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Barry Trotz is a Jack Adams Finalist

Per the NHL, Barry Trotz has been named as a finalist for this year’s Jack Adams Trophy, “awarded to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success, by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association”. Trotz has been nominated alongside Lindy Ruff and Gerard Gallant.

This is the third time Trotz has been in the running for the award (having been a finalist back in 2010 and 2011), but his first as coach of the Capitals; should he win, he’d become just the third coach in franchise history to do so, joining Bryan Murray (1984) and Bruce Boudreau (2008).

In his two years behind the Capitals’ bench, Trotz has led the team to a stellar record of 101-44-19 and moved into ninth place in all-time NHL regular-season wins with 658. The 2015-16 season was his best as a bench boss, as he helped guide the Caps to a 56-18-8 finish, a .733 points percentage and a spot atop the Metropolitan Division, the Eastern Conference, and the League.

His toughest challenge lies ahead, as he and the Caps sit on the brink of elimination in the second round yet again – a hurdle that he has yet to clear. But the work he’s done with this Caps team make him a worthy finalist for the Jack Adams.

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