Dan Bylsma

Dan Bylsma is a former professional ice hockey forward and is the current head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He is also a former head coach in the American Hockey League.www.DanBylsma.com: Dan Bylsma's Career

Bylsma, who was named interim coach of the Penguins on February 15, 2009, was named the permanent head coach and given a multi-year contract on April 28, 2009.CBSSports.com: Pens Make Bylsma Full-time Coach, Agree to Multiyear Contract

Bylsma graduated from West Michigan Christian High School where he played golf, baseball and ice hockey. As a freshman, he won Class D golf individual championship and played baseball as starting left fielder on 1985 State championship team. In his senior year, he won many baseball honors and was also a member of the all-state all-class "Dream Team".www.DanBylsma.com: Dan Bylsma's Career

He was a scholar athlete at Bowling Green State University and played collegiate hockey for four years in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. He was twice selected to the C.C.H.A. All Academic Team, earned Honorable Mention, and won Jack Gregory Award for the highest grade point average on the team in his sophomore season and the Howard Brown Coaches' Award for excellence in his senior year.www.DanBylsma.com: Dan Bylsma's Career

He began playing pro in the East Coast Hockey League with the Greensboro (North Carolina) Monarchs. He played nine NHL seasons as a right winger with Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks from 1995-2004.

He also played with International Hockey League teams Phoenix Roadrunners and Long Beach Ice Dogs, and American Hockey League teams Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Lowell Lock Monsters, Springfield Falcons, Albany River Rats, Moncton Golden Flames and Rochester Americans.www.DanBylsma.com: Dan Bylsma's Career

Bylsma started his coaching career in 2004-2005 as an assistant with AHL's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and made his NHL coaching debut as an assistant with the New York Islanders in the 2005-2006 season. He also spent two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization as an assistant to Todd Richards in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton from 2006-2008. He became head coach at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton when Richards accepted the job as assistant coach with NHL's San Jose Sharks.Official Site of Pittsburgh Penguins: Dan Bylsma Named Interim Head Coach of Pittsburgh Penguins

• Mahalo's Guide to the Pittsburgh Penguins
• hockeyDB.com: Career Stats and Coaching Record
  • Height: 6' 2"
  • Weight: 215 lbs
  • Professional Debut: 1992

• September 19, 1970: Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan

• 1988: Graduated at Western Michigan Christian High School

• 1989: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in NHL Draft

• 1988 - 1992: Plays for Greensboro Monarchs (East Coast Hockey League)

• 1992 - 1993: Rochester Americans (AHL)

• 1993 - 1994: Plays for Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL)

• 1993 - 1994: Plays for Albany River Rats (AHL)

• 1993 - 1994: Plays for Moncton Golden Flames

• 1994 - 1996: Plays for Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)

• 1995 - 1997: Plays for Los Angeles Kings (NHL)

• 1997 - 1998: Plays for Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)

• 1999 - 2000: Plays for Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL)

• 1999 - 2000: Plays for Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)

• 1999 - 2000: Plays for Los Angeles Kings (NHL)

• 2000 - 2004: Plays for Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

• 2003 - 2004: Plays for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)

• 2004 - 2005: Assistant coach for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)

• 2005 - 2006: Assistant coach for New York Islanders (NHL)

• 2007 - 2008: Assistant coach for Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)

• February 15, 2009: Promoted as interim head coach of Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

• 2009 - Present: Head coach for Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)