The NHL expansion Seattle Kraken named Dave Hakstol as the first head coach in franchise history Thursday.
Seattle KrakenSEATTLE, WE GOT OUR GUY! Dave Hakstol (@hakstol2), has been named the the first-ever head coach in #SeaKraken history! Get to know our new bench boss → https://t.co/uiBhw09CfE https://t.co/fe9p7Hry64
Seattle was granted an NHL expansion franchise in 2018, and the Kraken will begin play at the start of the 2021-22 season.
The 52-year-old Hakstol is an NHL coaching veteran who served as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers for parts of four seasons from 2015-19.