head coach in the AHL.

Key

Abbreviation	Definition
G	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
OTL	Overtime/Shootout losses
Pts.	Points
P%	Points percentage[lower-alpha 1]

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the previous season (2022–23).

Team	Coach[1]	Start date[lower-alpha 2]	Record with team[2][lower-alpha 3]							Career record[2][lower-alpha 4]							Pro career
			G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts.	P%
Abbotsford Canucks	Manny Malhotra	May 24, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1998–2016
Bakersfield Condors	Colin Chaulk	February 10, 2022	106	56	43	0	7	78	.542	106	56	43	0	7	78	.542	None
Belleville Senators	David Bell	May 2, 2023	29	14	9	0	6	34	.586	29	14	9	0	6	34	.586	1997–2004
Bridgeport Islanders	Rick Kowalsky	July 11, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	612	281	249	0	82	726	.662	1993–2005
Calgary Wranglers	Trent Cull	July 17, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	309	161	116	0	32	354	.572	1994–2004
Charlotte Checkers	Geordie Kinnear	September 28, 2020	144	81	49	0	14	176	.611	433	209	175	0	49	467	.539	1993–2001
Chicago Wolves	Bob Nardella	June 6, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1991–2006
Cleveland Monsters	Trent Vogelhuber	June 8, 2022	72	33	32	0	5	73	.507	72	33	32	0	5	0	.507	2012–2018
Coachella Valley Firebirds	Vacant[lower-alpha 5]	May 28, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	N/A
Colorado Eagles	Aaron Schneekloth	July 7, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2001–2013
Grand Rapids Griffins	Dan Watson	June 14, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2000–2007
Hartford Wolf Pack	Steve Smith (interim)	November 12, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	.–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1984–2000
Henderson Silver Knights	Ryan Craig	June 26, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2003–2017
Hershey Bears	Todd Nelson	August 11, 2022	72	44	19	0	9	97	.674	681	380	203	0	63	1038	.707	1990–2002
Iowa Wild	Brett McLean	May 30, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1998–2017
Laval Rocket	Vacant[lower-alpha 6]	June 21, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	N/A
Lehigh Valley Phantoms	Ian Laperrière	June 5, 2021	72	37	29	0	3	80	.556	72	37	29	0	3	80	.556	1993–2010
Manitoba Moose	Mark Morrison	July 19, 2021	72	37	25	0	6	84	.688	72	37	25	0	6	84	.688	1981–1984
Milwaukee Admirals	Karl Taylor	June 29, 2018	287	157	90	0	40	354	.704	215	116	66	0	33	265	.704	None
Ontario Reign	Marco Sturm	June 17, 2022	72	34	32	0	6	74	.514	72	34	32	0	6	74	.514	1997–2013
Providence Bruins	Ryan Mougenel	August 13, 2021	144	80	43	0	21	181	.704	144	80	43	0	21	181	.704	1997–2003
Rochester Americans	Vacant[lower-alpha 7]	May 13, 2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	N/A
Rockford IceHogs	Anders Sorensen	November 6, 2021	138	70	26	0	14	158	.557	138	70	26	0	14	158	.557	None
San Diego Gulls	Matt McIlvane	April 25, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2007–2012
San Jose Barracuda	John McCarthy	May 18, 2022	72	31	34	0	7	69	.479	72	31	43	0	7	69	.479	2009–2019
Springfield Thunderbirds	Daniel Tkaczuk (interim)	December 13, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2001–2003
Syracuse Crunch	Joël Bouchard	June 26, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	242	111	100	0	31	253	.665	1993–2008
Texas Stars	Neil Graham	December 10, 2019	219	107	81	0	28	245	.553	219	107	81	0	28	245	.553	None
Toronto Marlies	John Gruden	July 4, 2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1993–2004
Tucson Roadrunners	Steve Potvin	August 18, 2022	176	66	92	0	18	150	.426	176	66	92	0	18	150	.426	1994–1999
Utica Comets	Kevin Dineen	August 5, 2021	144	78	47	0	19	175	.608	653	410	246	0	87	887	.694	1984–2002
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	J. D. Forrest	September 11, 2020	180	74	78	0	28	176	.489	180	74	78	0	28	176	.489	2004–2014

1. Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/shootout losses) ÷ Games Coached
2. Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular AHL season.
3. Coaching records from the current team.
4. Career coaching records in the AHL; records in other leagues are not included.
5. Most recent head coach, Dan Bylsma, was promoted to head coach of the Firebirds' NHL affiliate, the Seattle Kraken, in May 2024.
6. Most recent head coach, Jean-François Houle, left the Rocket after mutually parting ways with the team, in May 2024.
7. Most recent head coach, Seth Appert, was promoted to assistant coach of the Americans' NHL affiliate, the Buffalo Sabres, in May 2024.

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  Manny Malhotra, Abbotsford Canucks
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  Trent Cull, Calgary Wranglers
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  Geordie Kinnear, Charlotte Checkers
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  Bob Nardella, Chicago Wolves
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  Trent Vogelhuber, Cleveland Monsters
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  Aaron Schneekloth, Colorado Eagles
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  Ryan Craig, Henderson Silver Knights
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  Todd Nelson, Hershey Bears
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  Ian Laperrière, Lehigh Valley Phantoms
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  Marco Sturm, Ontario Reign
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  John McCarthy, San Jose Barracuda
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  Joël Bouchard, Syracuse Crunch
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  John Gruden, Toronto Marlies
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  Kevin Dineen, Utica Comets
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  J.D. Forrest, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Notes

References

1. "AHL Coaches | National Hockey League Coaches' Association". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
2. "Hockeydb.com - Hockey Statistics and History for the NHL and more!". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.