An annual award presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association to "the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Winner selected by a poll among members of the NHL Broadcasters' Assocation at the end of the regular season. The winner receives $1,000 from the NHLBA.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues) |
| 2011 | Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
| 2010 | Dave Tippett (Phoenix Coyotes) |
| 2009 | Claude Julien (Boston Bruins) |
| 2008 | Bruce Boudreau (Washington Capitals) |
| 2007 | Alain Vigneault (Vancouver Canucks) |
| 2006 | Lindy Ruff (Buffalo Sabres) |
| 2004 | John Tortorella (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| 2003 | Jacques Lemaire (Minnesota Wild) |
| 2002 | Bob Francis (Phoenix Coyotes) |
| 2001 | Bill Barber (Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 2000 | Joel Quenneville (St. Louis Blues) |
| 1999 | Jacques Martin (Ottawa Senators) |
| 1998 | Pat Burns (Boston Bruins) |
| 1997 | Ted Nolan (Buffalo Sabres) |
| 1996 | William "Scotty" Bowman (Detroit Red Wings) |
| 1995 | Marc Crawford (Quebec Nordiques) |
| 1994 | Jacques Lemaire (New Jersey Devils) |
| 1993 | Pat Burns (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| 1992 | Pat Quinn (Vancouver Canucks) |
| 1991 | Brian Sutter (St. Louis Blues) |
| 1990 | Bob Murdoch (Winnipeg Jets) |
| 1989 | Pat Burns (Montreal Canadiens) |
| 1988 | Jacques Demers (Detroit Red Wings) |
| 1987 | Jacques Demers (Detroit Red Wings) |
| 1986 | Glen Sather (Edmonton Oilers) |
| 1985 | Mike Keenan (Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 1984 | Bryan Murray (Washington Capitals) |
| 1983 | Orval Tessier (Chicago Black Hawks) |
| 1982 | Tom Watt (Winnipeg Jets) |
| 1981 | Red Berenson (St. Louis Blues) |
| 1980 | Pat Quinn (Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 1979 | Al Arbour (New York Islanders) |
| 1978 | Bobby Kromm (Detroit Red Wings) |
| 1977 | William "Scotty" Bowman (Montreal Canadiens) |
| 1976 | Don Cherry (Boston Bruins) |
| 1975 | Bob Pulford (Los Angeles Kings) |
| 1974 | Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) |
