List of Nashville Predators head coaches

The Predators have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena (formerly the Sommet Center) since their inaugural season.

The Nashville Predators are an American professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The team joined the NHL in 1998 as an expansion team. The Predators have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena since their inaugural season.[2] The Predators are owned by Predators Holdings LLC, David Poile is their general manager.[3][4]

Until the end of the 2013-14 season, the Predators franchise had only had one head coach, Barry Trotz. The team's current head coach is Peter Laviolette. Laviolette was named the Predators head coach on May 6, 2014.[5] Laviolette helped the Predators capture their first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as well as making the team's first Stanley Cup Final appearance.[6]

Key

# Number of coaches[a]
GC Games coached
W Wins = 2 points
L Losses = 0 points
T Ties = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point[b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage
* Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Predators

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2016-17 NHL season.

# Name Term[c] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%
1 Barry Trotz 1998–2014 1196 557 479 160 1274 .533 50 19 31 .380 [7]
2 Peter Laviolette 2014–present 246 129 81 36 294 .598 42 23 19 .548 2016–17 Clarence S. Campbell Bowl winner [8]

Notes

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Predators. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[9]
  • c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

General
  • "Nashville Predators Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Teams". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  2. ↑ "10th Anniversary - History: Franchise Timeline". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Team - Front Office". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Team - Roster". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Peter Laviolette named head coach of Predators". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Predators eliminate Ducks, reach first Stanley Cup Final in franchise history". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  7. ↑ "Barry Trotz Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  8. ↑ "Peter Laviolette Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
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