For other people named Jack Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation).
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1894–1964)
Ice hockey player
Jack Adams
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1959
Born
(1894-06-14)June 14, 1894 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died
May 1, 1968(1968-05-01) (aged 73) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Right
Played for
Toronto Arenas Vancouver Millionaires Toronto St. Patricks Ottawa Senators
Playing career
1917–1927
John James "Jolly 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 played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators between 1917 and 1927. He won the Stanley Cup twice as a player, with Toronto in 1918 and Ottawa in 1927, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
After retiring Adams began a 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 until 2014. He later became the first president of the Central Professional Hockey League. Adams won the Stanley Cup a further seven times with the Red Wings, and is the only person to have won the Stanley Cup as a player, coach, and general manager.[1]
^"Legends of Hockey: Jack Adams". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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