Hired to be Fired in 2.4 Years: Current NHL Head Coaches

Being a head coach in a professional sport is a tremendous achievement, but job security isn't really one of the benefits. Most of the current head coaches in the NHL have been hired in the last couple of years. The average tenure of an NHL coach is only 2.4 years. So, if a coach doesn't get his team to perform well quickly, he will likely lose his job. General Managers and Owners have little patience. Are you a fan of the NHL? Do you pay atttention to the man running the show behind the bench? Well, let's drop the puck and get started! In this quiz, current coaches names are provided. You have to indicate what team they lead.

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Hired to be Fired in 2.4 Years: Current NHL Head Coaches

D.J. Smith:

Jim Montgomery:

Sheldon Keefe:

John Hynes:

Jay Woodcroft:

Lane Lambert:

Rod Brind'Amour:

Martin St. Louis:

Andre Tourigny:

Todd McLellan:

Derek Lalonde:

David Quinn:

Gerard Gallant:

Lindy Ruff:

Paul Maurice:

Jared Bednar:

Dean Evason:

Darryl Sutter:

Brad Larsen:

John Tortorella:

Peter DoBoer:

Luke Richardson:

Don Granato:

Mike Sullivan:

Dallas Eakins:

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