Jack Adams

John James "Jack" Adams ( born June 14, 1895 in Fort William, Ontario; † May 1, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and manager, who from 1918 to 1927 for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators played in the National Hockey League. He is the only one whose name was engraved as a player, coach and manager on the Stanley Cup.

  • 3.1 Personal Awards

Career

Player

After playing a few years in amateur leagues, undertook the Toronto Arenas the then 22 -year-old Adams still for eight games in the first NHL season. There, he won his first Stanley Cup. After another season, he worked for three years on the Vancouver Millionaires in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Here he promoted in the last game of the season 1920/21 the puck into his own goal. The referee named Adams as scorers, so this is the only hockey player in history, was the officially an own goal was awarded. The following season he won the PCHA the title of Topscorers. After he had lost in 1922 with the Millionaires for the second time in a row, the final series for the Stanley Cup, he returned to the reigning Cup winner back to Toronto, where the team had been renamed the Toronto St. Patricks. After four years in Toronto, he moved to the Ottawa Senators. As in his first NHL season, he won in 1927 in his final season as a player once again the Stanley Cup.

Coaches and managers

The NHL president Frank Calder put Adams near the Detroit Cougars, a new team, which had in the first season badly, to take over as coach and general manager. The team was first renamed the Falcons and 1932 Detroit Red Wings. He managed a powerful team building and in 1934 he led his team for the first time in the finals for the Stanley Cup. There, his team defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, but in the 1935/36 season he won for the first time the Stanley Cup to Detroit. The following year, the Red Wings were able to defend the title. After some less successful years, he led his Wings in 1941 in the finals, but both this and next year they lost. It was not until the third attempt in a row the Red Wings were in 1943 their third Stanley Cup win. After another final defeat in 1945 he gave up his post in 1947 after the band of the Red Wings, behind which he had been standing 20 years from Tommy Ivan. As General Manager, he remained active until 1962. During this time he established a very successful search for talent and an extensive farm team system. In this time fell 1950-1955 four more Stanley Cup victories. He had had in these years to Gordie Howe, he discovered, developed and committed to the Star The greatest joy, but also future stars like Ted Lindsay, Terry Sawchuk, Alex Delvecchio and Red Kelly were among the many discoveries of Jack Adams.

Honors

Jack Adams was honored in 1959 with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1963 he founded the Central Hockey League and was also, until his death in 1968 president of the League. Since 1974, the NHL honors the best coaches in one season with the Jack Adams Award named after him.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1918 and 1927 ( as a player ); 1936, 1937 and 1943 ( as a coach and general manager ); 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955 (as General Manager)

Personal Awards

  • First All -Star team (as a coach ): 1937 and 1943
  • Second All-Star team (as a coach ): 1945
  • Lester Patrick Trophy: 1966
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