Ken Hitchcock was named the fourth head coach in Columbus Blue Jackets franchise history on Nov. 22, 2006. He has compiled a 470-314-117 record in 901 regular season games with the Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars during his NHL coaching career. He became the 20th coach in NHL history to coach in 900 or more games on Apr. 5, 2008 at St. Louis. In nine full seasons behind the bench, he has led his teams to six division titles (Dallas, Central Division: 1996-01; Philadelphia, Atlantic Division: 2003-04) and a pair of second place finishes while recording at least 40 wins and 100 points in each of those campaigns. He has also led his teams to a 66-51 record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 16-7 mark in 1998-99 when he guided the Stars to the Stanley Cup championship.

Hitchcock began his professional coaching career as an assistant coach with the Flyers from 1990-93 before spending two-plus seasons as the head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings/Michigan K-Wings, Dallas' International Hockey League affiliate. He took over as head coach of the Stars midway through the 1995-96 season and in 1996-97 led them to the Central Division title. That year, Dallas became just the ninth team in NHL history to go from last place to first place in one season. The club's 38-point improvement from 66 to 104 was tied for the fifth-best in league history.

Hitchcock spent parts of five seasons in Dallas, compiling a 277-166-60 regular season record and 47-33 playoff mark. He led his teams to five Central Division titles, two President’s Trophies (1997-98, 1998-99) and two Western Conference championships (1999, 2000) in addition to the 1999 Stanley Cup. He holds Stars franchise records for wins (277), playoff wins (47), playoff winning percentage (.588) and in 1998-99 led the club to franchise single season records for wins, points and highest winning percentage with a 51-19-12 mark and 114 points (.695). He was nominated for the Jack Adams Award three times (1997, 1998, 1999) and served as the Western Conference's head coach in three All-Star Games (1997, 1998, 1999).

On May 14, 2002, he was named Flyers head coach and led the club to a 131-83-40 record and a 19-18 mark in the playoffs. Philadelphia posted three-straight 100-point seasons from 2002-06, captured the Atlantic Division title in 2003-04 and advanced to the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. On Mar. 21, 2006, Hitchcock guided the Flyers to a 2-1 win over New Jersey, becoming the fifth-fastest coach in NHL history to record 400 wins (736 games). He also served as an assistant coach for the Eastern Conference in the 2003 and 2004 All-Star Games.

Hitchcock has also represented Canada at numerous international competitions. He was named head coach of Team Canada for the 2008 World Championships and led the squad to the silver medal. He also served as an associate coach for Team Canada at the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. He helped Team Canada win the World Cup of Hockey Tournament in 2004 as an associate coach and was an assistant on gold medal-winning squads at the 2002 World Championships and the 1987 World Junior Championships.

Prior to joining the professional ranks, Hitchcock was one of the winningest coaches in the history of the Western Hockey League. From 1984-90, he led the Kamloops Blazers to a 291-125-15 record with his .693 winning percentage ranking second in WHL history. He was the league's Coach of the Year in 1986-87 and 1989-90 and was also named the Canadian Major Junior Coach of the Year in 1989-90 after leading Kamloops to the WHL championship and a third place finish in the Memorial Cup Tournament.

A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Hitchcock was born on December 17, 1951. He resides in Columbus.

Gary Agnew joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach in July 2006 and also served as the club's interim head coach from November 14-22, 2006. He spent the previous six seasons as the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch, the club's American Hockey League affiliate. During his tenure, he became the winningest and longest-serving coach in Crunch history as he led the club to a 200-177-43-40 mark in 480 games (.545 winning percentage). Agnew guided the Crunch to its first division and regular season conference titles in 2001-02 with a 39-23-13-5 mark, which set a then club record for points in a season with 96. In 2005-06, Syracuse set numerous franchise marks including wins (47) and points (102) with a 47-25-5-3 record. Prior to joining the Crunch, he spent 10 seasons as a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League, the last three with the London Knights. Agnew began his coaching career with London in 1990-91 before moving to the Kingston Frontenacs in 1994-95. He returned to the Knights for the 1997-98 season and coached them to a Western Division Title. In 664 OHL games, he posted a 329-282-53 record and was named OHL Coach of the Year and First Team All-Star Coach in both the 1992-93 and 1997-98 seasons. Before beginning his coaching career, he played collegiately at the University of New Brunswick (CIAU) and professionally with the Fredericton Express (AHL) and Milwaukee Admirals (IHL). He has a Masters' Degree in Coaching from the University of Western Ontario. Agnew was born on May 24, 1960 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He and his wife, Barbara, are the parents of a son, Brett, and daughter, Lindsay. The family resides in Dublin.

