{"id":85159,"date":"2020-09-09T20:07:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T00:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=85159"},"modified":"2020-09-09T20:10:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T00:10:33","slug":"bruce-cassidy-wins-jack-adams-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/09\/bruce-cassidy-wins-jack-adams-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Cassidy Wins Jack Adams Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cassibr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Cassidy<\/a><\/strong>, coach of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a>, was announced as the victor of the NHL&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Adams<\/a> Award. The award is given annually to the coach voted as best in the NHL by the NHL Broadcasters&#8217; Association. The other two finalists this year were the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vigneal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alain Vigneault<\/a> <\/strong>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>&#8216; <strong>John Tortorella<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bruce Cassidy, meet Jack Adams.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Coach!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYUmleOjqy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/EYUmleOjqy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CglvMbrHoD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CglvMbrHoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBruins\/status\/1303844410069835777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bruce Cassidy Is Coach of the Year<\/h2>\n<p>Cassidy&#8217;s 2019-20 campaign was his third full season as the Bruins&#8217; head coach. It&#8217;s his first head coaching job in the NHL since his time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> from 2002-2004.<\/p>\n<p>Tortorella coached the Blue Jackets to a 44-14-12 record this year. It was good enough for 100 points, a .714 points percentage, and a first-place finish in the Atlantic Division. Boston struggled in the round-robin, however, falling to the East&#8217;s fourth seed. They bowed out to the Lightning in five games after defeating the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> in the First Round.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Cassidy begins his legacy as a decorated coach in the NHL. This his first Jack Adams win, becoming the fourth Boston coach to do so. He joins some legendary company in <strong>Don Cherry<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Pat Burns<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Claude Julien<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the first Jack Adams win for a Bruins coach since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all this, his future as the coach of the Bruins is rocky. An ageing core combined with a largely embarrassing playoff performance signals that the team may be ready to change course. With Cassidy already reaching the average tenure of a head coach at around three-and-a-half years, a change behind the bench could happen if and when the Bruins fall from contender status.<\/p>\n<p>However, this award is not about playoff success. The Bruins were the NHL&#8217;s best team during the regular season, and you can&#8217;t have success like that without everyone pulling their weight. Cassidy, by doing that, found himself the recipient of this award.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"cQmToKY-Q6dVWIO1RB1A3w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201555825\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'cQmToKY-Q6dVWIO1RB1A3w',sig:'_7lv7GXJw9dJb0_nyX5ElXidV9z-JBTiYxCsfmfdLQE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1201555825',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Cassidy, coach of the Boston Bruins, was announced as the victor of the NHL&#8217;s Jack Adams Award. The award is given annually to the coach voted as best in the NHL by the NHL Broadcasters&#8217; Association. The other two finalists this year were the Philadelphia Flyers&#8216;\u00a0Alain Vigneault and the Columbus Blue Jackets&#8216; John Tortorella. 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