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Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet reacts to award nomination:
“It’s an organizational award for me. It’s the owner, the GM, the coaching staff, the players. That’s the way I look at it, and I’m just focused on the game tonight.” – Rick Tocchet on being a Jack Adams nominee. #Canucks
NEW YORK (May 3, 2024) – Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks are the three finalists for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award, presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success,” the National Hockey League announced today.
Members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association submitted ballots for the Jack Adams Award after the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists.
Following are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, in alphabetical order:
Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets
Bowness, in his second season with the Jets, guided Winnipeg (52-24-6, 110 points) to the second-highest regular-season points total in franchise history and fourth place in the NHL overall standings. They tied a franchise record for wins (52), set a franchise best for road wins (25) and allowed the fewest goals in the League (199, including one GA for a shootout loss). It marked the first time in Jets/Thrashers history the club had allowed fewer than 200 goals over a full-length season. The Jets posted an eight-game winning streak for the first time ever (Dec. 30 – Jan. 11), part of a franchise-record 14-game point streak (12-0-2) that lifted the club to first overall in the NHL at the season’s midpoint. They repeated the feat by winning their final eight games of the regular season (April 1-18). Bowness, who completed his 14th NHL season as a head coach and 36th as a head or assistant, is a Jack Adams finalist for the first time. He also is the first Jack Adams finalist for the Jets/Thrashers franchise.
Andrew Brunette, Nashville Predators
In his first season coaching the Predators (47-30-5, 99 points), Brunette led Nashville back to the postseason after an eight-season playoff streak was snapped in 2022-23. Keying the revival was a franchise-record 18-game point streak from Feb. 17-March 26 (16-0-2), the longest point streak in the NHL this season and the longest since Colorado (17-0-2) in 2021-22. The Predators outscored their opponents 74-33 in that span, tallied the most goals per game (4.11) and allowed the fewest (1.83). Brunette is a Jack Adams finalist for the second time in as many seasons as an NHL head coach, following a second-place finish with the Florida Panthers in 2021-22. Only two others have been voted finalists in each of their first two seasons behind an NHL bench: Terry Crisp (CGY, 2nd in 1987-88 and 3rd in 1988-89) and Paul MacLean (OTT, 3rd in 2011-12 and 1st in 2012-13). Brunette is the third Jack Adams finalist in Predators history, joining Barry Trotz (2nd in 2009-10, 3rd in 2010-11) and Peter Laviolette (3rd in 2014-15).
Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks
Tocchet, in his first full season behind the Vancouver bench, led the club to one of its finest regular seasons, capturing the Pacific Division title and No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with their third-highest point total (50-23-9, 109 pts). The Canucks made dramatic gains over 2022-23 in several categories, climbing from 22nd to sixth in the overall NHL standings; from 26th to 4th in points earned at home (40 to 59); from 25th to 5th (tie) in average goals-against per game (3.61 to 2.70) and from 32nd to 17th in penalty-killing percentage (71.6% to 79.1%). They posted the NHL’s best goal differential in the first period (+38) and excelled late as well, going 42-1-4 when leading after two periods — the most such wins in the League and double their total from 2022-23 (21-1-4). Tocchet, a first-time Jack Adams finalist, aims to become the third winner in Canucks history, following Pat Quinn in 1991-92 and Alain Vigneault in 2006-07. He is the club’s first finalist for this award since Vigneault finished second in 2010-11.
History
The award was presented by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association in 1974 in honor of the late Jack Adams, longtime coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings.
Announcement Schedule
The series of NHL Trophy finalist announcements for the 2024 NHL Awards continues Saturday, May 4, when the three finalists for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy will be unveiled.
