The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for their players and deciding which players will play in games and the lines they will play on. In some cases, a coach will only serve on an interim basis, while some teams may have more than one coach who serve as co-coaches. Outside the team management, the coach also addresses the media. Karl Taylor has been the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals since 2018. He is currently the longest tenured head coach in the AHL.

Key AbbreviationDefinitionGGames coachedWWinsLLossesTTiesOTLOvertime/Shootout lossesPts.PointsP%Points percentage Coaches Note: Statistics are updated through the 2025–26 season. TeamCoachStart dateRecord with teamCareer recordGWLTOTLPts.P%GWLTOTLPts.P%Abbotsford CanucksRyan PapaioannouJuly 17, 2026000000–000000–Bakersfield CondorsColin ChaulkFebruary 11, 2022322164123035363.564322164123035363.564Belleville SenatorsAndrew CampbellDecember 17, 20254417210640.4554417210640.455Calgary WranglersBrett SutterJune 20, 202572233401561.42472233401561.424Charlotte CheckersGeordie KinnearSeptember 28, 2020360208120032448.622649336246067739.569Chicago WolvesSpiros AnastasDecember 12, 202550251401161.61050251401161.610Cleveland MonstersNick BootlandJune 30, 2026000000–000000–Coachella Valley FirebirdsDerek LaxdalMay 28, 20241447850016172.597549276202071623.567Colorado EaglesJuly 17, 2026000000–000000–Grand Rapids GriffinsDan WatsonJune 14, 202321612568023273.63221612568023273.632Hamilton HammersJay McKeeMay 29, 2026000000–000000–Hartford Wolf PackJay LeachJune 5, 2026000000–24313977027305.628Henderson Silver KnightsJoel WardJune 25, 2026000000–000000–Hershey BearsDerek KingAugust 4, 20257232310973.507237104112021229.483Iowa WildStu BickelJune 29, 2026000000–000000–Laval RocketDaniel JacobJuly 13, 2026000000–000000–Lehigh Valley PhantomsJohn SnowdenJuly 14, 20257231350668.4727231350668.472Manitoba MooseMark MorrisonJuly 19, 2021360172154034378.525360172154034378.525Milwaukee AdmiralsKarl TaylorJune 29, 2018503276166061613.609503276166061613.609Ontario ReignAndrew LordJuly 11, 20257247200599.6887247200599.688Providence BruinsTrent WhitfieldJuly 27, 2026000000–000000–Rochester AmericansMichael LeoneMay 13, 20241447353018164.5691447353018164.569Rockford IceHogsJared NightingaleMay 30, 20257228390561.4247228390561.424San Diego GullsDave MansonJuly 20, 2026000000–000000–San Jose BarracudaJohn McCarthyMay 18, 2022288131123034296.514288131123034296.514Springfield ThunderbirdsSteve OttJanuary 19, 20263419130240.5883419130240.588Syracuse CrunchJoël BouchardJune 26, 202321611771028262.606458228171059515.562Texas StarsToby PetersenJuly 7, 20257237290680.5567237290680.556Toronto MarliesSteve SullivanJuly 9, 2026000000–000000–Tucson RoadrunnersSteve PotvinAugust 16, 2022324154136034342.528324154136034342.528Utica CometsRyan ParentNovember 6, 20241356156018140.5191356156018140.519Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsKirk MacDonaldJune 19, 20241448641017189.6561448641017189.656

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