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04/28 08:24 CDT Penguins split with two-time Stanley Cup winning coach Mike
Sullivan
Penguins split with two-time Stanley Cup winning coach Mike Sullivan
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Mike Sullivan's nearly decade-long tenure running the
Pittsburgh Penguins is over.
The team announced Monday that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley
Cup winning coach just over a week after the Penguins missed out on the
playoffs for a third straight season.
Sullivan, whose 409 wins with Pittsburgh are a franchise record, led the
Penguins to back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017 and had two more years
left on the contract extension he signed in 2022. The 57-year-old had said
recently that he wanted to remain with the club as it tries to retool around
future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby.
General manager Kyle Dubas was a bit more cautious last week, saying that he
and Sullivan planned to meet to ensure their visions of the team's future
remained aligned. Dubas, in a statement announcing the decision to move on,
said it wasn't one the club took lightly.
"As we continue to navigate the Penguins through this transitional period, we
felt it was the best course forward for all involved," Dubas said.
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