Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team announced that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach after the Penguins missed out on the playoffs for a third straight season.

Sullivan departs as the winningest coach in team history and the NHL's second-longest tenured coach behind only Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper.

The decision ends a fantastic run by Sullivan, who was hired by the franchise during the 2015-16 season after it fired Mike Johnston. In Sullivan's first year with the team, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. They did it again the following year, giving Sullivan two championships in his first two seasons with the franchise.