A coach named Danny B

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 19, 2009 9:00 AM EST

Dan Bylsma's record is a small sample size, but it's growing every week. And he's basically in uncharted territory. Sure, you could say that with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Sergei Gonchar and on and on you could say he should be doing good. Michel Therrien would beg to differ.

Here's the top 10 coaches winning percentages OF ALL TIME with a minimum of 50 games coached. Active coaches are in bold

Coach	Record	Notable
Dan Bylsma	42-13-5 (.742)	Pens coach 2009-current, 1 Stanley Cup (16-8 playoff record)
Tom Johnson	142-43-23 (.738)	Boston Bruins coach from 1970-1973, won a Stanley Cup in 1972 and soon after wasn't the coach anymore, even though he stayed in management for many years
Todd McLellan	73-26-18 (.701)	San Jose coach 2008-current, hasn't won a playoff series
Cooney Weiland	58-20-18 (.698)	Boston Bruins coach from 1940-41, won the Cup in '41, then stepped down to eventually become the long-time Harvard University coach
Lou Lamoriello	34-14-5 (.689)	New Jersey Devils, two stints from 2005-07, stepping in from his GM job to lead NJD to second round exits in both his HC stints
Bruce Boudreau	108-49-21 (.666)	Washington Capitals coach 2007-current, 1 playoff series victory (10-11 playoff record)
Scotty Bowman	1244-573-314-10 (.657)	Coach from 1968-2002, won 9 Stanley Cups with Montreal, Pittsburgh and Detriot, all-time high 223 playoff wins as a coach
Claude Ruel	172-82-51 (.648)	Montreal coach 1968-70 and 1979-81; won the Stanley Cup in 1969 in his first season as a coach and was a long term member of the front office in Montreal
Mike Babcock	300-150-19-57 (.643)	Anaheim coach 2002-04, took them to SC Finals his first year as a coach, Detroit coach 2005-current, won Stanley Cup in 2008
Pete Green	94-52-4 (.640)	Coach of the Ottawa Senators from 1919-25, won two Stanley Cups (1921 and 1923)

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Boudreau with the Satanic winning percentage. How fitting…lol

by DigitalGypsy66 on Dec 19, 2009 10:19 AM EST reply actions

haha good eye. don’t know how that slipped past me

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by FrankD on Dec 19, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions

hehe:) wouldn’t have noticed

You have to see it for yourself...

by Bla Razor on Dec 19, 2009 11:25 AM EST up reply actions

Out of curiosity, do you also have a list of the worst winning percentages?

by OlenWhitaker on Dec 19, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions

If you go here and click the points% column twice it’ll reverse sort it.

No one very notable is on there of course. Former Penguin coach Lou Angotti (year before they drafted Mario) makes the list towards the top with just a .250 winning percentage.

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You come at the king, you best not miss.

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 19, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions

Let's not jinx him here

Danny B has certainly pushed the right buttons with rare exception during his less than 1 full season in Pittsburgh. He’s a winner and found a way to get the best out of his guys most nights. The Pens have lost some games they shouldn’t have and they’ve played half ass in some others that they maybe even still pulled out, but by in large when this team needed wins Danny had them ready. Keep up the good work Coach B.

by Dutch71 on Dec 19, 2009 12:42 PM EST reply actions

I don’t think an internet story giving him props is somehow going to jinx or curse him. I’m sure the Pens will win or lose on their own merits, not superstitious karma I give/take from them.

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You come at the king, you best not miss.

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 19, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions