New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz has won his second Jack Adams award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The award was presented Wednesday night at the league’s awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
Trotz thanked the Islanders ownership, general manager Lou Lamoriello, the players, his family and more.
“This is a team award — you have to understand that — from a coach’s standpoint,” Trotz said. “The staff, the players, you can’t have success in this league without buy-in from the players, from leadership.”
He also credited his coaching peers. “This league just keeps getting better,” he said, noting the coaches push each other and the players keep raising the level of play.