Columbus Blue Jackets head coaches

13 head coaches · Head coach now: Rick Bowness

Who has coached the Blue Jackets?

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had 13 head coaches since 2000-01. John Tortorella won the most games, 227. The head coach now is Rick Bowness, since 2025-26.

Columbus Blue Jackets: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-L-T/OTLPctPlayoffsTitles
Dave King2000-01 to 2002-0364-106-34.376—
Doug MacLean2002-03 to 2003-0424-43-12.358—
Gerard Gallant2003-04 to 2006-0756-76-10.424—
Gary Agnew2006-070-4-1.000—
Ken Hitchcock2006-07 to 2009-10125-123-36.5040-4
Claude Noel2009-1010-8-6.556—
Scott Arniel2010-11 to 2011-1245-60-18.429—
Todd Richards2011-12 to 2015-16127-112-21.5312-4
John Tortorella2015-16 to 2020-21227-166-54.57813-18
Brad Larsen2021-22 to 2022-2362-86-16.419—
Pascal Vincent2023-2427-43-12.386—
Dean Evason2024-25 to 2025-2659-52-16.532—
Rick Bowness2025-2621-11-5.656—

From the NHL's records: ties and overtime losses share a column; playoff records are games. A coach with two stints has a row for each.