700 club: Ruff becomes 5th coach in history to reach wins milestone

by
Jerome Miron / USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff reached a significant milestone with Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Ruff became only the fifth coach in NHL history to reach the 700-win mark, slotting him among the game's all-time top bench bosses.

Coach Wins
Scotty Bowman  1244
Joel Quenneville  799^
Al Arbour  782
Ken Hitchcock  754^
Lindy Ruff  700^

^ active

129 of those wins have come with the Stars, while the other 571 carry over from Ruff's time with the Buffalo Sabres.

Advertisement