Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the NHL coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”
The winner is determined by a poll among members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Ruff is one of three finalists, along with Pittsburgh’s Dan Muse and Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper.
Ruff previously won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the Sabres in 2005-06. This is his fifth time being named as a finalist (2005-06, 2006-07, 2015-16, 2022-23).
