Things have happened quickly for Mike Bales. And unexpectedly.
The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup and Bales, the Pens’ goaltending coach, was on the ice in Nashville smiling and lifting the Cup — the Pens champions for the second straight year.
A few days later, the Pens had their victory parade through downtown Pittsburgh, basking in the cheers.
On Saturday, Bales was named the Carolina Hurricanes’ new goaltending coach and answering the question, why leave Pittsburgh?
“It’s kind of a tough situation,” Bales said Saturday. “The day after the Cup parade I was called in the office and told they planned to move past me.