Barry Trotz
Barry Trotz was hired as coach of the Washington Capitals on May 26, 2014.
Awards:Stanley Cup (1)
Prince of Wales Trophy (1)
Jack Adams Award (2)
Presidents’ Trophy (2)
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Barry Trotz was hired as coach of the Washington Capitals on May 26, 2014.

Trotz is the 17th coach in Capitals history after spending 15 seasons as coach of the Nashville Predators. Trotz replaced coach Adam Oates, who was fired April 25. 

Trotz was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and the only coach in Predators history. Trotz ranks third in games coached (1,196) and wins (557) with a single franchise. He ranks 15th on the NHL coaching victories list and fourth among active coaches behind Joel Quenneville (Chicago Blackhawks; 706), Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues; 657) and Lindy Ruff (Dallas Stars; 611).


Prior to joining the Predators, Trotz spent five seasons (1992-97) as coach of the Capitals' affiliate in the American Hockey League. He was named coach of the Baltimore Skipjacks in 1992 after one season as an assistant coach. Following a relocation to Portland, Maine, in 1993, he coached the Portland Pirates to two Calder Cup Final appearances during the next four seasons. In 1994-95, Trotz coached Portland to a Calder Cup championship and a league-best 43-27-10 record; he was named AHL Coach of the Year.

The first and only coach in franchise history, Barry Trotz is regarded as one of the top bench bosses in the game today, having been a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach in both 2009-10 and 2010-11, and finishing among the top five in Adams voting again in 2011-12.

Trotz’s modus operandi is using an aggressive system based on strong forechecking and sound defense to direct a hard-working group to the playoffs on an annual basis. His mission to get the most out of his team helped Trotz guide the Predators to their third-best record in franchise history and home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2011-12 (48-26-8, 104 points) despite starting the season with the NHL’s youngest team at 25 years, five months. Under his watch, the Preds were one of only four teams to finish in the Top 10 in both goals for (eighth) and goals against (eighth), and one of three teams to rank in the League’s Top 10 in both power-play percentage (first) and penalty kill percentage (10th) in 2011-12.