List of Nashville Predators head coaches

The Nashville Predators are an American professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] The team joined the NHL in 1998 as an expansion team. The Predators have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena since their inaugural season.^[2] The Predators are owned by Predators Holdings LLC, Barry Trotz is their general manager.^[3][4]

The Predators have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena (formerly the Sommet Center) since their inaugural season.

Until the end of the 2013–14 season, the Predators franchise had only had one head coach, Barry Trotz. Trotz was then replaced by Peter Laviolette on May 6, 2014.^[5] Laviolette helped the Predators capture their first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as well as making the team's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance.^[6] John Hynes replaced Laviolette during the 2019–20 season;^[7] after three and a half seasons, he was fired on May 30, 2023.^[8] The following day, former Predator Andrew Brunette was named head coach.^[9]

Key

#	Number of coaches[a]
GC	Games coached
W	Wins = 2 points
L	Losses = 0 points
T	Ties = 1 point
OT	Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point[b]
Pts	Points
Win %	Winning percentage
*	Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Predators

Coaches

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

#	Name	Term[c]	Regular season						Playoffs				Achievements	Reference
			GC	W	L	OT	Pts	Win %	GC	W	L	Win %
1	Barry Trotz	1998–2014	1,196	557	479	160	1,274	.533	50	19	31	.380		[11]
2	Peter Laviolette	2014–2020	451	248	143	60	556	.616	61	32	29	.525	Presidents' Trophy (2017–18)	[12]
3	John Hynes	2020–2023	248	134	96	18	286	.577	14	3	11	.214		[13]
4	Andrew Brunette	2023–present	82	47	30	5	99	.604	6	2	4	.333		[14]

Notes

1. A running total of the number of coaches of the Predators. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
2. Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.^[10]
3. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.