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Of the current 27 NHL head coaches ( 5 positions are vacant at the time of this post), 22 are Canadian and 5 are from the US.
(Doesn't look like this will change anytime soon - 4 of the five American coaches are retreads - Tortorella, Sullivan, Laviolette, Hynes - which means most first time coaches are from Canada).
Why is this?
More opportunities to coach at lower levels to gain experience? Good ole boy network? Better understanding of strategy to coach at a higher level? Something else?
(Doesn't look like this will change anytime soon - 4 of the five American coaches are retreads - Tortorella, Sullivan, Laviolette, Hynes - which means most first time coaches are from Canada).
Why is this?
More opportunities to coach at lower levels to gain experience? Good ole boy network? Better understanding of strategy to coach at a higher level? Something else?