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BREAKING: Penguins Hire Rangers Assistant Dan Muse as Coach
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BREAKING: Penguins Hire Rangers Assistant Dan Muse as Coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Dan Muse, a New York Rangers assistant who has extensive coaching experience with USA Hockey, as their next head coach, the team announced Wednesday.
Muse, 42, replaces Mike Sullivan, who now is the Rangers head coach.
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He has wide-ranging coaching experience, from college to national teams to the NHL. With the Rangers and Nashville Predators , he has been a part of three divisional titles and two Presidents' Trophy teams. He has overseen teams' penalty killing in the NHL.
Muse has won championships at the NCAA (Yale), USHL (Chicago Steel), and IIHF U18 and U20 levels. Among others, he coached Penguins promising young forward Rutger McGoarty with USA Hockey Developmental Program.
"During this process, we met with many candidates who we felt would have been a fit as the next head coach of the Penguins, but ultimately, Dan Muse stood out as the best choice," Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas said in a release. "What separated Dan was his ability to develop players, win at all levels where he has been a head coach and his consistent success coaching special teams in the NHL. From his success in developing college and junior players, to his impactful work with veteran players during his time in the NHL, Dan has shown a proven ability to connect with players at all stages of their careers and help them to reach their potential.
"Additionally, his leadership of special teams units at the NHL level in both Nashville and New York produced elite results consistently. His overall body of work, attention to detail and vision for our group showed us that he is the best coach to take our team forward. We're excited to welcome Dan, and his family, to the city of Pittsburgh."
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