Sutter wins Jack Adams Award for 1st time in 19-year coaching career
Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames is the Jack Adams Award winner for 2021-22.
Sutter transformed the Flames after taking over in March 2021. He turned an underachieving club into one of the NHL's best squads this season.
The 63-year-old spent three years away from coaching before beginning his second tenure with the Flames last year. Sutter guided Calgary to the Pacific Division title by a seven-point margin over the Edmonton Oilers in 2021-22, and the Flames boasted the NHL's second-best goal differential at plus-85.
The Alberta-born former forward claims this honor for the first time in his 19-year coaching career. His teams have made 15 playoff appearances, and he led the Los Angeles Kings to Stanley Cup championships in 2011-12 and 2013-14.
New York Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant and Florida Panthers interim bench boss Andrew Brunette were the other Jack Adams finalists this season. Gallant won the award in 2017-18 with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Here's how the voting broke down:
| Head Coach | Team | Points | 1st-2nd-3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Sutter | Calgary Flames | 353 | 54-22-17 |
| Andrew Brunette | Florida Panthers | 249 | 31-26-16 |
| Gerard Gallant | New York Rangers | 142 | 12-21-19 |
| Dean Evason | Minnesota Wild | 111 | 7-20-16 |
| Jared Bednar | Colorado Avalanche | 65 | 6-8-11 |
| Todd McLellan | Los Angeles Kings | 65 | 5-8-16 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | Carolina Hurricanes | 41 | 2-7-10 |
| Mike Sullivan | Pittsburgh Penguins | 19 | 2-3-0 |
| John Hynes | Nashville Predators | 14 | 1-2-3 |
| Jon Cooper | Tampa Bay Lightning | 12 | 1-1-4 |
| Sheldon Keefe | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 0-1-3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 0-1-2 |
| Jay Woodcroft | Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 0-1-2 |
| Craig Berube | St. Louis Blues | 2 | 0-0-2 |
The NHL Broadcasters' Association conducts a poll to determine who wins the honor at the end of each regular season. The award recognizes the coach who "contributed the most to his team's success."
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