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Bylsma Wins NHL Coach Of The Year

Pittsburgh (KDKA)- The efforts of Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma were recognized tonight as he won the Jack Adams Award for the NHL's most outstanding head coach.

Bylsma became the first coach in Penguins history to win that award.

Bylsma, 40, edged out fellow finalists Alain Vigneault of the Vancouver Canucks and Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators.

Pittsburgh's 49 wins and 106 points were both the second-best marks in team history.

The fact that the Penguins were so successful with stars like Sidney Crosby (41 games missed), Jordan Staal (39 games missed) and Evgeni Malkin (39 games missed) injured for much of the season was the reason Bylsma won the award.

Bylsma became the second head coach from the Pittsburgh organization to earn top coaching honors this season. John Hynes, head coach of the Penguins' top minor-league affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, captured the Louis A.R. Pieri Award as the AHL's outstanding coach in April.

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