Derek Lalonde saw a text congratulating him, but didn't have time to read the body of the message.
When he found out, he had a good laugh.
A press release made the rounds Tuesday morning, declaring Lalonde was named "the third-most handsome NHL coach of 2022, according to beauty-technology analysis." He ranked behind Edmonton's Jay Woodcroft (who was a video coach under Mike Babcock in Detroit) and Calgary's Darryl Sutter.
"Someone is getting fired for that," Lalonde said, laughing. "Those are two really good coaches but I’d put them towards the bottom with me also in that category.