Saturday’s news of Caps coach Spencer Carbery winning the Jack Adams Award for the 2024-25 season comes as no surprise. Carbery’s Caps got off to a strong start to the season and remained remarkably ...

This week’s focus is on the Jack Adams Award, which is awarded to “ the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.” Each year, one coach is honored as the season’s best ...

The award is named after Jack Adams, a former NHL player and longtime coach of the Detroit Red Wings. The award was first given after the 1973–74 regular season. 2024 Jack Adams finalists ...

Tocchet, a first-time Jack Adams finalist, is the third winner in Canucks history, following Pat Quinn in 1991-92 and Alain Vigneault in 2006-07. He was the club’s first finalist for this award ...

Nick Wass. FILE - Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery, center, in action during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Washington.

Carbery is just the fourth Capitals head coach to win the Jack Adams Award since it was first handed out in 1974.He follows in the footsteps of Barry Trotz (2016), Bruce Boudreau (2008) and Bryan ...

The coaches who win the Jack Adams Award often lead their NHL clubs to double-digit improvements in points. Carol Schram takes an early look at who could accomplish that.

ST. LOUIS — Jared Bednar has fallen behind — in a good way — with the Jack Adams Award voting for NHL coach of the year. The Avalanche coach, the club’s all-time winningest bench boss, was ...

After coming up empty on three previous tries, St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock was finally honored as the NHL's top coach, taking home the Jack Adams Award.Hitchcock took over for Davis ...

Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals and Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens were announced on Friday as the NHL’s Jack Adams Award finalists.

The Jack Adams Award is named in honor of Jack Adams, a former NHL player, coach and general manager. Adams was born on June 14, 1895, in Fort William, Ontario, which is now part of Thunder Bay.

The Jack Adams Award is a good comparison here, since it’s more or less worded as “most valuable coach.” The Hart Trophy of bench bosses. Four of the last six winners have since moved on, ...