Category: Dave Hakstol
Hakstol focused on 'continued growth' of Kraken after signing contract
Seattle KrakenDave Hakstol received a new two-year contract after taking the Seattle Kraken from 30th in the NHL to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their first two seasons as an expansion team.
Read moreWhy Dave Hakstol remains the right man to lead the Seattle Kraken
Seattle KrakenThe Seattle Kraken announced Wednesday they had given coach Dave Hakstol a two-year contract extension that will last through the 2025-26 season. The new deal is a vote of confidence from general manager Ron Francis—also contractually extended earlier this offseason—and Kraken ownership, who watched...
Read moreKraken extend coach Hakstol through 2025-26
SeattleThe extended the contract of head coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the team for Hakstol, who was named as a Jack Adams Award finalist for coach of the year after guiding the Kraken to a 100-point season and their first pla...
Read moreKraken sign coach Dave Hakstol to contract extension through 2025-26 season
Seattle KrakenThe Seattle Kraken on Wednesday signed coach Dave Hakstol to a contract extension through the 2025-26 season after he led the franchise to the second round of the playoffs in its second season.
Read moreSeattle Kraken Extend Head Coach Dave Hakstol
Seattle KrakenThe Seattle Kraken have announced that they’ve signed head coach Dave Hakstol to a contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2025-26 season. No financial details have been released at this time but the two-year contract gives the 54-year-old some security coming on the heels of...
Read moreSound Analysis – What Kailer Yamamoto brings to the Kraken
KrakenA day after adding Brain Dumoulin to the blue line, the Seattle Kraken made another NHL level move, signing Spokane, Wash., native Kailer Yamamoto to bolster the team’s forward group. When asked about Yamamoto after development camp that afternoon, head coach Dave Hakstol described the diminutive wi...
Read moreKraken pleased but not satisfied with playoff run
Seattle KrakenSEATTLE -- As the scattered following the end of their second season in existence, general manager Ron Francis and coach Dave Hakstol received an overwhelming message from their players. Getting to the playoffs and making a run was great and will go a long way in helping "They understood that the...
Read moreKraken on brink after Game 5 comeback falls short
Dave HakstolDALLAS -- The Seattle Kraken were pushing. They were aggressive. Their pace was pretty consistent throughout and they looked prime to erase an early three-goal deficit and pull out a big road victory.
Read moreJared McCann Will Be Game-Time Decision For Game 4
Dallas StarsThe Seattle Kraken are in position to take a stranglehold on the Dallas Stars tonight in their Second Round series, with a win giving them a 3-1 series lead. In their quest to do so, they may have regular-season goal-scoring leader Jared McCann back in the fold. Head coach Dave Hakstol would not con...
Read moreMcCann skates with Kraken, likely remains out for Game 3 against Stars
Dave HakstolSEATTLE -- Jared McCann skated with the Seattle Kraken on Saturday for the first time since sustaining an undisclosed injury April 24, wearing a no-contact jersey at an optional practice.
Read moreHakstol, Montgomery, Ruff named Jack Adams Award finalists for best coach
Lindy RuffDave Hakstol of the Seattle Kraken, Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins and Lindy Ruff of the New Jersey Devils were named finalists for the Jack Adams Award on Friday.
Read moreKraken win, lose McCann after 'late hit' by Makar
Jared McCannThe Kraken lost leading scorer Jared McCann to an injury in the first period of Game 4 against Colorado on Monday following a hit from Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, before Seattle posted a 3-2 overtime win that evened the first-round series at 2-2.
Read moreJared McCann To Miss At Least One Game
Colorado AvalancheThe Seattle Kraken were able to take down the Colorado Avalanche in overtime to even their first-round series at two games apiece but will now have to go into game five without their top offensive player. Head coach Dave Hakstol told reporters including Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet that Jared McCa...
Read moreKraken win, lose McCann after 'late hit' by Makar
AvalancheThe Kraken lost leading scorer Jared McCann to an injury in the first period of Game 4 against Colorado on Monday following a hit from Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, before Seattle posted a 3-2 overtime win that evened the first-round series at 2-2.
Read moreThree Takeaways – Golden Knights beat Kraken, Burakovsky has surgery
KrakenAnd with that, the second regular season in the history of the Seattle Kraken is in the books. The team is headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time, and although the Kraken got beaten by the Golden Knights at Climate Pledge Arena Thursday, they looked good in their last tune up before [...
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