| John Hynes | |||
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Hynes in 2014 coaching the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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| Born |
(1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 49) Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| Current NHL coach | Minnesota Wild | ||
| Coached for |
New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators | ||
| Coaching career | 2000–present | ||
John Hynes (born February 10, 1975) is an American professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as head coach of the New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators.
A 1997 graduate of Boston University, Hynes was a three-year letterman for the Terriers as a forward and participated in four straight NCAA Frozen Four tournaments. In 1995, Boston University captured the 1995 NCAA Division I National Championship in front of Hynes' home crowd in Providence, Rhode Island. Hynes earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education.
Hynes was a former assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2000–01 season. In the 2002–03 season, he became an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin.
After the 2002–03 season, Hynes spent the next six seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program.[1] He posted an overall record of 216–113–19–9 as the team's head coach.[2] In 2008–09, he was the head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Development Team, posting a 42–17–6 record.[2]
Hynes also led the U.S. under-18 national team to three medals at the IIHF World U18 Championships, gold in 2006, silver in 2004, and bronze in 2008. He was the head coach of the U.S. national team at the 2008 World Junior championships. He was an assistant coach of the 2004 U.S. team that won a gold medal at the World Junior event. He was named head coach of the U.S. national team at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in Czechia. The U.S. finished fifth in men's worlds and failed to win a medal for the third consecutive year after a 1–0 loss to hosts and eventual world champions Czechia in the quarterfinals.[3]
On August 4, 2009, Hynes was named an assistant coach for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, by general manager Ray Shero.[4] He served as an assistant under coach Todd Reirden. On July 31, 2010, the WBS Penguins announced that Hynes would be the team's new head coach after Reirden was promoted to an assistant coaching position for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]
Under Hynes, the WBS Penguins qualified for the playoffs in all five seasons, reaching the conference finals twice.
On June 2, 2015, Hynes was named as head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing Scott Stevens and Adam Oates.[5] He became the youngest head coach in the NHL for the 2015–16 season.[6] On April 5, 2018, Hynes coached the Devils to their first playoff appearance since the 2011–12 season.[7] However, they lost in the First Round to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.[8] On January 3, 2019, Hynes signed a multi-year contract extension with the Devils.[9]
On December 3, 2019, Hynes was fired by the Devils and was replaced by assistant coach Alain Nasreddine.[10]
On January 7, 2020, Hynes was named as head coach of the Nashville Predators, replacing Peter Laviolette.[11] Hynes was fired on May 30, 2023, after parts of four seasons in Nashville.[12]
On November 27, 2023, Hynes was appointed head coach of the Minnesota Wild.[13]
Hynes was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023.[14]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
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| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win% | Result | ||
| NJD | 2015–16 | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 84 | 7th in Metropolitan | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NJD | 2016–17 | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 70 | 8th in Metropolitan | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NJD | 2017–18 | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 97 | 5th in Metropolitan | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost in first round (TBL) |
| NJD | 2018–19 | 82 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 72 | 8th in Metropolitan | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NJD | 2019–20 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | (22) | (fired) | — | — | — | — |
| NJD total | 354 | 150 | 159 | 45 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 playoff appearance | |||
| NSH | 2019–20 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 5th in Central | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in qualifying round (ARI) |
| NSH | 2020–21 | 56 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 64 | 4th in Central | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in first round (CAR) |
| NSH | 2021–22 | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 97 | 5th in Central | 0 | 4 | .000 | Lost in first round (COL) |
| NSH | 2022–23 | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 92 | 5th in Central | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NSH total | 248 | 134 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 3 playoff appearances | |||
| MIN | 2023–24 | 63 | 34 | 24 | 5 | (73) | 6th in Central | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| MIN total | 63 | 34 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 665 | 318 | 279 | 68 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 4 playoff appearances | |||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
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| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win% | Result | ||
| WBS | 2010–11 | 80 | 58 | 21 | 1 | 117 | 1st in East | 6 | 6 | .500 | Lost in Division Finals (CHA) |
| WBS | 2011–12 | 76 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 95 | 2nd in East | 6 | 6 | .500 | Lost in Conference Semifinals (STJ) |
| WBS | 2012–13 | 76 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 88 | 3rd in East | 8 | 7 | .533 | Lost in Conference Finals (SYR) |
| WBS | 2013–14 | 76 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 92 | 2nd in East | 9 | 8 | .529 | Lost in Conference Finals (STJ) |
| WBS | 2014–15 | 76 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 97 | 2nd in East | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in Conference Semifinals (MCH) |
| Total | 384 | 231 | 126 | 27 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 5 playoff appearances | |||
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| Preceded by | Head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2010–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Head coach of the New Jersey Devils 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by
Alain Nasreddine |
| Preceded by | Head coach of the Nashville Predators 2020–2023 |
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| Preceded by | Head coach of the Minnesota Wild 2023–present |
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