With shootouts and three-on-three overtime, wins may become easier to accumulate than generations past when ties were possible. However, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan still joined an elite coaching fraternity on Thursday night when the Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at Key Bank Arena.
In so many ways, this will be the strangest training camp Mike Sullivan will have overseen since becoming Penguins head coach in December 2015.
When the dust settles, and the Sidney Crosby—Evgeni Malkin era comes to an end, December 12, 2015 should be a day that is remembered for a franchise-altering change.
Since the Pittsburgh Penguins entered the league along with six other franchises back in 1967 — one of them being their in-state rival Philadelphia Flyers — the organization has been writing a rather rich chapter for the history books.
Early Tuesday morning, the Washington Capitals announced they had hired Peter Laviolette as their next head coach. An all-to familiar face to the city of Philadelphia, Lavy now becomes the enemy.
After the Penguins opted not to renew the contracts of Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi and Sergei Gonchar, the search for new assistant coaches began immediately.
As is usually the case in late winter and early spring, Mike Sullivan has been competing.
What’s it like when NHL bench bosses catch up in the off-season? See the comradery between our coaches when they’re not battling it out behind the bench.
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Among his many strengths as a head coach, Mike Sullivan’s unwavering confidence in himself is perhaps his greatest attribute. When he speaks, his team listens to every authoritative word, Sullivan’s assertive yet philosophical personality perfect for these Penguins.
Sportsnet Hockey Central have spent time over the last few weeks speaking with many of our head coaches during the paused NHL season. Take a listen.
As part of our chat with Hockey Hall of Fame legend Scotty Bowman, we also discussed his take on Pittsburgh Penguins current bench boss Mike Sullivan. Bowman said in a recent chat that Sullivan was perhaps the closest coach to himself. Sullivan is working for his third Stanley Cup ring while Bowman has nine as a head coach and five more in management roles.
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