| Year | Name | W | L | T | W | L |
| 1970-72 | Punch Imlach | 32 | 65 | 25 | ||
| 1972-73 | Joe Crozier | 8 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 1972-74 | Joe Crozier | 69 | 61 | 26 | 2 | 4 |
| 1974-77 | Floyd Smith | 143 | 61 | 36 | 16 | 16 |
| 1977-79 | Marcel Pronovost | 52 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
| 1978-79 | Bill Inglis | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979-80 | Scotty Bowman | 47 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 1980-81 | Roger Neilson | 39 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 1981-82 | Jim Roberts | 21 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1981-82 | Scotty Bowman | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1982-85 | Scotty Bowman | 124 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 10 |
| 1985-86 | Jim Schoenfield | 19 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 1985-86 | Scotty Bowman | 18 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1986-87 | Scotty Bowman | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1986-87 | Craig Ramsey | 4 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1986-87 | Ted Sator | 21 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 1987-89 | Ted Sator | 65 | 67 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
| 1989-92 | Rick Dudley | 85 | 72 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
| 1991-92 | John Muckler | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992-95 | John Muckler | 103 | 87 | 26 | 8 | 12 |
| 1995-97 | Ted Nolan | 73 | 72 | 19 | 5 | 7 |
| 1997-present | Lindy Ruff | 305 | 267 | 84 | 43 | 30 |