List of Calgary Flames head coaches

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team is a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames arrived in Calgary in 1980 after transferring from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, where they were known as the Atlanta Flames from their founding in 1972 until relocation.[1]

Mike Keenan was the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 2007 to 2009.

Al MacNeil remained the Flames' coach when the franchise transferred to Calgary, serving as the team's first coach in Calgary. "Badger Bob" Johnson, who succeeded MacNeil in 1982, is the Flames' all-time leader in games coached and wins.[2] He was behind the bench when the franchise made its first trip to the Stanley Cup final in 1986. Johnson was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, a year after his death from cancer.[3] Johnson's successor, Terry Crisp, led the Flames to their only Stanley Cup championship in 1989.[4]

The Flames went through several coaches between 1990 and 2003 as the team struggled to find playoff success. Doug Risebrough, Dave King, Pierre Page, Brian Sutter, Don Hay and Greg Gilbert all failed to lead the team past the first round as the Flames endured a 15-year period of playoff futility.[5] Darryl Sutter ended that streak in 2003–04 when he coached the Flames to a marked improvement over their previous season, ending with a trip to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. Though he did not win, Sutter earned a nomination for the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach as a result of the team's performance.[6] Bob Hartley became the head coach in 2012 and won the 2015 Jack Adams Award. He was fired after the 2015-16 season.[7] The current head coach of the Flames is Geoff Ward on an interim basis during the 2019–20 season.

Key
Darryl Sutter coached the Flames between 2003 and 2006.
# Number of coaches[A]
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
OL Overtime or shootout losses
Win% Winning percentage
* Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame
† Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Flames

Coaches
Statistics are correct through the 2019–20 NHL season.
Jim Playfair was the Flames' head coach in 2006–07.
# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
GC W L T OL[B] Win% GC W L Win%
1Al MacNeil[C]1980–1982160686131—.52219910.474
2Bob Johnson*1982–198740019315552—.548522527.481
3Terry Crisp1987–19902401446333—.669372215.5951989 Stanley Cup
4Doug Risebrough†[8]1990–1992144715617—.552734.429
5Guy Charron[D]199216673—.469————
6Dave King1992–19952161097631—.57620812.400
7Pierre Page1995–1997164667820—.463404.000
8Brian Sutter1997–200024687117375.439————
9Don Hay2000–2001682328134.463————
10Greg Gilbert†[9]2001–20031214256176.442————
—Al MacNeil[E]2003114520.455————
11Darryl Sutter2003–2006210107731515.581331815.545
12Jim Playfair†[10]2006–2007824329—10.524624.333
13Mike Keenan2007–20091648860—16.5851358.385
14Brent Sutter2009–201224611890—38.557————
15Bob Hartley2012–2016294134135—25.4981156.4542015 Jack Adams Award
16Glen Gulutzan2016–20181648268—14.543404.000
17Bill Peters2018–20191106237—11.614514.200
18Geoff Ward†[11][F]2019–present422415—3.6071055.500

See also

Notes
  • A A running total of the number of coaches of the Flames. Thus, any coach who had two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • B Before 1999, overtime losses were included in the loss column;[12] Since 2005, ties are no longer possible.[13]
  • C Does not include coaching record for the Atlanta Flames.
  • D Charron served as interim coach for the remainder of the 1991–92 season following Risebrough's resignation.[14]
  • E MacNeil served as interim head coach during the 2002–03 season following Gilbert's dismissal.[15]
  • F Ward served as interim head coach during the 2019–20 season following Peters' resignation. Ward also served as head coach for one game, a 3–2 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres, during the Flames' investigation into alleged misconduct by Peters during his previous coaching tenures. That win is reflected in Peters' totals.[16]

References
General

Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.). 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. p. 102.

Specific
  1. Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.). 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. p. 4.
  2. 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club.
  3. "The Legends – Bob Johnson". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  4. "Players – Terry Crisp". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  5. "Recap: Calgary 3, Vancouver 2, OT". Yahoo! Sports. 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  6. Roarke, Shawn P. (2004-04-21). "NHL announces awards finalists". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006-04-09. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  7. "Flames relieve Bob Hartley of coaching duties". flames.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  8. "Doug Risebrough coaching record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  9. "Greg Gilbert coaching record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  10. "Jim Playfair coaching record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  11. "Geoff Ward coaching record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  12. Caldwell, Dave (2008-02-17). "Playing It Safe for a Bonus Point in the N.H.L." New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  13. Burnside, Scott (2005-07-25). "Rule changes geared toward entertainment". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. "Doug Risebrough - President and General Manager". Minnesota Wild Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  15. Marshall, John (2002-12-03). "Flames dump Gilbert, name MacNeil". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  16. White, Ryan (2019-11-29). "Bill Peters resigns as Flames bench boss, Geoff Ward named interim coach". CTV News. Retrieved 2019-11-29.

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