Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter among finalists for Jack Adams Award

Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter is among the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the National Hockey League’s coach of the year.

Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers and Gerard Gallant of the New York Rangers are the other two finalists.

Sutter started his second stint behind the Flames bench on March 4, 2021, as a mid-season replacement for the fired Geoff Ward. After the Flames missed the playoffs in 2020-21, Sutter oversaw the biggest season-over-season improvement by any team in the NHL. The Flames captured the Pacific Division title and posted the NHL’s sixth-best record (50-21-11) in 2021-22.

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Brunette led the Panthers (58-18-6) to the first Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history as the NHL’s top regular-season team.

Gallant became just the second head coach in franchise history to win 50-plus games in his first season, guiding the Rangers (52-24-6) to their best record since capturing the Presidents’ Trophy in 2014-15.

Sutter being named a finalist for the coaching award comes on the heels of goaltender Jacob Markstrom being named a Vezina finalist, and centre Elias Lindholm being one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.

The winners of the 2022 NHL Awards will be revealed sometime during the conference finals and Stanley Cup final.