| 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 |
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 |
Scotty Bowman (Montreal Canadiens) |
| 1976 |
Don Cherry (Boston Bruins) |
| 1975 |
Bob Pulford (Los Angeles Kings) |
| 1974 |
Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) |
