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

Abbreviation Definition
G Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
OTL Overtime/Shootout losses
Pts. Points
P% Points percentage[a]

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the previous season (2022–23).

Team Coach[1] Start date[b] Record with team[2][c] Career record[2][d] Pro career
G W L T OTL Pts. P% G W L T OTL Pts. P%
Abbotsford Canucks Jeremy Colliton July 1, 2022 72 40 25 0 3 84 .618 148 80 53 0 11 172 .578 2005–2013
Bakersfield Condors Colin Chaulk February 10, 2022 106 56 43 0 7 78 .542 106 56 43 0 7 78 .542 None
Belleville Senators David Bell May 2, 2023 29 14 9 0 6 34 .586 29 14 9 0 6 34 .586 1997–2004
Bridgeport Islanders Rick Kowalsky July 11, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 612 281 249 0 82 726 .662 1993–2005
Calgary Wranglers Trent Cull July 17, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 309 161 116 0 32 354 .572 1994–2004
Charlotte Checkers Geordie Kinnear September 28, 2020 144 81 49 0 14 176 .611 433 209 175 0 49 467 .539 1993–2001
Chicago Wolves Bob Nardella June 6, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1991–2006
Cleveland Monsters Trent Vogelhuber June 8, 2022 72 33 32 0 5 73 .507 72 33 32 0 5 0 .507 2012–2018
Coachella Valley Firebirds Dan Bylsma June 21, 2022 72 48 17 0 5 103 .715 72 48 17 0 5 103 .715 1992–2004
Colorado Eagles Aaron Schneekloth July 7, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2001–2013
Grand Rapids Griffins Dan Watson June 14, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2000–2007
Hartford Wolf Pack Steve Smith (interim) November 12, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 .– 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1984–2000
Henderson Silver Knights Ryan Craig June 26, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2003–2017
Hershey Bears Todd Nelson August 11, 2022 72 44 19 0 9 97 .674 681 380 203 0 63 1038 .707 1990–2002
Iowa Wild Brett McLean May 30, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1998–2017
Laval Rocket Jean-François Houle July 20, 2021 144 72 55 0 17 161 .691 144 72 55 0 17 161 .691 1997–2022
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Ian Laperrière June 5, 2021 72 37 29 0 3 80 .556 72 37 29 0 3 80 .556 1993–2010
Manitoba Moose Mark Morrison July 19, 2021 72 37 25 0 6 84 .688 72 37 25 0 6 84 .688 1981–1984
Milwaukee Admirals Karl Taylor June 29, 2018 287 157 90 0 40 354 .704 215 116 66 0 33 265 .704 None
Ontario Reign Marco Sturm June 17, 2022 72 34 32 0 6 74 .514 72 34 32 0 6 74 .514 1997–2013
Providence Bruins Ryan Mougenel August 13, 2021 144 80 43 0 21 181 .704 144 80 43 0 21 181 .704 1997–2003
Rochester Americans Seth Appert August 14, 2020 177 84 71 0 19 165 .528 177 84 71 0 19 165 .528 None
Rockford IceHogs Anders Sorensen November 6, 2021 138 70 26 0 14 158 .557 138 70 26 0 14 158 .557 None
San Diego Gulls Matt McIlvane April 25, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2007–2012
San Jose Barracuda John McCarthy May 18, 2022 72 31 34 0 7 69 .479 72 31 43 0 7 69 .479 2009–2019
Springfield Thunderbirds Daniel Tkaczuk (interim) December 13, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2001–2003
Syracuse Crunch Joël Bouchard June 26, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 242 111 100 0 31 253 .665 1993–2008
Texas Stars Neil Graham December 10, 2019 219 107 81 0 28 245 .553 219 107 81 0 28 245 .553 None
Toronto Marlies John Gruden July 4, 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1993–2004
Tucson Roadrunners Steve Potvin August 18, 2022 176 66 92 0 18 150 .426 176 66 92 0 18 150 .426 1994–1999
Utica Comets Kevin Dineen August 5, 2021 144 78 47 0 19 175 .608 653 410 246 0 87 887 .694 1984–2002
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins J. D. Forrest September 11, 2020 180 74 78 0 28 176 .489 180 74 78 0 28 176 .489 2004–2014

Notes

  1. ^ Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/shootout losses) ÷ Games Coached
  2. ^ Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular AHL season.
  3. ^ Coaching records from the current team.
  4. ^ Career coaching records in the AHL; records in other leagues are not included.

References

  1. ^ "AHL Coaches | National Hockey League Coaches' Association". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "Hockeydb.com - Hockey Statistics and History for the NHL and more!". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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