The Winnipeg Jets 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 Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.
John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points.
Key
+General# Number of coaches* Spent entire WHA and NHL coaching career with the Jets† Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builderAchievementsAchievements during their Jets head coaching tenure
+Regular-seasonGCGames coachedTTies = 1 pointWWins = 2 pointsPTSPointsLLosses = 0 pointsW%Winning percentage
+PlayoffsPGCGames coachedPWWinsPLLossesPW%Winning percentage
Head coaches
# Name Term GC W L T PTS W% PGC PW PL PW% Achievements Reference*1972–1974.522.500†1974–1975.514—————*1975.308—————†1975.625————1975–1977.621.697Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner (1976)Avco World Trophy championship (1976)*1977–1979.582.889Avco World Trophy championship (1978)1979–.370.800Avco World Trophy championship (1979)*.666—————.161—————*.259————*.174————–.464.143*–.485.273*.536.000–.495.333.339————–.463.429–.443.385–.479.333
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