EDMONTON (– Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins is the 2019-20 recipient of the Jack Adams Award as “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success,” as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association.
Cassidy was named on 82 of the 132 ballots, including 37 first-place votes, for 288 voting points to top a competitive three-way race. Second-place Alain Vigneault of the Philadelphia Flyers received 32 first-place votes and 252 voting points, while third-place John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets was the top selection on 28 ballots in collecting 198 points.
Under Cassidy, the Bruins (44-14-12 in 70 GP) topped the NHL in both points (100) and points percentage (.714) to claim the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s best club during the regular season. Boston posted a League-best 44 wins, including 22 victories as both hosts (22-4-9) and visitors (22-10-3). The Bruins, who reached the 40-win milestone for the seventh consecutive season, also posted an NHL-best +53 goal differential while ranking in the top three in both power play (2nd; 25.2%) and penalty kill (3rd; 84.3%) efficiency.
A Jack Adams finalist for the second time in three years, Cassidy claimed the award for the first time after finishing second to Gerard Gallant (Vegas) in 2017-18. Cassidy is the fourth Bruins coach to capture Jack Adams honors, following Don Cherry (1975-76), Pat Burns (1997-98) and Claude Julien (2008-09).
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