Penguins Part Ways With Cup-Winning Coach Mike Sullivan
The post Penguins Part Ways With Cup-Winning Coach Mike Sullivan appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Sidney Crosby will have a new coach next season after Mike Sullivan was let go by the Pittsburgh … More Penguins on Monday. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) NHLI via Getty Images Mike Sullivan, one of the longest-tenured coaches in the NHL, is out of a job. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they’d agreed to part ways with the 57-year-old Cup winner after 10 seasons. Elevated from his position as coach of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after Mike Johnston was fired on Dec. 12, 2015, Sullivan had instant success in his new role as he guided the Penguins to Stanley Cup wins in 2016 and 2017. After that, though, post-season success became harder to come by. Even though the team continued its ‘win now’ approach, the Penguins were bounced in the second round of the 2018 playoffs, then lost in the first round for the next four years before missing the playoffs entirely in each of the last three seasons. All told, Sullivan departs with a record of 409-255-87 for a .605 points percentage in the regular season, and a playoff record of 44-38 over 82 games, for .537. He had two seasons remaining on a three-year contract extension that he signed under previous GM Ron Hextall in August of 2022, and was one of the highest-paid coaches in the league. Despite his recent results, Sullivan is highly regarded in the NHL community. He coached Team USA at February’s 4 Nations Face-Off and will also be behind the U.S. bench for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next year. Prior to Pittsburgh, he served as the Boston Bruins’ head coach for two seasons from 2003-2006, and as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks — working under John Tortorella in…
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Sidney Crosby will have a new coach next season after Mike Sullivan was let go by the Pittsburgh … More Penguins on Monday. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) NHLI via Getty Images Mike Sullivan, one of the longest-tenured coaches in the NHL, is out of a job. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they’d agreed to part ways with the 57-year-old Cup winner after 10 seasons. Elevated from his position as coach of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after Mike Johnston was fired on Dec. 12, 2015, Sullivan had instant success in his new role as he guided the Penguins to Stanley Cup wins in 2016 and 2017. After that, though, post-season success became harder to come by. Even though the team continued its ‘win now’ approach, the Penguins were bounced in the second round of the 2018 playoffs, then lost in the first round for the next four years before missing the playoffs entirely in each of the last three seasons. All told, Sullivan departs with a record of 409-255-87 for a .605 points percentage in the regular season, and a playoff record of 44-38 over 82 games, for .537. He had two seasons remaining on a three-year contract extension that he signed under previous GM Ron Hextall in August of 2022, and was one of the highest-paid coaches in the league. Despite his recent results, Sullivan is highly regarded in the NHL community. He coached Team USA at February’s 4 Nations Face-Off and will also be behind the U.S. bench for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next year. Prior to Pittsburgh, he served as the Boston Bruins’ head coach for two seasons from 2003-2006, and as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks — working under John Tortorella in…
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