Jack Adams Jack Adams John James "Jack" Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a Hall of Fame player during a 10-year professional career with Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. He is best known for his 36-year association with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League as head coach and as a general manager. He held the record of winningest coach in Red Wings history before being surpassed by Mike Babcock in 2014. He later became the
Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year University. Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year The Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to head coaches in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The award is granted to the head coach voted to be the most successful that season by the league's coaches. The award was first given following the 1986–87 season, the seventh year of the conference's existence, to Kevin Jones of St. Francis Brooklyn. The award is named in honor of Brenda Reilly a teacher, sports administrator and three-sport coach in a career of almost three decades at Central Connecticut