Meet the Coaches
With millions of hockey fans throughout North America and the world, NHL coaches are the leaders who help bring the game to life. Integral to the game of hockey, NHL coaches are revered around the world for their leadership, perseverance, and ability to deliver results.
Meet the 200+ NHL coaches that form the NHL Coaches’ Association.
Latest News
How the Pittsburgh Penguins have overcome another season of the NHL’s worst injury luck
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on a quest to win at least one more Stanley Cup with Sidney Crosby. It has been a revolving door on his line as they try to figure it out.
Trusting video coach Kelly Forbes never a challenge for Stars
Practice, preparation and a sterling track record give Bowness ‘100 percent faith in Kelly’s judgement’
The human side of the Buffalo Sabres’ 18-game winless streak of 2021
For nearly all of March, the Buffalo Sabres were the punchline of the NHL. They slogged through an 18-game winless streak, the longest in the salary cap era.
‘Everyone is Buying into It,’ Players Giving Mike Sullivan Credit
Let’s be brutally honest with each other. At some point in the last eight months, everyone has wondered about Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan and his shelf life as the Penguins bench boss.
NHLCA Programs
One of our primary objectives is to help in the development of all hockey coaches from the youth level up to the highest levels of hockey. Together with our NHL coaches, we are committed to supporting coaches in their initiatives of guiding, motivating, and inspiring players of all ages.
Explore our current programs:
NHLCA Mentorship Program
NHLCA Female Coaches Development Program
NHLCA BIPOC Coaches Program
About the NHLCA
The NHL Coaches’ Association is a professional organization that provides support and assistance to the head, associate, assistant, goalie, and video coaches of all 31 teams in the National Hockey League.