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Pittsburgh Penguins History: The Future Coach and the Farmhand

Pittsburgh Penguins, Michel Therrien. Credit: Jeff Vinnick /NHLI/Getty Images

Before the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs battling in the 1999 Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals, an incident transpired involving a future Penguins coach and a steady farmhand.

You might be wondering what Michel Therrien has to do with the Pittsburgh Penguins before his arrival to the organization in 2003-04.

Trust us it will make sense soon, keep reading.

Weird Connection

As unlikely as a hero as Dan Kesa had been in Game 1 for the Penguins, the Leafs secured a 4-2 victory in Game 2 with the help of a hero of their own in Lonny Bohonos.