Mike Sullivan (ice hockey player, 1968)

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United StatesUnited States  Mike Sullivan Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 27, 1968
place of birth Marshfield , Massachusetts , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 84 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1987 , 4th lap, 69th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1986-1990 Boston University
1990-1991 San Diego Gulls
1991-1994 San Jose Sharks
1994-1997 Calgary Flames
1997-1998 Boston Bruins
1998-2002 Phoenix Coyotes

Michael Barry "Mike" Sullivan (born February 27, 1968 in Marshfield , Plymouth County , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach who played 743 games for the San Jose between 1986 and 2002 Sharks , Calgary Flames , Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Sullivan has been the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins since December 2015 , which he led to winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017 .

Career

Player career

Sullivan initially played four years from 1986 to 1990 at Boston University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . During this time he participated with the U20 national team of the United States at the Junior World Cup in 1988 . After he had already been selected in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 in 69th position by the New York Rangers , he switched to the professional camp for the 1990/91 season. The transfer rights to his person had since been given by the Rangers to the Minnesota North Stars .

Sullivan as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins

So who spent Center the playing time at first completely in the International Hockey League with the San Diego Gulls , before the 1991/92 season as a free agent to the newly established San Jose Sharks . There Sullivan made the leap into the regular roster and stayed in Northern California until the 1993/94 season until the Sharks put him on the waiver list, from where the Calgary Flames selected him. After another three and a half years in Calgary, where he had his best year in 1995/96 with 21 points, the Flames transferred him to the Boston Bruins in June 1997 as part of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . Near his hometown he only played a year, as he remained unprotected in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft of Boston and was selected by the Nashville Predators . Nashville transferred the American to the Phoenix Coyotes . With the Coyotes Sullivan was four seasons in the squad and ended on July 29, 2002, his active career.

Coaching career

United StatesUnited States  Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan (ice hockey player, 1968)
Coaching stations
2002-2003 Providence Bruins
2003-2006 Boston Bruins
2006-2007 USA hockey
2007-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning (Assistant Coach)
2009-2013 New York Rangers (assistant coach)
2013-2014 Vancouver Canucks (Assistant Coach)
2014-2015 Chicago Blackhawks (Talent Promotion)
2015 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
since 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins

Immediately afterwards he took over as head coach of the Providence Bruins , the farm team of the Boston Bruins from the American Hockey League . Due to his excellent performance with Providence, he was promoted to assistant coach of the Boston Bruins during the 2002/03 season after Robbie Ftorek and his coaching staff had been dismissed there. For the 2003/04 season he was appointed head coach and Sullivan managed the best season record since 1992/93 with the Bruins . After the lockout year 2004/05 one went with him into the season 2005/06 , before he was dismissed by the new general manager Peter Chiarelli on June 27, 2006 after a weak year and missing the playoffs . After a one year hiatus, he was hired on May 31, 2007 by the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach. For the 2009/10 season , Sullivan took over the same position with the New York Rangers and filled it by the end of the 2012/13 season. He then worked as an assistant coach at the Vancouver Canucks , but was released after a season in May 2014 together with head coach John Tortorella .

After the 2014/15 season he succeeded John Hynes as head coach of the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins . In December 2015 Mike Johnston was released from the Pittsburgh Penguins , so that Sullivan "rose" from their farm team and took over the NHL franchise. At the end of the 2015/16 season he won the Stanley Cup directly with the Penguins and repeated this success the following year. In September 2016 he was the assistant coach of the US team at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 behind the gang, but retired with the team in the group stage.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1986/87 Boston University NCAA 37 13 18th 31 18th
1987/88 Boston University NCAA 30th 18th 22nd 40 30th
1988/89 Boston University NCAA 36 19th 17th 36 30th
1989/90 Boston University NCAA 38 11 20th 31 26th
1990/91 San Diego Gulls IHL 74 12 23 35 27 - - - - -
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 64 8th 11 19th 15th - - - - -
1991/92 Kansas City Blades IHL 10 2 8th 10 8th - - - - -
1992/93 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 6th 8th 14th 30th - - - - -
1993/94 San Jose Sharks NHL 26th 2 2 4th 4th - - - - -
1993/94 Kansas City Blades IHL 6th 3 3 6th 0 - - - - -
1993/94 Calgary Flames NHL 19th 2 3 5 6th 7th 1 1 2 8th
1993/94 Saint John Flames AHL 5 2 0 2 4th - - - - -
1994/95 Calgary Flames NHL 38 4th 7th 11 14th 7th 3 5 8th 2
1995/96 Calgary Flames NHL 81 9 12 21st 24 4th 0 0 0 0
1996/97 Calgary Flames NHL 67 5 6th 11 10 - - - - -
1997/98 Boston Bruins NHL 77 5 13 18th 34 6th 0 1 1 2
1998/99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 63 2 4th 6th 24 5 0 0 0 2
1999/00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 5 10 15th 10 5 0 1 1 0
2000/01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72 5 4th 9 16 - - - - -
2001/02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 42 1 2 3 16 - - - - -
NCAA overall 141 61 77 138 104
IHL total 90 17th 34 51 35 - - - - -
NHL overall 709 54 82 136 203 34 4th 8th 12 14th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1988 United States June World Cup 6th place 6th 0 2 2 14th
1997 United States WM 6th place 8th 1 2 3 2
Juniors overall 6th 0 2 2 14th
Men overall 8th 1 2 3 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

NHL coaching statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Pt space Sp S. N result
2003/04 Boston Bruins NHL 82 41 19th 15th 7th 104 1st, Northeast 7th 3 4th Conference quarterfinals lost
2005/06 Boston Bruins NHL 82 29 37 - 16 74 5th, Northeast - - - not qualified
2015/16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 33 16 - 5 (71) 2nd, Metropolitan 24 16 8th Stanley Cup win
2016/17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 50 21st - 11 111 2nd, Metropolitan 25th 16 9 Stanley Cup win
2017/18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 47 29 - 6th 100 2nd, Metropolitan 12 6th 6th Loss in the Conference semifinals
2018/19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 44 26th - 12 100 3rd, Metropolitan 4th 0 4th Conference quarterfinals lost
2019/20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 40 23 - 6th 86 3rd, Metropolitan 4th 1 3 Defeat in the qualifying round
NHL overall 533 284 171 15th 63 646 1 division title 76 42 34 2 Stanley Cups

( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )

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Squad of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season 2019/20
personal data
SURNAME Sullivan, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sullivan, Michael Barry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Marshfield , Massachusetts