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John James "Jack" Adams (also known as Jovial
Jawn) (June 14, 1895 - May 1, 1968) was a ice
hockey player, head coach and general manager in
the National Hockey League.

Born in Fort William, Ontario, he began his career
for the Fort William Maple Leafs in 1914 of the
NMHL, and played for the Calumet Miners a year
later.  In 1916 he then joined the Peterborough
247th of the OIHA and the Sarnia Sailors a year
later of the Ontario Hockey League|OHA Sr. League.
 Adams turned pro in 1917 upon joining the Toronto
Arenas of the National Hockey League|NHL, earning
the reputation as a physical, bruising player.  In
1919 he then joined the Vancouver Millionaires
where he fluourished as a player, in the PCHA.  In
1922 he then joined the Toronto St. Pats and
played four seasons before ending his playing
career with the Ottawa Senators in 1928.  His
National Hockey League|NHL tally included 82
goals, 29 assists in 173 games played with 2
Stanley Cup Championships.

His coaching career however, is what yielded him
the greatest success, and the reason for which ehy
the coach of the year award in the National Hockey
League|NHL bears his name. Upon retiring from the
Ottawa Senators, he took realm as coach of the
Detroit franchise, then known as the Detroit
Cougars.  After two season the team became known
as the Detroit Falcons, and later, in 1932, the
now known Detroit Red Wings, with each year seeing
improvement.  He won in all 3 Stanley Cup
Championships before retiring as a coach in 1947
to concentrate on being Detroit's General Manager.
 By this point, Adams had built an impecable farm
system which bred players namely Alex Delvecchio,
Terry Sawchuk, Ted Lindsay, Red Kelly, Sid Abel,
and most notably Gordie Howe, of which he  most
enjoyed watching play.  It was this core group of
players which led the Detroit Red Wings to 7
straight regular season top place finishes from
1948-1955, along with 4 Stanley Cup Championships.
 His style had always been that based on tough
physical play which often wore down their
opponents.  

During his career, Adams tallied 413 wins, 390
losses and 161 ties with 3 stanley cups as head
caoch, of which he had a 52-52-1 record in playoff
games.

The Jack Adams Award was created in 1974, and is
given to the most outstanding coach in the
National Hockey League|NHL.  Jack Adams was
inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959.

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succession box | before = Art Duncan | title =
Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings | years =
1927-1947 | after = Tommy Ivan 
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==See Also==
*List of retired NHL players

==External link==

*
http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHocke
y/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p195901&type=Player&pa
ge=bio&list=#photo Hockey Hall of Fame - Jack
Adams