Seattle Kraken (NHLI)
The expansion Seattle Kraken named Dave Hakstol as the franchise’s first head coach on Thursday.
Hakstol said he met with general manager Ron Francis last summer and called the job “a dream come true.”
“It’s about building with quality people, building it the right way,” Hakstol said at his introductory press conference Thursday.
Francis said he put together a long list of candidates in 2020 and talked to Hakstol multiple times.
Dave Hakstol first coach of the Seattle Kraken
Hakstol, 52, compiled a 134-101-42 record in four seasons as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers (2015-19), losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015-16 and 2017-18.