List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) head coaches

The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.

Bobby Hull, Winnipeg's first coach

John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.

Key

General #  Number of coaches[a] *  Spent entire WHA and NHL coaching career with the Jets †  Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder Achievements Achievements during their Jets head coaching tenure

Regular-season GC Games coached T Ties = 1 point W Wins = 2 points PTS Points L Losses = 0 points W% Winning percentage

Playoffs PGC Games coached PW Wins PL Losses PW% Winning percentage

Head coaches

Rick Bowness

#	Name	Term[b]	GC	W	L	T	PTS	W%	PGC	PW	PL	PW%	Achievements	Reference
1	Bobby Hull*	1972–1974	156	77	70	9	163	.522	18	9	9	.500		[1]
2	Rudy Pilous†	1974–1975	37	18	17	2	38	.514	—	—	—	—		[2]
—	Bobby Hull*	1975	13	4	9	0	8	.308	—	—	—	—		[1]
—	Bobby Hull*	1972–1974; 1975	169	81	79	9	171	.506	18	9	9	.500		[1]
—	Rudy Pilous†	1975	28	16	9	3	35	.625	—	—	—	—		[2]
—	Rudy Pilous†	1974–1975	65	34	26	5	73	.562	—	—	—	—		[2]
3	Bobby Kromm	1975–1977	161	98	59	4	200	.621	33	23	10	.697	Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner (1976) Avco World Trophy championship (1976)	[3]
4	Larry Hillman*	1977–1979	141	78	55	8	164	.582	9	8	1	.889	Avco World Trophy championship (1978)	[4]
5	Tom McVie	1979–1980	96	30	55	11	71	.370	10	8	2	.800	Avco World Trophy championship (1979)	[5]
6	Bill Sutherland*	1980	3	2	1	0	4	.666	—	—	—	—		[6]
—	Tom McVie	1980	28	1	20	7	9	.161	—	—	—	—		[5]
—	Tom McVie	1978–1980; 1980	124	31	75	18	80	.323	10	8	2	.800		[5]
—	Bill Sutherland*	1980–1981	29	6	20	3	15	.259	—	—	—	—		[6]
—	Bill Sutherland*	1981; 1980–1981	32	7	22	3	17	.266	—	—	—	—		[6]
7	Mike Smith*	1981	23	2	17	4	8	.174	—	—	—	—		[7]
8	Tom Watt	1981–1983	181	72	85	24	168	.464	7	1	6	.143		[8]
9	Barry Long*	1983–1986	205	87	93	25	199	.485	11	3	8	.273		[9]
10	John Ferguson*	1986	14	7	6	1	15	.536	3	0	3	.000		[10]
11	Dan Maloney	1986–1989	212	91	93	28	210	.495	15	5	10	.333		[11]
12	Rick Bowness	1989	28	8	17	3	19	.339	—	—	—	—		[12]
13	Bob Murdoch	1989–1991	160	63	75	22	148	.463	7	3	4	.429		[13]
14	John Paddock	1991–1995	281	106	138	37	249	.443	13	5	8	.385		[14]
15	Terry Simpson	1995–1996	97	43	47	7	93	.479	6	2	4	.333		[15]

Notes

1. A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
2. Each year is linked to an article about that particular WHA or NHL season.