{"id":148235,"date":"2025-09-11T05:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/148235\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T05:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T05:31:07","slug":"former-penguins-coach-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/148235\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Penguins Coach Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins coach Michel Therrien\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The coach who took the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> from a disorganized rebuild to a cohesive young troop ready to win a Stanley Cup has retired. <\/p>\n

Michel Therrien, who previously coached the Montreal Canadiens<\/a> before going to the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, and then was elevated to the NHL team in December of 2005, is retiring. <\/p>\n

Therrien, 61, made the announcement on Montreal radio, where he has worked for the last three years. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve reached that point in my life,\u201d said Therrien. I had a good conversation this week with Louis-Philippe Neveu at TVA, who treated me very well during those three wonderful years \u2026 I had been thinking about it for a few months, and then when you feel that you need to move on to another stage, you have to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Therrien\u2019s WBS Penguins began the 2005 season 21-1-2 before he got the call to the NHL. While he could be a stern taskmaster, he united the team of young players, culminating in a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2008. <\/p>\n

However, Therrien\u2019s Penguins tenure came to a close in the middle of the following season as the young team had begun to revolt, and he was replaced by Dan Bylsma. <\/p>\n

In his three-plus seasons with the Penguins, he was 132-105-32. The Penguins were 15-10 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. <\/p>\n

Following his termination, he returned to Montreal in 2012-13 and coached four more seasons, his last being 2016-17. Therrien also coached the Montreal Canadiens from 2000-01 to midway through the 2002-03 season. <\/p>\n

Overall, Therrien coached 814 NHL games with a 406-303-23 (ties)-82 (overtime losses). <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: Michel Therrien<\/a> Penguins news<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> <\/p>\n

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