Talk:List of NHL head coaches

message: The coaches are all listed as eg Category:Calgary Flames coaches not as Historical etc.  I have tried and cannot figure out how you cross reference.  Thanks.
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message: I am curious but does such a list article exist of 'all-time' coaching records? Ie a sortable list for winningest coaches in history? Just curious as its related to this, thanks Ottawa4ever (talk) 14:01, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The closest on Wikipedia is probably List of NHL statistical leaders#Coaches. There is also this table at hockey-reference.com — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 21:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks a bunch.Ottawa4ever (talk) 21:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Curious

message: Who is the head coach of the Oilers, MacTavish or Nelson?  What defines who is the official head coach?  The Oilers official coaches and management page has shown Nelson as interim head coach for a couple days however the official NHL roster report of their last game shows MacTavish as their head coach.  In addition an Oilers feature story indicates The Oilers game plan moving forward is to have MacTavish assume head coaching responsibilities temporarily before transitioning the team to Nelson on an interim basis.  To me this indicates that the Oilers coaches page is a bit premature and shows Nelson's intended future status rather than his current status.  Most importantly for now MacTavish is the head coach and any win/loss records should be credited to him rather than Nelson. 69.158.124.30 (talk) 07:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Honestly, it seems the Oilers themselves don't even know.  Prior to the game against Arizona, the team stated that Nelson was the coach of record, however the official scorer listed MacTavish in the game sheet. Even the Oilers twitter feed calls Nelson "head coach" but MacTavish "GM/Coach".  At this point, I might just list both on this article. Resolute 14:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Per the Oilers website, Todd Nelson is listed as "Interim Head Coach" and Craig MacTavish is listd only as GM. At the press conference announcing the discharge of Dallas Eakins, MacTavish said both he and Nelson would be on the bench together for just a few games with Nelson as "interim head coach" for the rest of the season. MacTavish said his being on the bench is just temporary and primarily for the purpose of his being able to evaluate the team close up. The team's current head coach, however, is Todd Nlson. Centpacrr (talk) 17:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Like I said, the Oilers made that statement, yet MacTavish was the coach of record against Arizona. Resolute 17:49, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Who may have signed the lineup card for a single game, compared to the listings for Nelson and MacTavish on the Oilers' website and what MacTavish said at his presser on Monday, seems to me to mitigate in favor of the current listing as Todd Nelson alone as "Head Coach (Interim)" as that is how the Oilers have designated him. Centpacrr (talk) 18:13, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

text: The question as to who is the head coach may now be moot; tonight's official NHL roster report for the game against the Sharks shows Nelson as the head coach.  However a question remains, whose coaching record will contain the game against the Coyotes?  Will we just wait and see what hockey-reference does? 69.158.124.30 (talk) 07:58, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably won't know for sure until next year's media guides for the Oilers and the league come out.  Knowing how the Oilers run though, I expect MacTavish will ensure that loss is credited to Nelson. Resolute 17:51, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, makes sense.  Hopefully the two will agree. 69.158.124.30 (talk) 10:21, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

text: In summary, whether or not MacTavish was the head coach for one game, Nelson is now the head coach according to all official reports from both the Oilers and the NHL.  69.158.124.30 (talk) 03:45, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oilers head coach?  MacTavish or Nelson? 

message: It has been suggested that List of current NHL assistant coaches be merged into this page.  Proposed since December 2017.— Preceding unsigned comment added by GoodDay (talk • contribs) 15:54, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  odd things have occurred out of order (misplaced merger tags, AfD, merged during AfD, and unmerged). The discussion is now at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of current NHL assistant coaches if you wish to participate there. Yosemiter (talk) 01:22, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

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message: I understand that some of the contracts ran out at the end of the season. However, St. Louis Blues is in the playoffs, so shouldn't Craig Berube be considered as the head coach until their season ends? BleuDXXXIV (talk) 16:05, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. In addition, only the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres should list "Vacant", because there is no indication that all other coaches will change. – Sabbatino (talk) 16:20, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I restored all the coaches that were removed for no reason. – Sabbatino (talk) 16:34, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
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