In the 2025-26 season, Pittsburgh Penguins’ new head coach Dan Muse led the team to an impressive 41-25-16 record, earning a playoff spot for the first time in four years and becoming a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for NHL Coach of the Year. Despite his achievements, Muse finished third in the voting, with Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper winning the award. The competition was notably close, marking the tightest race since 1983-84. Muse’s communication skills and work ethic gained him popularity among players, tying the franchise record for points in a coach’s first season.
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