WHA Coach Register
Active coaches are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
56 WHA Coaches
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Av Cup |
| 1 | John Bassett | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Andy Bathgate | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 43 | .364 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Bob Baun | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 35 | .318 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Don Blackburn | 1976 | 1979 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 39 | .443 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Marc Boileau | 1977 | 1978 | 2 | 140 | 74 | 61 | 5 | 153 | .546 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 1 | ||
| 6 | John Brophy | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 70 | .438 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Joe Crozier | 1975 | 1977 | 3 | 239 | 109 | 117 | 13 | 231 | .483 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Jacques Demers | 1976 | 1979 | 4 | 311 | 144 | 145 | 22 | 310 | .498 | 20 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Bill Dineen | 1973 | 1979 | 7 | 545 | 318 | 199 | 28 | 664 | .609 | 71 | 44 | 27 | .620 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Clare Drake* | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 38 | .396 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Maurice Filion | 1973 | 1978 | 2 | 97 | 45 | 46 | 6 | 96 | .495 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Jean-Guy Gendron | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 159 | 96 | 59 | 4 | 196 | .616 | 20 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Bill Goldsworthy | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 17 | .293 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Bep Guidolin | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 63 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 52 | .413 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | John Hanna | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 29 | .439 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Billy Harris | 1973 | 1975 | 3 | 197 | 99 | 89 | 9 | 207 | .525 | 17 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Camille Henry | 1973 | 1974 | 2 | 97 | 38 | 55 | 4 | 80 | .412 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Larry Hillman | 1978 | 1979 | 2 | 141 | 78 | 55 | 8 | 164 | .582 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Harry Howell* | 1974 | 1975 | 2 | 136 | 69 | 61 | 6 | 144 | .529 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Sandy Hucul | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 158 | 78 | 66 | 14 | 170 | .538 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | ||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Av Cup |
| 21 | Bobby Hull* | 1973 | 1975 | 3 | 169 | 81 | 79 | 9 | 171 | .506 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Bill Hunter | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 34 | .327 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Ron Ingram | 1976 | 1978 | 3 | 212 | 92 | 106 | 14 | 198 | .467 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Jack Kelley | 1973 | 1976 | 3 | 116 | 63 | 48 | 5 | 131 | .565 | 21 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Pat Kelly | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 57 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 51 | .447 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | Ray Kinasewich | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 78 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 79 | .506 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | Bobby Kromm | 1976 | 1977 | 2 | 161 | 98 | 59 | 4 | 200 | .621 | 33 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Bob Leduc | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 | .554 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Gilles Leger | 1976 | 1977 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 33 | .330 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | Boris Mayorov | 1978 | 1979 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .571 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | Jack McCartan | 1974 | 1975 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .667 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | Ted McCaskill | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 40 | .339 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | John McKenzie | 1973 | 1974 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | .286 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | Tom McVie | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 22 | .579 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1 | ||
| 35 | Gerry Moore | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 83 | 19 | 61 | 3 | 41 | .247 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | Harry Neale | 1973 | 1978 | 6 | 404 | 208 | 175 | 21 | 437 | .541 | 65 | 32 | 32 | .492 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Bill Needham | 1973 | 1974 | 2 | 156 | 80 | 64 | 12 | 172 | .551 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Stanislav Neveseley | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .188 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | Rudy Pilous* | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 65 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 73 | .562 | 0 | ||||||
| 40 | Jacques Plante | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 78 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 80 | .513 | 0 | ||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Av Cup |
| 41 | Marcel Pronovost* | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 78 | 26 | 50 | 2 | 54 | .346 | 0 | ||||||
| 42 | Jerry Rafter | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .400 | 0 | ||||||
| 43 | Maurice Richard | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | ||||||
| 44 | Al Rollins | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 80 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 60 | .375 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | Ron Ryan | 1974 | 1975 | 2 | 151 | 83 | 59 | 9 | 175 | .579 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Glen Sather* | 1977 | 1979 | 3 | 178 | 95 | 76 | 7 | 197 | .553 | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Brian Shaw | 1974 | 1975 | 2 | 137 | 68 | 63 | 6 | 142 | .518 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Terry Slater | 1973 | 1977 | 4 | 258 | 116 | 130 | 12 | 244 | .473 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Floyd Smith | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | .450 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Glen Sonmor | 1973 | 1978 | 3 | 178 | 83 | 84 | 11 | 177 | .497 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Pat Stapleton | 1974 | 1979 | 3 | 181 | 73 | 100 | 8 | 154 | .425 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Jean-Guy Talbot | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 29 | .354 | 0 | ||||||
| 53 | Jack Vivian | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 44 | .489 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Phil Watson | 1973 | 1974 | 2 | 83 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 80 | .482 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | Ian Wilkie | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | ||||||
| 56 | Johnny Wilson | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 158 | 56 | 93 | 9 | 121 | .383 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||


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