Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford announced this morning that he was relieving Head Coach Mike Johnston of his duties. The announcement also noted the firing of Assistant Coach Gary Agnew.
The Penguins will replace Johnston with Mike Sullivan. Sullivan was serving as the head coach of the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Jacques Martin will return to the bench as an assistant to Sullivan.
Assistant Coach Rick Tocchet will stay behind the bench with the Penguins.
“I felt it was time for a coaching change because our team has underachieved. Our expectations are much higher with this group of players.