Dan Muse spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the New York Rangers. The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Dan Muse as the 23rd coach in franchise history.

After two seasons as an assistant in New York, Muse is now the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who open the 2025-26 season against the Rangers on Oct. 7. Behind the other bench, Mike Sullivan — ...

It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins have begun to shift into a new era. With the organization in a transitional ...

Dan Muse has won wherever he’s been. The new Pittsburgh Penguins head coach got his start as an assistant coach for Yale University, where he piloted the defense and focused on team structure.

The Penguins are, in a way, starting over. Muse, who has won championships at every level he’s coached outside of the NHL, is just starting up.

New Penguins coach Dan Muse, right, held his introductory news conference after being introduced by general manager Kyle Dubas, left, on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Gene J. Puskar | AP photo ...

Pittsburgh Penguins new head coach Dan Muse addresses media after being introduced during an NHL hockey news conference in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Pittsburgh Penguins new head coach Dan Muse, right, addresses media after being introduced by general manager Kyle Dumas, left, during an NHL hockey news conference in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June ...

It’s probably still too early to ask Dan Muse about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play. Or the forecheck. Or who will be on the second defensive pairing. After all, it’s July. And Muse, who ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins raised some eyebrows on Wednesday afternoon when they officially hired former New York Rangers assistant coach Dan Muse to be their newest head coach. Muse’s name had ...

PITTSBURGH — Dan Muse knows his resume, at least the part that includes his playing career, doesn't exactly fit the profile of the typical NHL coach. And yet in some ways, the years spent as a ...