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# Mad Lib NHL Awards: Mike Babcock [wins/loses] Jack Adams award for coach of the year
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/mike-babcock-wins-loses-jack-adams-award-for-coach-of-the-year-2017-nhl-awards-toronto-maple-leafs/
- Published: 2017-06-22T00:21:36.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-22T00:21:36.000Z
- Description: ...Meaning that his job is [in jeopardy/safe].
- Author: Achariya
- Tags: NHL Awards, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

*Mike Babcock is great but the NHL Awards are mostly stupid, so we thought we’d let you write your own story about his *\[victory/loss\]. (Okay, so he lost.)**

Back in April of 2017, so long ago, Mike Babcock, the Oilers' Todd McLellan, and Blue Jackets’ John Tortorella were all [nominated for the NHL's Jack Adams Award](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-mike-babcock-named-jack-adams-finalist-so-hes-getting-fired/) for the coach who contributes the most to his team's success. This year's winner was **\[Todd McLellan/John Tortorella/Mike Babcock\]**, much to the **\[joy/consternation\]** of Leafs fans everywhere.

The winner is selected by the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association. I can't find a handy page that says who the members of this association are (unlike the [Professional Hockey Writers' Association](http://www.thephwa.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \-- geez, get it together, broadcasters), so I used the [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Fcurrent%5FNational%5FHockey%5FLeague%5Fbroadcasters?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to guess at the following names for Toronto's members: Gord Miller, Chris Cuthbert, Paul Romanuk, Dave Randorf, Ray Ferraro, Greg Millen, Joe Bowen, and Jim Ralph.

That’s right, we **\[thank you guys/hold you accountable\]** for Babcock’s **\[victory/loss\]**.

Katya [pointed out](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-mike-babcock-named-jack-adams-finalist-so-hes-getting-fired/) that the winner of this award often gets fired the year after, so it’s **\[good/ominous\]** that Babcock **\[lost/won\]**:

*Five of the last six winners have been fired. Last year’s was Barry Trotz, and obviously if he could coach up that bunch of plugs on the* [**Capitals**](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/washington-capitals?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) *to play well, you have to give it to him, and he did okay this year too, so he still has his job.*

This year’s winner definitely won due to **\[reasons\]**. And it’s clear that Babcock’s record, 40 wins and 15 overtime losses, was worthy enough to put him on the same playing field as Tortorella (50-24-8) and McLellan (47-26-9).

Anyway, what are you guys going to do to **\[console yourselves/celebrate\]**? I might pull on a pair of Babsocks under my Snuggee and drink some Maple Leafs wine.