Pittsburgh Penguins, Dan Bylsma. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Here’s how Dan Bylsma won the Jack Adams Award with the Pittsburgh Penguins
On Jun. 22, 2011, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma was named coach of the year and took home the Jack Adams Award. Bylsma became the first coach in team history to earn the honor.
Bylsma coached the Pittsburgh Penguins to a record of 49-25-8 for 106 points, which stands as the fifth-best record in team history and would wind up being the third-best of Bylsma’s tenure with Pittsburgh, behind the 109 points the team earned in 2013-14 and the 108 points earned in 2011-12.