great promise, the deal proved to more beneficial to the Penguins as the popular Francis and Samuelsson immediately went on to play major roles in Pittsburgh's first two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992, while neither Cullen nor Zalapski could duplicate their success with Pittsburgh in Hartford. After being considered for the position for the 1992–93 season but having been unable to come to terms on a contract with Pittsburgh, Johnston was once again hired as head coach of the Penguins for 1993–94 and guided the Pens until the 1996–97 season, when he was asked to step down due to the Penguins' failure to win a third Stanley Cup under his guidance. He spent the next nine years as the assistant general manager to Craig Patrick before being named Senior Adviser for Hockey Operations in July 2006, his 23rd year with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. It was in that capacity as the Penguins finally won their third Stanley Cup in 2009 that E.J. did the same, winning his first with Pittsburgh, first since 1972, and first as management. In 2009, he announced that Game 7 of the Finals would be his last and moved into semi-retirement. On April 8, 2010, Johnston joined more than 50 former Penguins being honored in a pre-game ceremony before the final regular season game at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. On January 7, 2014 against the Vancouver Canucks, Dan Bylsma passed him as the Penguins all-time leader in coaching wins with 233. Johnston remains the Penguins' all-time leader in coaching losses (224) and games coached (516). Awards and achievements EHL First All-Star Team (1960) EPHL First All-Star Team (1961) WHL Second All-Star Team (1962) 5 Time Stanley Cup champion (1970, 1972, 2009, 2016, 2017) Named to play for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Coaching record References External links Goaltenders.info profile of Ed Johnston 1935 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Blackhawks coaches Chicago Blackhawks players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Greensboro Generals (EHL) players Hartford Whalers executives Ice hockey people from Montreal Johnstown Jets players Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players Montreal Junior Canadiens players Pittsburgh Penguins coaches Pittsburgh Penguins executives St. Louis Blues players Spokane Comets players Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs players Winnipeg Warriors (minor