CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
CJHL Media Update
Release Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
CJHL alumni succeeding in coaching
TORONTO – While their respective playing days are behind them, plenty of Canadian Junior Hockey League alumni are continuing to excel behind the bench.
The 2024-25 season saw 78 CJHL alums serve as a head coach at various upper levels throughout North America.
This includes 11 of them who guided National Hockey League clubs during the most recent campaign.
Four more led American Hockey League teams, while 13 others were head coaches in the ECHL.
You also had 15 CJHL alumnus running university programs in USPORTS as well as 22 others coaching in the major junior ranks.
The following link lists the CJHL alumni who were the head coach of teams at higher levels this past season.
CJHL ALUMNI – HEAD COACHES
2024-25 CJHL ALUMNI BY LEAGUE
NHL: 61
AHL: 71
ECHL: 156
SPHL: 103
NCAA D-I: 317
U SPORTS: 530
NCAA D-III: 716
CHL: 210
EUROPE: 446
TOTAL: 2,610
HEAD COACHES: 78
Photo: CJHL alumnus Sheldon Keefe curtesy of NHL.com
CJHL CONTACTS
Andy Harkness
President
Canadian Junior Hockey League
aharkness@cjhlhockey.com (E)
Tom Annelin
Director of Communications
Canadian Junior Hockey League
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