Music: {allcanada} A look at coaching seniority among NHL teams

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Job security is tenuous as an NHL coach, as the list below proves. While rarities like Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres and Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators have held onto their positions over the long haul, two-thirds of the League's teams have replaced their coaches as recently as 2009 and only five teams have employed their coaches for longer than five years now.

Dale Hunter of the Washington Capitals and Kirk Muller of the Carolina Hurricanes are the newest additions to the coaching fraternity, named Monday to replace Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice, their respective predecessors.

Here's a look at coaching seniority among the 30 NHL franchises:

HEAD COACH	FRANCHISE	HIRE DATE
Lindy Ruff	Buffalo Sabres	July 21, 1997
Barry Trotz	Nashville Predators	Aug. 6, 1997
Mike Babcock	Detroit Red Wings	July 14, 2005
Randy Carlyle	Anaheim Ducks	Aug. 1, 2005
Alain Vigneault	Vancouver Canucks	June 20, 2006
Claude Julien	Boston Bruins	June 21, 2007
Ron Wilson	Toronto Maple Leafs	June 10, 2008
Todd McLellan	San Jose Sharks	June 12, 2008
Terry Murray	Los Angeles Kings	July 17, 2008
Joel Quenneville	Chicago Blackhawks	Oct. 16, 2008
Dan Bylsma	Pittsburgh Penguins	Feb. 15, 2009
John Tortorella	New York Rangers	Feb. 23, 2009
Jacques Martin	Montreal Canadiens	June 1, 2009
Joe Sacco	Colorado Avalanche	June 4, 2009
Brent Sutter	Calgary Flames	June 23, 2009
Dave Tippett	Phoenix Coyotes	Sept. 24, 2009
Peter Laviolette	Philadelphia Flyers	Dec. 4, 2009
Scott Arniel	Columbus Blue Jackets	June 8, 2010
Guy Boucher	Tampa Bay Lightning	June 10, 2010
Tom Renney	Edmonton Oilers	June 22, 2010
Jack Capuano	New York Islanders	Nov. 15, 2010
Kevin Dineen	Florida Panthers	June 1, 2011
Paul MacLean	Ottawa Senators	June 14, 2011
Glen Gulutzan	Dallas Stars	June 17, 2011
Mike Yeo	Minnesota Wild	June 17, 2011
Claude Noel	Winnipeg Jets	June 24, 2011
Peter DeBoer	New Jersey Devils	July 19, 2011
Ken Hitchcock	St. Louis Blues	Nov. 6, 2011
Dale Hunter	Washington Capitals	Nov. 28, 2011
Kirk Muller	Carolina Hurricanes	Nov. 28, 2011