Jack Adams
John James Adams, "Jolly Jack"
Born: June 14, 1895
Fort William, ON Canada
Deceased: May 1, 1968
Detroit, MI USA
Coaching Career: 1927-1946
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959.
Jack Adams compiled a record of 413 wins and 390 losses and 161 ties in his coaching career with the Detroit Cougars, Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Wings. He began coaching during the 1927 season and last coached during the 1946 campaign. Adams was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1927-28 | NHL | Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 63 | .477 | .500 | ||||||
| 1928-29 | NHL | Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 66 | .500 | .534 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1929-30 | NHL | Detroit Cougars | 44 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 48 | .364 | .386 | ||||||
| 1930-31 | NHL | Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 55 | .417 | .443 | ||||||
| 1931-32 | NHL | Detroit Falcons | 48 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 64 | .444 | .479 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| 1932-33 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 83 | .576 | .604 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | ||
| 1933-34 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 82 | .569 | .604 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1934-35 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 64 | .444 | .469 | ||||||
| 1935-36 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 80 | .556 | .583 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 1936-37 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 84 | .583 | .615 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | ||
| 1937-38 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 47 | .326 | .365 | ||||||
| 1938-39 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 60 | .417 | .438 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | ||
| 1939-40 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 54 | .375 | .396 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1940-41 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 74 | .514 | .552 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1941-42 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 61 | .424 | .438 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | ||
| 1942-43 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 86 | .573 | .610 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 1943-44 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 84 | .560 | .580 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1944-45 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 98 | .653 | .670 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | ||
| 1945-46 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 70 | .467 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1946-47 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 77 | .428 | .458 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| Totals | 964 | 413 | 390 | 161 | 0 | 1400 | .484 | .512 | 105 | 52 | 52 | .500 | ||||
Awards
1936 - First Team All-Star
1942 - First Team All-Star
1944 - Second Team All-Star
