Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The league announced the honor Saturday after members of Carbery’s family surprised him with the trophy earlier in the week. Carbery is the first person to be named coach of the year in the NHL, American Hockey League and ECHL.

Saturday’s news of Caps coach Spencer Carbery winning the Jack Adams Award for the 2024-25 season comes as no surprise. Carbery’s Caps got off to a strong start to the season and remained remarkably consistent over the 82-game slate, finishing with a 51-22-9 mark and 111 points, an improvement of 20 points over the prior season.

Spencer Carbery is being celebrated as the top coach in the NHL after contributing to Alex Ovechkin's historic season and the Washington Capitals' turnaround into a playoff contender.