It’s the time of the offseason to fill out organizational vacancies and the Colorado Avalanche completed a big piece of business in filling out their vacancy at assistant coach with the hiring of Dave Hakstol.
Hakstol has a long NHL resume, most recently as the head coach of the Seattle Kraken from 2021-2024 and in 2023 he was a Jack Adams award finalist for coach of the year when Seattle ousted the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche in the first round. The 56-year-old was also the bench boss of the Philadelphia Flyers from 2015-2018.