Detroit Red Wings head coaches

29 head coaches · Head coach now: Todd McLellan

Who has coached the Red Wings?

The Detroit Red Wings have had 29 head coaches since 1926-27. Mike Babcock won the most games, 458, with 1 title. Titles also came under Jack Adams (3), Tommy Ivan (3), and Scotty Bowman (3). The head coach now is Todd McLellan, since 2024-25.

Detroit Red Wings: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-L-T/OTLPctPlayoffsTitles
Duke Keats1926-272-7-2.222—
Art Duncan1926-2710-21-2.323—
Jack Adams1927-28 to 1946-47413-390-161.51452-523
Tommy Ivan1947-48 to 1953-54262-118-90.68936-313
Jimmy Skinner1954-55 to 1957-58123-78-46.61214-121
Sid Abel1957-58 to 1969-70340-339-132.50129-40
Bill Gadsby1968-69 to 1969-7035-31-12.530—
Doug Barkley1970-71 to 1975-7620-46-11.303—
Ned Harkness1970-7112-22-4.353—
Johnny Wilson1971-72 to 1972-7367-56-22.545—
Ted Garvin1973-742-9-1.182—
Alex Delvecchio1973-74 to 1976-7782-130-32.387—
Larry Wilson1976-773-29-4.094—
Bobby Kromm1977-78 to 1979-8079-111-41.4163-4
Ted Lindsay1979-80 to 1980-815-21-3.192—
Wayne Maxner1980-81 to 1981-8234-68-27.333—
Billy Dea1981-823-8.273—
Nick Polano1982-83 to 1984-8579-127-34.3831-6
Harry Neale1985-868-23-4.258—
Brad Park1985-869-34-2.209—
Jacques Demers1986-87 to 1989-90137-136-47.50220-18
Bryan Murray1990-91 to 1992-93124-91-29.57710-15
Scotty Bowman1993-94 to 2001-02410-193-98.68086-483
Barry Smith/Dave Lewis1998-994-1.800—
Dave Lewis2002-03 to 2003-0496-41-27.7016-10
Mike Babcock2005-06 to 2014-15458-223-105.67367-561
Jeff Blashill2015-16 to 2021-22204-261-72.4391-4
Derek Lalonde2022-23 to 2024-2589-86-23.509—
Todd McLellan2024-25 to 2025-2667-49-14.578—

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.