Jets' Scott Arniel named finalist for Jack Adams Award as coach of the year

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 02, 2025 3:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens and Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award arsenic the NHL's apical caput coach.

The league announced the finalists Friday, pursuing a ballot conducted by the NHL Broadcasters' Association.

Arniel, 62, led Winnipeg (56-22-4, 116 points) to apical spot successful the wide standings successful his archetypal play down the bench. That earned the Jets the archetypal Presidents' Trophy successful their history.

Only 3 caput coaches successful NHL past person earned much victories successful their archetypal play astatine the helm of an organization: Jim Montgomery (65 successful 2022-23 with Boston), Mike Babcock (58 successful 2005-06 with Detroit) and Tom Johnson (57 successful 1970-71 with Boston).

Arniel is besides the archetypal caput manager successful league past to triumph each of his archetypal 8 games with a nine (Oct. 9-26). The squad went connected to go the archetypal squad successful NHL past to triumph 15 of their archetypal 16 games.

Later successful the season, the Jets strung unneurotic 11 consecutive victories from Jan. 22-Feb. 26, different franchise record.

Arniel is the 2nd Winnipeg caput manager successful arsenic galore seasons to beryllium named an grant finalist. Rick Bowness finished 3rd successful voting successful 2023-24.

It's different accolade for the Jets, whose goalie Connor Hellebuyck is besides a finalist for 2 of the NHL's astir prestigious awards.

He was announced connected Thursday arsenic 1 of 3 players up for the Hart Memorial Trophy arsenic the league's most invaluable player.

And connected Monday, helium was named arsenic 1 of the 3 goalies successful the moving for the Vezina Trophy arsenic the champion puck stopper successful the league. It's the 5th clip successful the past 8 seasons that helium has been a finalist for that award, which helium won successful 2020 and 2024.

Hellebuyck is archetypal subordinate successful Jets' franchise past (including arsenic the Atlanta Thrashers) to beryllium voted arsenic a Hart finalist and conscionable the 3rd goalie to beryllium a Hart finalist successful the past 10 seasons.

If helium wins, helium volition beryllium lone the 4th goalie successful the NHL expansion epoch (since 1967-68) to triumph the award, pursuing Dominik Hasek (1996-97 and 1997-98), Jose Theodore (2001-02) and Carey Price (2014-15).

1st Adams finalist for Habs since 2008

Under St. Louis, Montreal (40-31-11, 91 points) earned its archetypal post-season berth since 2020-21 and champion wide grounds since 2018-19. St. Louis, successful his 3rd afloat play arsenic Canadiens caput coach, is the club's archetypal Adams finalist since 2007-08 erstwhile Guy Carbonneau placed 2nd successful voting.

St. Louis is looking to go Montreal's 3rd victor aft Scotty Bowman (1976-77) and Pat Burns (1988-89).

Carbery led Washington (51-22-9, 111 points) to 2nd successful the NHL's wide standings successful his 2nd play arsenic caput coach. The Capitals besides earned the apical effect successful the Eastern Conference for the archetypal clip since 2016-17.

Carbery is vying to go Washington's 4th Adams grant winner, joining Bryan Murray (1983-84), Bruce Boudreau (2007-08) and Barry Trotz (2015-16).