A list of the NHL’s current longest-tenured head coaches with name, team and starting date:
Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mar. 26, 2013
Paul Maurice, Winnipeg Jets, Jan. 12, 2014
Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings, June 9, 2015
John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets, Oct. 21, 2015
Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dec. 12, 2015
Bruce Boudreau, Minnesota Wild, May 7, 2016
Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche, Aug. 25, 2016
Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins, Feb. 7, 2017
Claude Julien, Montreal Canadiens, Feb. 14, 2017
Travis Green, Vancouver Canucks, Apr. 26, 2017
Rick Tocchet, Arizona Coyotes, July 11, 2017
Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina Hurricanes, May 8, 2018
David Quinn, New York Rangers, May 23, 2018
Barry Trotz, New York Islanders, June 21, 2018
Todd Rierden, Washington Capitals, June 29, 2018
Jared Colliton, Chicago Blackhawks, Nov. 6, 2018
Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues, Nov. 19, 2018
Joel Quenneville, Florida Panthers, Apr. 8, 2019
Alain Vigneault, Philadelphia Flyers, Apr. 15, 2019
Todd McLellan, Los Angeles Kings, Apr. 16, 2019
Ralph Krueger, Buffalo Sabres, May 15, 2019
D.J. Smith, Ottawa Senators, May 23, 2019
Dave Tippett, Edmonton Oilers, May 28, 2019
Dallas Eakins, Anaheim Ducks, June 17, 2019
Shelton Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nov 20, 2019
Geoff Ward, Calgary Flames, Nov. 29, 2019
Alain Nasreddine, New Jersey Devils, Dec. 3, 2019
Rick Bowness, Dallas Stars , Dec. 10, 2019
Bob Boughner, San Jose Sharks, Dec. 11, 2019
John Hynes, Nashville Predators, Jan. 7, 2020
Peter DeBoer, Vegas Golden Knights, Jan. 15, 2020
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