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| - Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former hockey player and head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the 2006–07 season, he coached the Penguins to one of the most successful single-season improvements in NHL history, finishing with a 47–24–11 record (105 pts), a berth in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, and a nomination for the Jack Adams Award, as the NHL's best coach. The following season, the Penguins under Therrien made it to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, ultimately losing to the Detroit Red Wings in six games. On February 15, 2009, with the Penguins struggling to make the playoffs, the Penguins
- The team's executive vice president and general manager. Ray Shero, announced late Sunday that Dan Bylsma will serve as interim head coach. "We believe we need a change in direction and, with 25 games remaining in the regular season, our goal remains to finish strong and qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs," Ray Shero said. "We also would like to thank Michel Therrien for his significant contributions to the Penguins organization."
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| - The team's executive vice president and general manager. Ray Shero, announced late Sunday that Dan Bylsma will serve as interim head coach. "We believe we need a change in direction and, with 25 games remaining in the regular season, our goal remains to finish strong and qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs," Ray Shero said. "We also would like to thank Michel Therrien for his significant contributions to the Penguins organization." Despite recent success, the reigning Eastern Conference champion Penguins remain on the outside of the playoff picture at the moment. Before Saturday night's game at Toronto, the club was tied with Carolina for 10th place in the East and was five points back of both Buffalo and Florida, the teams that presently occupy the conference's final two postseason spots, The Sports Network reported. Dan Bylsma formerly coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With 25 games remaining in the 2008-09 regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins name Dan Bylsma to serve as interim head coach. [[ Dan Bylsma]] 38 in 2009, has served as head coach of the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Bylsma played nine NHL seasons as a right winger with Los Angeles and Anaheim from 1995-2004. He played 429 NHL regular season games and also played in the 2003 Stanley Cup Final with Anaheim. He retired as a player following the 2003-04 season. He is a native of Grand Haven, Mich., began his coaching career as an assistant with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL in 2004-05. He made his NHL coaching debut as an assistant with the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and joined the Penguins organization in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2006-07 season. The team also announced the reassignment of assistant coach Andre Savard within the organization. Assistant coach Mike Yeo and goaltending coach Gilles Meloche will remain with the coaching staff. Tom Fitzgerald, the Penguins' director of player development, will join the staff as an assistant coach. In Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, assistant coach Todd Reirden will continue to be a significant part of the coaching staff. The Penguins organization will announce further plans for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton staff on Tuesday.
- Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former hockey player and head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the 2006–07 season, he coached the Penguins to one of the most successful single-season improvements in NHL history, finishing with a 47–24–11 record (105 pts), a berth in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, and a nomination for the Jack Adams Award, as the NHL's best coach. The following season, the Penguins under Therrien made it to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, ultimately losing to the Detroit Red Wings in six games. On February 15, 2009, with the Penguins struggling to make the playoffs, the Penguins organization announced that it had relieved Therrien of coaching duties and had promoted its AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma to serve as interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Prior to his coaching career, Therrien played three years as a defenceman in the AHL, compiling a total of 86 points in 206 games and winning the Calder Cup in 1985 with the Sherbrooke Canadiens, on the same team as eventual Hall-of-Famer Patrick Roy. Before coaching in the professional leagues, Therrien was a coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He is a single parent of two children, Elizabeth and Charles.
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