Posts
| Recipients | ||
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 2010 | Dave Tippett | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2009 | Claude Julien | Boston Bruins |
| 2008 | Bruce Boudreau | Washington Capitals |
| 2007 | Alain Vigneault | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2006 | Lindy Ruff | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2005 | STRIKE | -------- |
| 2004 | John Tortorella | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2003 | Jacques Lemaire | Minnesota Wild |
| 2002 | Bob Francis | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2001 | Bill Barber | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2000 | Joel Quenneville | St. Louis Blues |
| 1999 | Jacques Martin | Ottawa Senators |
| 1998 | Pat Burns | Boston Bruins |
| 1997 | Ted Nolan | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1996 | Scotty Bowman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1995 | Marc Crawford | Quebec Nordiques |
| 1994 | Jacques Lemaire | New Jersey Devils |
| 1993 | Pat Burns | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1992 | Pat Quinn | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1991 | Brian Sutter | St. Louis Blues |
| 1990 | Bob Murdoch | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1989 | Pat Burns | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1988 | Jacques Demers | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1987 | Jacques Demers | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1986 | Glen Sather | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985 | Mike Keenan | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1984 | Bryan Murray | Washington Capitals |
| 1983 | Orval Tessier | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 1982 | Tom Watt | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1981 | Gordon "Red" Berenson | St. Louis Blues |
| 1980 | Pat Quinn | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1979 | Al Arbour | New York Islanders |
| 1978 | Bobby Kromm | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1977 | Scotty Bowman | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1976 | Don Cherry | Boston Bruins |
| 1975 | Bob Pulford | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1974 | Fred Shero | Philadelphia Flyers |
Jack Adams Award Winners
Coach of the year. Presented to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
