Penguins give coach Mike Sullivan 3 year contract extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins have rewarded their head coach Mike Sullivan with a three year contract extension. A lengthy (but informative!) bit from the team:

A native of Marshfield, Massachusetts, Sullivan transformed the Penguins' identity in his first season behind the bench, instilling the motto 'Just Play' into his players. The result was his club posting the league's second-best record and becoming its highest-scoring outfit from the day of his hiring until the end of the season.

That turnaround not only catapulted Pittsburgh to the NHL's fourth-best overall record last year, but it served as the springboard to a dominant playoff performance after the Penguins won eight of their last nine,…