List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) head coaches

The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey team who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 and became the Arizona Coyotes.
John Paddock coached the most games, with 106 wins, 138 losses, and 249 points. 
==Key==
General
#  	Number of coaches
*  	Spent entire WHA and NHL coaching career with the Jets
†  	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder
Achievements	Achievements during their Jets head coaching tenure
Regular-season
GC	Games coached 	T 	Ties = 1 point
W 	Wins = 2 points 	PTS	Points
L 	Losses = 0 points	W% 	Winning percentage
Playoffs
PGC	Games coached
PW 	Wins
PL 	Losses
PW%	Winning percentage
==Head coaches==
# 	Name	Term 	 GC	 W	 L	 T	 PTS	 W%	 PGC	 PW	 PL	 PW%	Achievements 	Reference
 	* 	1972–1974 	 	 	 	 	 	.522 	 	 	 	.500 	 	
 	† 	1974–1975 	 	 	 	 	 	.514 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
— 	* 	1975 	 	 	 	 	 	.308 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
   —	* 	1972–1974; 1975	 	 	 	 	 	.506 	 	 	 	.500 	 	
— 	† 	1975 	 	 	 	 	 	.625 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
   —	† 	1974–1975 	 	 	 	 	 	.562 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
 	 	1975–1977 	 	 	 	 	 	.621 	 	 	 	.697 	1976 Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy winner1976 Avco World Trophy championship	
 	* 	1977–1979 	 	 	 	 	 	.582 	 	 	 	.889 	1978 Avco World Trophy championship 	
 	 	1979– 	 	 	 	 	 	.370 	 	 	 	.800 	1979 Avco World Trophy championship 	
 	* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.666 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.161 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
   —	 	1978–; 	 	 	 	 	 	.323 	 	 	 	.800 	 	
— 	* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.259 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
   —	* 	; 	 	 	 	 	 	.266 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
 	* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.174 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.464 	 	 	 	.143 	 	
 	* 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.485 	 	 	 	.273 	 	
 	* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.536 	 	 	 	.000 	 	
 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.495 	 	 	 	.333 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	.339 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.463 	 	 	 	.429 	 	
 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.443 	 	 	 	.385 	 	
 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	.479 	 	 	 	.333 	 	
==Notes==
* A running total of the number of coaches of the Jets. Thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
* Each year is linked to an article about that particular WHA or NHL season.
* These rows are inserted for the sortable stats.
==References==
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