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Hakstol is first head coach of Seattle Kraken

By Pat Sweeney Jun 24, 2021 | 11:07 AM

The expansion Seattle Kraken of the NHL have hired former UND coach Dave Hakstol as the franchise’s first coach.

Hakstol takes over a team that will play its first season beginning in the fall.

It’s his second NHL head-coaching job after three-plus seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Hakstol coached the Flyers to two playoff appearances and was fired midway through his fourth season.

He spent the past two seasons as a Toronto Maple Leafs assistant.

Hakstol got the job over former Arizona coach Rick Tocchet and others who interviewed multiple times.

 

 

AP

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