Capitals finished first in the Eastern Conference and second in the NHL under second-year head coach

Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals and Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens were announced on Friday as the NHL’s Jack Adams Award finalists. The award is presented annually to “the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Former Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery has been nominated for the Jack Adams Award as the top head coach in the NHL. Carbery, now with the Bears’ NHL affiliate Washington Capitals, is a first-time finalist for the award after leading Washington to an Eastern Conference-best 51 wins.