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.

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.

Sullivan's final chapters in Pittsburgh weren't great, but he is a giant in Penguins history and will be remembered as such.