2014
10.21
10.21
class="ui-droppable">Four games into his career as an NHL head coach, Mike Johnston is breathing new life into the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team is off to a solid 3-1 start while leading the NHL in power-play efficiency and goals per game.
It's no easy feat to improve a club that has won back-to-back division championships, made eight straight playoff appearances and won the 2009 Stanley Cup.
The sample size is small so far, but it looks like Johnston's approach is breeding on-ice success and an improved team culture.
Before joining the Penguins, Johnston established a high-scoring, puck-possession playing style with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, who have become a perennial WHL powerhouse over the ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
It's no easy feat to improve a club that has won back-to-back division championships, made eight straight playoff appearances and won the 2009 Stanley Cup.
The sample size is small so far, but it looks like Johnston's approach is breeding on-ice success and an improved team culture.
Before joining the Penguins, Johnston established a high-scoring, puck-possession playing style with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, who have become a perennial WHL powerhouse over the ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins