List of Hartford Whalers head coaches

The Hartford Whalers 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 Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997 and became the Carolina Hurricanes

## Key

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# | Number of coaches[a]

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GC | Games coached
W | Wins
L | Losses
T | Ties
Pts | Points
* | Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Whalers

## WHA coaches

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#  | Name  | Term  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Results

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GC  | W  | L  | T  | Pts  | GC  | W  | L
1 | Jack Kelley | 1972-1973 | 78 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 94 | 15 | 12 | 3 | Avco World Trophy (1972)
2 | Ron Ryan | 1973-1975 | 151 | 83 | 59 | 9 | 175 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Howard Baldwin Trophy (1973)
Replaced near end of season
– | Jack Kelley | 1975 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Replaced midway through season
3 | Don Blackburn | 1975-76 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 31 | - | - | - | Replaced midway through season
4 | Harry Neale | 1976-1978 | 173 | 84 | 77 | 12 | 180 | 36 | 19 | 17 | Lost 1978 Avco Cup to Winnipeg
5 | Bill Dineen | 1978-1979 | 71 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 75 | - | - | - | Replaced near end of season
- | Don Blackburn | 1979 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | Last coach for WHA Whalers

## NHL coaches

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#  | Name  | Term  | Regular season  | Playoffs

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GC  | W  | L  | T  | Pts  | GC  | W  | L
1  | Don Blackburn | 1979-1981  | 140  | 42  | 63  | 35  | 119  | 3  | 0  | 3
2  | Larry Pleau | 1981-1982  | 100  | 27  | 53  | 20  | 74  | —  | —  | —
3  | Larry Kish | 1982-1983  | 49  | 12  | 32  | 5  | 29  | —  | —  | —
4  | John Cunniff | 1983  | 13  | 3  | 9  | 1  | 7  | —  | —  | —
5  | Larry Pleau | 1983  | 18  | 4  | 13  | 1  | 9  | —  | —  | —
6  | Jack Evans | 1983-1988  | 374  | 163  | 174  | 37  | 363  | 16  | 8  | 8
7  | Larry Pleau | 1988-1989  | 106  | 50  | 51  | 5  | 105  | 10  | 2  | 8
8  | Rick Ley | 1989-1991  | 160  | 69  | 71  | 20  | 158  | 13  | 5  | 8
9  | Jim Roberts | 1991-1992  | 80  | 26  | 41  | 13  | 65  | 7  | 3  | 4
10  | Paul Holmgren | 1992-1993  | 101  | 30  | 63  | 8  | 68  | —  | —  | —
11  | Pierre McGuire | 1993-1994  | 67  | 23  | 37  | 7  | 53  | —  | —  | —
12  | Paul Holmgren | 1994-1995  | 60  | 24  | 30  | 6  | 54  | —  | —  | —
13  | Paul Maurice | 1995-1997  | 152  | 61  | 72  | 19  | 141  | —  | —  | —

## See also

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* List of NHL head coaches
* List of Carolina Hurricanes head coaches

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Hartford Whalers

* Founded in 1972
* Based in Hartford, Connecticut
* Relocated as the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997

Franchise|

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* Players
* WHA
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* Captains
* Draft picks
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* Seasons

History|

* NHL–WHA merger
* Records
* Award winners
* Retired numbers
* Broadcasters

Arenas|

* Boston Arena
* Boston Garden
* Big E Coliseum
* Springfield Civic Center
* Hartford Civic Center

Culture and lore|

* Brass Bonanza
* Carolina Hurricanes

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National Hockey League head coaches

Atlantic|

* Joe Sacco (interim) (Boston)
* Lindy Ruff (Buffalo)
* Todd McLellan (Detroit)
* Paul Maurice (Florida)
* Martin St. Louis (Montreal)
* Travis Green (Ottawa)
* Jon Cooper (Tampa Bay)
* Craig Berube (Toronto)

Metropolitan|

* Rod Brind'Amour (Carolina)
* Dean Evason (Columbus)
* Sheldon Keefe (New Jersey)
* Patrick Roy (NY Islanders)
* Peter Laviolette (NY Rangers)
* John Tortorella (Philadelphia)
* Mike Sullivan (Pittsburgh)
* Spencer Carbery (Washington)

Central|

* Anders Sorensen (interim) (Chicago)
* Jared Bednar (Colorado)
* Peter DeBoer (Dallas)
* John Hynes (Minnesota)
* Andrew Brunette (Nashville)
* Jim Montgomery (St. Louis)
* Andre Tourigny (Utah)
* Scott Arniel (Winnipeg)

Pacific|

* Greg Cronin (Anaheim)
* Ryan Huska (Calgary)
* Kris Knoblauch (Edmonton)
* Jim Hiller (Los Angeles)
* Ryan Warsofsky (San Jose)
* Dan Bylsma (Seattle)
* Rick Tocchet (Vancouver)
* Bruce Cassidy (Vegas)

* Defunct teams: Arizona Coyotes (inactive)
* Atlanta Flames
* Atlanta Thrashers
* California Golden Seals
* Colorado Rockies
* Hamilton Tigers
* Hartford Whalers
* Kansas City Scouts
* Minnesota North Stars
* Montreal Maroons
* Montreal Wanderers
* New York Americans
* Ottawa Senators (original)
* Philadelphia Quakers
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* Quebec Bulldogs
* Quebec Nordiques
* Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)

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