The Jack Adams Award is an annual award presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters’ Association to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
| Jack Adams Trophy Candidates: | |||||||||||
| TEAM | POS | COACH | W | L | OT/SO | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | Shootout |
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— | Paul MacLean | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | 249 | 240 | 20-17-4 | 21-14-6 | 6-4 |
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— | John Tortorella | 51 | 24 | 7 | 109 | 226 | 187 | 27-12-2 | 24-12-5 | 4-5 |
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— | Ken Hitchcock | 49 | 22 | 11 | 109 | 210 | 165 | 30-6-5 | 19-16-6 | 4-10 |