Winnipeg Jets head coaches

20 head coaches · Head coach now: Scott Arniel

Who has coached the Jets?

The Winnipeg Jets have had 20 head coaches since 1979-80. Paul Maurice won the most games, 315. The head coach now is Scott Arniel, since 2024-25.

Winnipeg Jets: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-L-T/OTLPctPlayoffsTitles
Tom McVie1979-80 to 1980-8120-67-18.230—
Bill Sutherland1979-80 to 1980-817-22-3.241—
Mike Smith1980-812-17-4.105—
Tom Watt1981-82 to 1983-8472-85-24.4591-6
Barry Long1983-84 to 1985-8687-93-25.4833-8
John Ferguson Sr.1985-867-6-1.5380-3
Dan Maloney1986-87 to 1988-8991-93-28.4955-10
Rick Bowness1988-89 to 2023-24106-74-12.5892-8
Bob Murdoch1989-90 to 1990-9163-75-22.4573-4
John Paddock1991-92 to 1994-95106-138-37.4345-8
Terry Simpson1994-95 to 1995-9643-47-7.4782-4
Curt Fraser1999-00 to 2002-0364-169-46.275—
Don Waddell2002-03 to 2007-0838-39-9.494—
Bob Hartley2002-03 to 2007-08136-118-37.5350-4
John Anderson2008-09 to 2009-1070-75-19.483—
Craig Ramsay2010-1134-36-12.486—
Claude Noel2011-12 to 2013-1480-79-18.503—
Paul Maurice2013-14 to 2021-22315-223-62.58616-23
Dave Lowry2021-2226-22-6.542—
Scott Arniel2024-25 to 2025-2691-57-16.6156-7

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.