The Pittsburgh Penguins are a franchise in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded as part of the league's expansion prior to the 1967–68 season . The franchise has had nine general managers in its history, with Jack Riley serving two terms. Eight games in March and April 1983 went without a general magager due to Aldege "Baz" Bastien's death in an car accident.
Key [ ]
#
Number of general managers[1]
GC
Games Coached
W
Wins
L
Loses
T
Ties
W – L %
Win – Loss percentage
*
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
List [ ]
#
Name
Term
Games
Record (W–L–T / OTL)[2]
Points
Win percentage
1
Jack Riley June 6, 1967 – May 1, 1970
226
73–117–36
182
.403
2
Red Kelly May 1, 1970 – January 29, 1972
126
33–64–29
95
.377
—
Jack Riley
January 29, 1972 – January 13, 1974
149
57–73–19
133
.446
3
Jack Button January 13, 1974 – July 1, 1975
117
54–44–19
127
.543
4
Wren Blair July 1, 1975 – December 3, 1976
105
44–44–17
105
.500
5
Baz Bastien December 3, 1976 – March 15, 1983
527
193–248–86
472
.447
—
—
March 16, 1983 – April 3, 1983
8
2–5–1
5
.313
6
Eddie Johnston May 27, 1983 – April 14, 1988
400
140–220–40
320
.400
7
Tony Esposito April 14, 1988 – December 5, 1989
106
50–47–9
109
.514
8
Craig Patrick December 5, 1989 – May 20, 2006
1250
575–511–127–37
1314
.526
9
Ray Shero May 20, 2006 – present [3]
164
94–51–19
207
.573
References [ ] General Notes [ ]
↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Penguins. Thus any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
↑ Per the 2004–05 NHL lockout no games result in a tie, instead teams receive one point for a loss in overtime. Craig Patrick served before and after the rule change, and his record is presented as W–L–T–OTL.
↑ Statistics are through the 2007–08 NHL season .
