John Tortorella has won the Jack Adams Award as the 2016-17 NHL season’s coach of the year.
Tortorella was behind the bench for the Blue Jackets’ revival, helping the team to its the best season in franchise history. They finished with a 50-24-8 record for 108 points in the tough Metropolitan Division.
Mike Babcock of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Todd McLellan of the Edmonton Oilers were also finalists for the award.