Claude Noel joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on June 28, 2007 after spending four seasons as the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Nashville Predators. During that time, he led the club to a 183-94-12-31 regular season record, three 100-point seasons and two West Division titles. He also compiled a 33-21 record in the Calder Cup Playoffs, including two appearances in the Finals (2004, 2006). During the 2003-04 season, the club compiled a 46-24-7-3 record and went 16-6 in the playoffs en route to capturing the organization's first Calder Cup championship. That year, Noel was named the AHL’s Coach of the Year.

Noel made his coaching debut in the ECHL with the Roanoke Valley Rebels in 1990-91 and served as the head coach and director of hockey operations of the ECHL’s Dayton Bombers from 1991-93. In 1993, he joined the Kalamazoo Wings (later Michigan K-Wings), International Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, as an assistant coach to current Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock. He succeeded Hitchcock behind the bench during the 1995-96 season and served in that capacity through the 1997-98 campaign. From 1998-02, he was an assistant coach with the Admirals and in 2002-03 was named ECHL Coach of the Year with the Toledo Storm before returning to Milwaukee as head coach prior to the 2003-04 season.

A native of Kirkland, Ontario, Noel appeared in seven games as a forward with the Washington Capitals during the 1979-80 season. He spent most of his playing career in the AHL and IHL and was named the latter's Most Valuable Player in 1982-83 after leading the Toledo Goaldiggers to the Turner Cup championship. He wrapped up his playing career with Milwaukee in 1987-88.

Noel and his wife, Lynda, are the parents of sons, Christopher and Sheldon.

Gord Murphy joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on July 9, 2002 after an outstanding playing career that spanned 14 NHL seasons. As a defenseman with the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers, he collected 85 goals and 238 assists for 323 points with 655 penalty minutes in 862 regular season games. His best campaign was 1993-94 when he notched a career-high 14-29-43 in 84 games with Florida. He also played in 53 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, tallying 3-16-19 and 35 penalty minutes. He was a member of the Panthers team that won the Eastern Conference championship and advanced to the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals.

Murphy, who was Philadelphia's 10th pick, 189th overall, in the 1985 Entry Draft, played junior hockey for Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League and was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 1986-87. He turned pro in 1987-88 with the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears and helped the club win the 1988 Calder Cup Championship. He made his NHL debut in 1988-89 and spent three-plus years with Philadelphia before being traded to Boston late in the 1991-92 campaign. In the summer of 1993, Murphy was claimed in the Expansion Draft by the Panthers and went on to play six seasons with Florida before going to the expansion Atlanta Thrashers in 1999. He wrapped up his career in 2001-02 with the Bruins and their AHL affiliate in Providence. Murphy was born in Willowdale, Ontario on Feb. 23, 1967. He and his wife, Nicole, are the parents of sons, Tyler and Connor, and daughter, Lexi. The family resides in Upper Arlington.

Dave Rook joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as goaltending coach in June 2009. He joined the club after spending the previous three years as a goaltending consultant for the St. Louis Blues organization. In addition to his work with St. Louis' affiliates and goaltending prospects, he served as the goaltending coach for the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights from 2003-09.

During his tenure with the Knights, he worked with current Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year and earned Second Team NHL All-Star honors in 2008-09. In 2006-07, Mason was named the OHL Goaltender of the Year and a year later he was again one of the league's top players and earned Most Valuable Player and Top Goaltender honors helping Team Canada win the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

A native of London, Ontario, Rook played professionally in Europe for five seasons from 1991-96 before embarking on his teaching and consulting career. He worked for the London Nationals Junior B team from 1996-2003 before joining the Knights prior to the 2003-04 season. The following season, London captured the 2005 Memorial Cup championship.

Barry Brennan joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as strength and conditioning coach prior to the 2005-06 season. He is responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring the team’s training programs, while overseeing off-ice training and physical testing sessions of potential draft prospects. He joined the club after spending four years as strength and conditioning coach with the Syracuse Crunch, where he worked under current Blue Jackets Assistant Coach Gary Agnew.

Prior to joining the organization, he held the position under Hall of Fame Head Coach and General Manager Brian Kilrea of the Ottawa 67's (OHL). During his tenure, the 67s won numerous division, conference and league championships and made two Memorial Cup appearances.

A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Brennan is a Certified Specialist in Sport Conditioning (SSC) through the International Sports Science Association. In addition, he is a registered coach with Boxing Ontario and the Canadian Boxing Association and is also recognized by the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), Hockey Canada's Trainer Certification Program (HTCP) and a professional member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He resides in Columbus.

Dan Singleton joined the Blue Jackets in September 2000 as video coordinator. He came to Columbus after spending the previous six years as the video coordinator for the Michigan State University hockey team.

Born in Boulder, Colo., he grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended McGill University in Montreal and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1994. He then went to Michigan State, where he earned a master's degree in sports psychology in 1998. Singleton and his wife, Karin, and son, Braeden, reside in Gahanna.