PITTSBURGH — In a surprise move, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday hired New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse as their new head coach, replacing Mike Sullivan, over Mitch Love and D.J. Smith, who were perceived as the favorites for the job.

In a bit of a surprising move, the Pittsburgh Penguins hired former New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse to be their new coach Wednesday. The announcement came roughly five weeks after the Penguins parted ways with Mike Sullivan, who was named Rangers coach a week later.

The Pittsburgh Penguins named Dan Muse as the 23rd head coach in franchise history on Wednesday. He replaces Mike Sullivan, who had been head coach for nine-plus seasons before he and the team agreed to part ways.