ESPN: Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis wouldn’t confirm if Dave Hakstol and his coaching staff will be back as they continue to evaluate the season. “There’s
On Saturday, the Seattle Kraken emptied their locker rooms and made themselves available to the media. On Monday, it was general manager Ron Francis’ turn to share his thoughts publicly.
If you were expecting fireworks from the Seattle Kraken’s end-of-season locker cleanout days, you may have been disappointed. While there were plenty of
Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Monday evaluations are still ongoing about whether there will be changes with head coach Dave Hakstol or any of the coaching staff after the third-year franchise missed the playoffs.
The third NHL season for head coach Dave Hakstol’s Seattle Kraken is in the books, and it’s hard to call it anything other than disappointment. Thursday: Seattle Kraken outlast Wild 4-3 to end third season in NHL The Kraken were a surprise postseason team in 2022-23, and they didn’t simply just reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
FARGO It’s been a bit of a homecoming of sorts for two Shattuck-St. Mary’s players competing in this week’s USA Hockey Tier I 15O national championship at Scheels Arena.
Well, that was a lot more fun than any of the home Seattle Kraken games we’ve experienced in a while. The Kraken dominated the lowly Anaheim Ducks, finally snapping their second miserable eight-game skid of the season, and giving their fans reason to cheer at Climate Pledge Arena for the first time since Feb.
Seattle Kraken coach Dave Hakstol had seen enough. After a listless 5-1 defeat to visiting Montreal on Sunday night in which the Kraken allowed four unanswered goals in the first period, Hakstol let loose.
The Kraken did more of the same on Sunday and dropped their eighth straight game, this one a 5-1 embarrassment on home ice against a Montreal Canadiens club that is last in the Atlantic Division and carries an even worse record than Seattle. This was the second home game of the season that I personally have not attended and couldn’t watch live.
The Seattle Kraken are in the midst of a disappointing season and probably won’t make the playoffs, which means they could sell at the NHL trade deadline later this week.
Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg won't play Monday night against the Calgary Flames amid a potential trade. He didn't take part in the morning skate, and coach Dave Hakstol confirmed Wennberg's status, citing "trade-related issues." The NHL trade deadline is Friday.
The Seattle Kraken do not have a true No. 1 line, with three high-scoring stars that can instill fear into an opponent. So coach Dave Hakstol has tried to balance all four of his lines.
After coming one goal short of a Western Conference Finals appearance last season, expectations were high for the Seattle Kraken in Year 3. But Seattle got off to a slow start and lost quite a bit of close games.
May 15th’s Game 7 in Dallas is now a memory. Offseason vacas to Europe and the Okanagan are over. Rookie campers have been dismissed. Training camp is no more.
Going into 2022-23, there wasn’t much of a belief that Dave Hakstol could guide this Seattle Kraken team in the right direction after how things had gone down during the 2021-22 season.
The Seattle Kraken announced Wednesday that they have extended head coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season.
The Seattle Kraken have announced that they’ve signed head coach Dave Hakstol to a contract extension that will keep him with the club.
The NHL announced its finalists for the Jack Adams Award, handed out annually to the best coach in the league.
The 2023 finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented to the coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success” and voted on by the NHL Broadcasters Association, were announced Friday.
The Dallas Stars are only one game into their second-round Western Conference playoff series with the Seattle Kraken, but they are already under the gun.
The Seattle Kraken are in the midst of what is shaping up to be the best season in their (admittedly brief) franchise history. Powered by a balanced scoring attack and a well-rounded defense, the team currently sits at the top of the Pacific Division.
Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft considers the post-holiday break the "next phase" of the NHL season. So far, so good.
Dave Hakstol failed to redeem himself this past season after being fired by the Philadelphia Flyers early on in the 2018-19 season. Hakstol was brought
The Philadelphia Flyers are in an offseason of transition as the franchise could be gradually moving on from the core players that have been with the team for several seasons.
Thursday afternoon was a doozie for fans of the Philadelphia Flyers. As news broke that Seattle had named their first ever head coach, nobody saw what came next.
Kraken general manager Ron Francis told the media he interviewed eight candidates — some multiple times — before giving the job to Hakstol.
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