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The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for their players and deciding which players will play in games and the lines they will play on. In some cases, a coach will only serve on an interim basis, while some teams may have more than one coach who serve as co-coaches. Outside the team management, the coach also addresses the media. Karl Taylor has been the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals since 2018. He is currently the longest tenured head coach in the AHL.

Key

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Abbreviation Definition
G Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
OTL Overtime/Shootout losses
Pts. Points
P% Points percentage[a]

Coaches

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Note: Statistics are updated through the 2024–25 season.

Team Coach[1] Start date[b] Record with team[2][c] Career record[2][d]
G W L T OTL Pts. P% G W L T OTL Pts. P%
Abbotsford Canucks Manny Malhotra May 24, 2024 72 44 24 0 4 92 .639 72 44 24 0 4 92 .639
Bakersfield Condors Colin Chaulk February 10, 2022 250 127 100 0 23 277 .554 250 127 100 0 23 277 .554
Belleville Senators David Bell May 2, 2023 173 86 64 0 23 195 .564 173 86 64 0 23 195 .564
Bridgeport Islanders Rocky Thompson June 23, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 213 113 71 0 29 255 .599
Calgary Wranglers Brett Sutter June 20, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Charlotte Checkers Geordie Kinnear September 28, 2020 288 164 97 0 27 355 .616 577 292 223 0 62 640 .555
Chicago Wolves Cam Abbott June 20, 2024 72 37 31 0 4 78 .542 72 37 31 0 4 78 .542
Cleveland Monsters Trent Vogelhuber June 8, 2022 216 108 82 0 26 242 .560 216 108 82 0 26 242 .560
Coachella Valley Firebirds Derek Laxdal May 28, 2024 72 37 25 0 10 84 .583 477 235 177 0 65 535 .561
Colorado Eagles Mark Letestu July 5, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Grand Rapids Griffins Dan Watson June 14, 2023 144 74 52 0 18 166 .576 144 74 52 0 18 166 .576
Hartford Wolf Pack Grant Potulny June 24, 2024 72 30 33 0 9 69 .479 72 30 33 0 9 69 .479
Henderson Silver Knights Ryan Craig June 26, 2023 144 57 74 0 13 127 .441 144 57 74 0 13 127 .441
Hershey Bears Vacant[e] June 20, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Iowa Wild Greg Cronin June 23, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 458 242 165 12 39 535 .584
Laval Rocket Pascal Vincent June 21, 2024 72 48 19 0 5 101 .701 397 203 158 0 36 442 .557
Lehigh Valley Phantoms John Snowden July 14, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Manitoba Moose Mark Morrison July 19, 2021 288 137 125 0 26 300 .521 288 137 125 0 26 300 .521
Milwaukee Admirals Karl Taylor June 29, 2018 431 244 133 0 54 542 .629 431 244 133 0 54 542 .629
Ontario Reign Andrew Lord July 11, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Providence Bruins Ryan Mougenel August 13, 2021 288 163 87 0 38 364 .632 288 163 87 0 38 364 .632
Rochester Americans Michael Leone May 13, 2024 72 42 22 0 8 92 .639 72 42 22 0 8 92 .639
Rockford IceHogs Jared Nightingale May 30, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
San Diego Gulls Matt McIlvane April 25, 2023 144 55 70 0 19 129 .448 144 55 70 0 19 129 .448
San Jose Barracuda John McCarthy May 18, 2022 216 91 95 0 30 212 .491 216 91 95 0 30 212 .491
Springfield Thunderbirds Steve Konowalchuk May 20, 2024 72 34 32 0 6 74 .514 72 34 32 0 6 74 .514
Syracuse Crunch Joël Bouchard June 26, 2023 144 76 47 0 21 173 .601 386 187 147 0 52 426 .552
Texas Stars Toby Petersen July 7, 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Toronto Marlies John Gruden July 4, 2023 144 71 49 0 24 166 .576 144 71 49 0 24 166 .576
Tucson Roadrunners Steve Potvin August 16, 2022 252 120 108 0 24 264 .524 252 120 108 0 24 264 .524
Utica Comets Ryan Parent November 6, 2024 63 31 25 0 7 69 .548 63 31 25 0 7 69 .548
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Kirk MacDonald June 19, 2024 72 40 24 0 8 88 .611 72 40 24 0 8 88 .611
  1. ^ Points percentage is calculated as follows: (Wins + ½ Ties + ½ Overtime/shootout losses) ÷ Games Coached
  2. ^ Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular AHL season.
  3. ^ Coaching records from the current team.
  4. ^ Career coaching records in the AHL; records in other leagues are not included.
  5. ^ Most recent head coach, Todd Nelson, was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins in June 2025.
  • Manny Malhotra, Abbotsford Canucks
    Manny Malhotra, Abbotsford Canucks
  • Rocky Thompson, Bridgeport Islanders
    Rocky Thompson, Bridgeport Islanders
  • Brett Sutter, Calgary Wranglers
    Brett Sutter, Calgary Wranglers
  • Geordie Kinnear, Charlotte Checkers
    Geordie Kinnear, Charlotte Checkers
  • Trent Vogelhuber, Cleveland Monsters
    Trent Vogelhuber, Cleveland Monsters
  • Mark Letestu, Colorado Eagles
    Mark Letestu, Colorado Eagles
  • Grant Potulny, Hartford Wolf Pack
    Grant Potulny, Hartford Wolf Pack
  • Ryan Craig, Henderson Silver Knights
    Ryan Craig, Henderson Silver Knights
  • Andrew Lord, Ontario Reign
    Andrew Lord, Ontario Reign
  • Jared Nightingale, Rockford IceHogs
    Jared Nightingale, Rockford IceHogs
  • John McCarthy, San Jose Barracuda
    John McCarthy, San Jose Barracuda
  • Joël Bouchard, Syracuse Crunch
    Joël Bouchard, Syracuse Crunch
  • Toby Petersen, Texas Stars
    Toby Petersen, Texas Stars
  • John Gruden, Toronto Marlies
    John Gruden, Toronto Marlies
  • Ryan Parent, Utica Comets
    Ryan Parent, Utica Comets
  • Kirk MacDonald, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
    Kirk MacDonald, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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References

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  1. ^ "AHL Coaches | National Hockey League Coaches' Association". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "Hockeydb.com - Hockey Statistics and History for the NHL and more!". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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