With all the firings and hirings this season, more than half the teams in the NHL have changed coaches during the last two years.

Below are the league's coaches, with their date of hire, listed in order of years (not seasons) completed with their team:

Team	Coach	Hire date	Years
Carolina Hurricanes	Paul Maurice	11/6/1995	7
Ottawa Senators	Jacques Martin	1/24/1996	7
St. Louis Blues	Joel Quenneville	1/6/1997	6
Buffalo Sabres	Lindy Ruff	7/21/1997	5
Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Quinn	6/26/1998	4
Nashville Predators	Barry Trotz*	10/1/1998	4
Vancouver Canucks	Marc Crawford	1/24/1999	4
Los Angeles Kings	Andy Murray	6/14/1999	3
Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Francis	6/16/1999	3
Minnesota Wild	Jacques Lemaire	6/19/2000	2
Edmonton Oilers	Craig MacTavish	6/22/2000	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	John Tortorella	1/6/2001	2
Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Sutter	5/3/2001	1
Florida Panthers	Mike Keenan	12/3/2001	1
Philadelphia Flyers	Ken Hitchcock	5/14/2002	0
Dallas Stars	Dave Tippett	5/16/2002	0
Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mike Babcock	5/22/2002	0
New Jersey Devils	Pat Burns	6/13/2002	0
Washington Capitals	Bruce Cassidy	6/25/2002	0
Detroit Red Wings	Dave Lewis	7/17/2002	0
San Jose Sharks	Ron Wilson	12/4/2002	0
Colorado Avalanche	Tony Granato	12/18/2002	0
Calgary Flames	Darryl Sutter	12/28/2002	0
Atlanta Thrashers	Bob Hartley	1/19/2003	0
Columbus Blue Jackets	Doug MacLean	1/7/2003	0
Montreal Canadiens	Claude Julien	1/17/2003	0
New York Rangers	Glen Sather	1/30/2003	0
New York Islanders	Steve Stirling	6/3/2003	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	Ed Olczyk	6/11/2003	0
Boston Bruins	Mike Sullivan	6/23/2003	0
* -- Hired 8/6/97. Team didn't start playing until 1998-99 season.