Former Pittsburgh Penguins Coach and Stanley Cup Champion Fired

The Seattle Kraken have terminated head coach Dan Bylsma after he spent only a single year behind their bench, going 35-41-6 and missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 3rd time in their 4-year existence.

Less than a full year ago, Bylsma was hired by the Kraken to replace Dave Hakstol, the 1st coach in team history.

Bylsma is well-known to fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins, getting hired to replace the terminated Michel Therrien in 2009 and leading the club to a 18-3-4 record before winning the franchise's 1st Stanley Cup since 1992.

Additionally, Bylsma won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach in 2010-11 for leading the Penguins to 49 wins even though star forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were absent for most of the year with injury.

After being terminated by the Penguins in 2014, he later spent 2 years behind the bench of the Buffalo Sabres to begin the career of Jack Eichel, whom they took with the 2nd overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft after their blatant tank for Connor McDavid failed.

He's also served as an assistant coach with the AHL's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks; additionally, he was an assistant coach with both the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings.

As a head coach, he's gone 355-231-61. Will another NHL team come calling for Bylsma to fill their head coaching vacancy?

The New York Rangers are officially looking for a new head coach after the firing of Peter Laviolette, while the Chicago Blackhawks are debating on whether to keep Anders Sorensen and could look elsewhere.