Nov 27, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers head ocas Dave Hakstol behind the bench against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
On Thursday afternoon, the Seattle Kraken hired Dave Hakstol as their first head coach in franchise history. Hakstol had spent the last two seasons as an assistant for the Toronto Maple Leafs and was notoriously the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from 2015 to 2018.
Hakstol was originally hired by the Flyers in May 2015 after Craig Berube was let go after a dismal 2014-15 season that saw the Flyers finish 23rd in the league.