Coming out of the 2017-18 season, the Flames knew they had to make a change behind the bench. A mere 10 days after their season ended, they let go of Glen Gulutzan. Not even a week later, they hired Bill Peters.
Peters had some of the baggage associated with Gulutzan – namely, coaching high-corsi teams that never even made it to the playoffs – but so far, it’s impossible to argue his addition has been anything but a success, and something he might just deserve some hardware for.
The award
The Jack Adams Award is given to the coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.