Dave Hakstol

Dave Hakstol
Hakstol in 2015
Born (1968-07-30) July 30, 1968 (age 56)
Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Indianapolis Ice
Minnesota Moose
Coached for Philadelphia Flyers
Seattle Kraken
Playing career 1992–1996
Coaching career 1996–present
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma materNorth Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2000Sioux City Musketeers
2000–2001North Dakota (assistant)
2001–2004North Dakota (associate)
2004–2015North Dakota
2015–2018Philadelphia Flyers
2019–2021Toronto Maple Leafs (assistant)
2021–2024Seattle Kraken
Head coaching record
Overall289–143–43
Tournaments17–11 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 4x WCHA Tournament (2006, 2010–2012)
  • 2x WCHA regular season (2009, 2011)
  • NCHC regular season (2015)
Awards

David Hakstol (born July 30, 1968) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. Hakstol was the head coach for Sioux City Musketeers for four seasons, followed by four years as an assistant at his alma mater, the University of North Dakota. He was promoted to head coach in 2004 and led the program for eleven seasons. Hakstol was a head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2015, leading the team until his firing in 2018; additionally, he served as the first head coach of the NHL's Seattle Kraken from 2021 to 2024, after their expansion. Internationally, Hakstol was an assistant coach for Canada's national men's team in 2017 and 2019.[1]

Hakstol is a native of Warburg, Alberta; he played for the UND Fighting Sioux from 1989 to 1992 and in the International Hockey League (IHL) for five years.

  1. ^ "Alain Vigneault named head coach for 2019 IIHF World Championship". hockeycanada.ca. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2021.