‘What hasn’t he won?’: Babcock could finally add Adams Award to packed trophy case
Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly was asking the question rhetorically in his praise of Toronto head coach Mike Babcock.
“What hasn’t he won?” Rielly said after describing Babcock as “probably one of the best coaches in sports.”
While it’s true that Babcock has captured almost every imaginable championship as a coach, there is one major accomplishment that has eluded him. He could fill out his trophy case in June after being named a finalist this week for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach.
Babcock has come close but never ultimately won the award. He was runner-up to Patrick Roy in 2014 and finished third behind Guy Carbonneau and eventual winner, Bruce Boudreau, in 2008.