List of Pittsburgh Penguins head coaches

Michel Therrien was the Penguins' head coach from 2005 to 2009.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are an American professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was established as one of six new franchises of the 1967 NHL expansion.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Since their foundation, the Penguins had played their home games at the Civic Arena, which was replaced by the Consol Energy Center in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux—the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to Forbes, the Penguins were the 11th most valuable NHL franchise, at US$222 million, in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

There have been 23 head coaches for the Penguins franchise.<ref name=OffSit>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The franchise's first head coach was Red Sullivan, former New York Rangers captain and coach.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Sullivan was replaced by future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Red Kelly, after two seasons. Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and head coaches Craig Patrick, Bob Johnson, Scotty Bowman, and Herb Brooks were inducted as builders.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bob Johnson led the Penguins to their first Stanley Cup victory in 1991, but was forced to retire due to health problems after the season—he died later that year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bowman succeeded Johnson and coached the team to its second Stanley Cup victory the following season. Michel Therrien won the Prince of Wales Trophy, as Eastern Conference champion, during the 2007–08 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Therrien was replaced the following season by Dan Bylsma.<ref name=Blysma>Template:Cite news</ref> Bylsma would lead the Penguins to their third Stanley Cup championship that same season. Bylsma was fired after the 2013–14 season and replaced by Mike Johnston.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Johnston was fired during the 2015–16 season and replaced by Mike Sullivan,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who led the Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017 and leads the team in games coached. Sullivan ultimately departed the Penguins on April 28, 2025, following three consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dan Muse was hired on June 4, 2025, succeeding Sullivan.<ref name="MuseHired" />

Key

Scotty Bowman was the Penguins' head coach from 1991 to 1993

#	Number of coaches
Term	Years spent as coach
Games	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
OTL	Overtime/shootout lossesTemplate:Ref label
Win%	Winning percentage
PG	Playoff games coached
PW	Playoff wins
PL	Playoff losses
PWin%	Playoff winning percentage
*	Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Penguins
* or †	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame († denotes induction as a builder, * denotes induction as a player)

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2024–25 season.

#	NameTemplate:Ref label	TermTemplate:Ref label	Games	W	L	T	OTL	Win%	PG	PW	PL	PWin%	Achievements	Ref
1	Template:Sort	1967–1969	150	47	79	24	Template:Sort	.393	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Template:Sort	1969–1973	274	90	132	52	Template:Sort	.423	14	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.429		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	Template:Sort	1973–1974, 1976–1977	203	83	92	28	Template:Sort	.478	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	Template:Sort	1974–1976	151	66	61	24	Template:Sort	.517	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.555		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	Template:Sort	1977–1980	240	91	105	44	Template:Sort	.471	12	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.333		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	Template:Sort	1980–1983, 1993–1997	516	232	224	60	Template:Sort	.508	46	22	24	.478		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	Template:Sort	1983–1984	80	16	58	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.232	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	Template:Sort	1984–1987	240	88	127	25	Template:Sort	.419	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	Template:Sort	1987–1988	80	36	35	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.506	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	Template:Sort	1988–1989	106	50	47	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.514	11	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.636		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	Template:Sort	1989–1990,Template:Ref label 1997Template:Ref label	74	29	36	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.453	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.200		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	Template:Sort	1990–1991	80	41	33	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.550	24	16	Template:Sort	.667	Stanley Cup champions (1991)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	Template:Sort	1991–1993	164	95	53	16	Template:Sort	.628	33	23	10	.696	Presidents' Trophy (1993) Stanley Cup champions (1992)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	Template:Sort	1997–1999	189	86	67	35	Template:Sort	.511	19	Template:Sort	11	.421		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	Template:Sort	1999–2000	57	29	24	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.570	11	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.545		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	Template:Sort	2000–2001	86	42	32	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.558	18	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	.500		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	Template:Sort	2001–2003	160	55	81	14	10	.419	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref name="MuseHired">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18	Template:Sort	2003–2005	113	31	64	14	Template:Sort	.274	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19	Template:Sort	2005–2009Template:Ref label	272	135	105	Template:Sort	32	.502	25	15	10	.600	Prince of Wales Trophy (2008)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20	Template:Sort	2009–2014	401	252	117	Template:Sort	32	.670	78	43	35	.551	Stanley Cup champions (2009) Jack Adams Award (2011)	<ref name=Bylsma>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21	Template:Sort	2014–2015Template:Ref label	110	58	37	Template:Sort	15	.595	5	1	4	.200		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=2015Coach>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22	Template:Sort	2015–2025	753	409	255	Template:Sort	89	.602	82	44	38	.537	Stanley Cup champions (2016, 2017)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=2015Coach />
23	Template:Sort	2025–present				Template:Sort								<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notes

• Template:Note label Beginning with the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Template:Note label Head coaches with multiple terms are counted once; figures are career totals. For a specific order of the coaches see the Footnotes section.
• Template:Note label Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
• Template:Note label Gene Ubriaco served as the Penguins' head coach to begin the 1989–90 season; the team began with a 10–14–2 record.<ref name=Pens198990>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> On December 5, 1989, Craig Patrick replaced Ubriaco as an interim head coach.<ref name=OffSit/><ref name=PatInt/> Under Patrick, the team went 22–26–6 and did not qualify for the playoffs.<ref name=Pens198990/>

• Template:Note label After starting the 1996–97 season with a record of 31–26–5,<ref name=Pens199697>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Penguins went 1–8 in nine consecutive games in February and March 1997.<ref name=PatInt>Template:Cite news</ref> Coach Eddie Johnston was replaced by Craig Patrick, under whom the team finished the season 7–10–3 and lost in the first round of the playoffs four games to one.<ref name=Pens199697/>

• Template:Note label Michel Therrien coached the Penguins to a 27–25–5 record to start the 2008–09 season, at which point he was replaced by Dan Bylsma.<ref name=Blysma/>
• Template:Note label Mike Johnston coached the Penguins to a 15–10–3 record to start the 2015–16 season, at which point he was replaced by Mike Sullivan.<ref name=2015Coach/>

References

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