Dan Bylsma
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About
Former NHL player who became head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, leading the team to a Stanley Cup Championship in 2009. He was hired as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres in 2015.
Before Fame
He played right wing for the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Trivia
The Penguins went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2008, but they lost to the Red Wings. The following year, after Bylsma took over, the team got revenge and beat the Red Wings in a classic 7-game series.
Family Life
He married Mary Beth Bylsma in 2001.
Associated With
He coached Sidney Crosby from 2008 to 2012.
