Dan Bylsma

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Bylsma
Occupation	Hockey Coach
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1970(1970-09-19)
Age	54
Birthplace	Grand Haven
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Virgo

Dan Bylsma Biography

Dan Bylsma is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Coach who was born on September 19, 1970 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. A former NHL player who was promoted to head coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, leading the team to the Stanley Cup Championship in 2009. He was appointed director of hockey for Buffalo Sabres in 2015. Buffalo Sabres in 2015.

He was a coach for He coached Sidney Crosby from 2008 to 2012. from 2008 until 2012.

During his high school days, Bylsma was a standout in many sports, including golf, baseball, and ice hockey. Bylsma graduated from Western Michigan Christian High School where he won the Class D golf individual championship as a freshman. He also played baseball and was the starting left fielder as a freshman on Christian’s 1985 State championship team. In his senior year, he was a member of the all-state all-class “Dream Team” (the best player at each position in the state – all classes), and won many regional baseball honors.

Bylsma played amateur hockey in Muskegon Junior Hockey, Norton Shores Recreational Leagues, and Grand Rapids GRAHA before playing Junior “B” hockey in Canada for the St. Marys Lincolns and the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Hockey Association. Bylsma went on to play college hockey at Bowling Green State University from 1988–1992 and was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in his freshman year. He was twice selected to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association All Academic Team and once earned Honorable Mention. He was a Bowling Green Scholar Athlete all four years and won the 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. Bylsma is one of the few players in the CCHA to have scored a shorthanded goal while his team was two men short.

He was married Mary Beth Bylsma in 2001.

Dan Bylsma Net Worth

Dan Bylsma is one of the richest Hockey Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Bylsma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a right wing player in his team, the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

The Penguins made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2008 however they fell in the finals to Red Wings. In the following year, when Bylsma was appointed the team, they retaliated and defeated their rivals the Red Wings in a classic seven-game series.

Daniel Brian Bylsma (/ˈ b aɪ l z m ə / ; born September 19, 1970) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. He also is the former head coach of the United States men’s national ice hockey team. Prior to coaching the Sabres, Bylsma was the head coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, whom he led to a Stanley Cup championship in 2009, just four months after being promoted to Pittsburgh’s head coaching position.

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Who is Dan Bylsma Dating?

According to our records, Dan Bylsma married to Mary Beth Bylsma. As of December 1, 2023, Dan Bylsma’s is not dating anyone.

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Bylsma served as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (2004–05) and the NHL’s New York Islanders (2005–06). During the 2008–09 season, Bylsma coached the Penguins’ AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Bylsma celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

On February 15, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Penguins struggling to make the playoffs, the Penguins organization announced that it had relieved head coach Michel Therrien of his duties and had promoted Bylsma to serve as interim head coach of the team. At 38, he was the youngest head coach in the NHL at the time. Through his first 25 games as Penguins’ coach, his 18–3–4 record amounted to 40 points—the second most of any coach in NHL history through their first 25 games. On April 28, Penguins General Manager Ray Shero announced that Bylsma had been named permanent head coach of the team. On June 12, 2009 Bylsma led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup championship, becoming the 14th coach and the second mid-season replacement to win the Stanley Cup in their first season. While the win made him just the fifth ever American-born coach to win the cup, he also became the third American in the last five seasons to do so. Bylsma was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the league’s most outstanding coach for the 2010–2011 season due to the Penguins still being a contender for the Stanley Cup without his two star players Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

What is dan Bylsma doing now?

Dan Bylsma is finally joining the Florida Panthers. Sort of. The former Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be an assistant coach for the AHL Charlotte Checkers this season after being hired by the Seattle Kraken.

How many wins does Mike Sullivan have?

Mike Sullivan compiled a record of 321 wins and 187 losses and 15 ties in his coaching career with the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. He began coaching during the 2003 season and last coached during the 2020 campaign.

How many coaches have the Penguins had?

Regular Season
RkCoachW
3| Dan Bylsma| 252
4| Michel Therrien| 135
5| Ed Olczyk| 31

Who are the coaches of the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Mike Sullivan

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