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.

Career

Hakstol attended the University of North Dakota and played hockey there from 1989 to 1992. He played minor league hockey for five years, including stints with the Indianapolis Ice and Minnesota Moose. After retiring as a player, he moved to the coaching ranks with the Sioux City Musketeers. He replaced a fired head coach in the middle of the 1996–97 season and remained in the role for four years.[2] He was succeeded by Dave Siciliano.[3]

Hakstol became an assistant coach with his alma mater North Dakota in 2000 under head coach Dean Blais. When Blais left for the NHL in 2004, Hakstol was promoted to head coach and led UND to the NCAA Frozen Four seven times in eleven seasons. He was honored with conference coach of the year awards in 2009 and 2015, and was an eight-time finalist for national coach of the year.[4]

On May 18, 2015, it was announced that Hakstol would become the Philadelphia Flyers' 19th head coach.[5] Hakstol is the first head coach to go directly from the NCAA to the NHL since 1982 (Bob Johnson from the University of Wisconsin to the Calgary Flames).[6] Hakstol picked up his first NHL victory in the Flyers' third game of the season, a 1–0 win over the Florida Panthers.[7]

On April 11, 2017, it was announced that Hakstol would join Jon Cooper, Gerard Gallant, and Dave King as coaches of Canada's men's national ice hockey team for the 2017 IIHF World Championship tournament.[8]

On December 17, 2018, the Flyers relieved Hakstol as the head coach of the team after a 12–15–4 start to the 2018–19 season.[9] On June 29, 2019, he was hired as assistant head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs,[10] and stayed for two seasons.

Hakstol was hired as head coach of the expansion Seattle Kraken on June 24, 2021.[11][12] In their second season, he was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year, after the Kraken qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history and improved by 19 wins and 40 points in the standings.[13] In July 2023, the Kraken extended Hakstol's contract through the 2025–26 season.[14] After missing the playoffs the subsequent season, Hakstol was fired by Seattle on April 29, 2024.[15]

Head coaching record

NHL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost OTL Points Finish Won Lost Win% Result
PHI 2015–16 82 41 27 14 96 5th in Metropolitan 2 4 .333 Lost in first round (WSH)
PHI 2016–17 82 39 33 10 88 6th in Metropolitan — — — Missed playoffs
PHI 2017–18 82 42 26 14 98 3rd in Metropolitan 2 4 .333 Lost in first round (PIT)
PHI 2018–19 31 12 15 4 (28) (fired) — — — —
PHI total 277 134 101 42     4 8 .333 2 playoff appearances
SEA 2021–22 82 27 49 6 60 8th in Pacific — — — —
SEA 2022–23 82 46 28 8 100 4th in Pacific 7 7 .500 Lost in second round (DAL)
SEA 2023–24 82 34 35 13 81 6th in Pacific — — — —
SEA total 246 107 112 27     7 7 .500 1 playoff appearance
Total[16] 523 241 213 69     11 15 .423 3 playoff appearances

NCAA

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA) (2004–2011)
2004–05 North Dakota 25–15–5 13–12–3 5th NCAA Runner-up
2005–06 North Dakota 29–16–1 16–12–0 t-4th NCAA Frozen Four
2006–07 North Dakota 24–14–5 13–10–5 3rd NCAA Frozen Four
2007–08 North Dakota 28–11–4 18–7–3 2nd NCAA Frozen Four
2008–09 North Dakota 24–15–4 17–7–4 1st NCAA 1st Round
2009–10 North Dakota 25–13–5 15–10–3 t-4th NCAA 1st Round
2010–11 North Dakota 32–9–3 21–6–1 1st NCAA Frozen Four
North Dakota (WCHA) (2011–2013)
2011–12 North Dakota 26–13–3 16–11–1 4th NCAA 2nd Round
2012–13 North Dakota 22–13–7 14–7–7 3rd NCAA 2nd Round
North Dakota (NCHC) (2013–2015)
2013–14 North Dakota 25–14–3 15–9–0 2nd NCAA Frozen Four
2014–15 North Dakota 29–10–3 16–6–2 1st NCAA Frozen Four
North Dakota: 289–143–43 174–97–31
Total: 289–143–43

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

USHL

Team Year Regular Season Postseason
G W L T OTL GF GA Pts Finish
SC 1996–97 54 9 43 2 2 162 307 20 6th, South Missed playoffs
1997–98 56 32 21 3 3 195 155 67 4th, South Lost in Quarterfinals
1998–99 56 34 19 3 1 196 148 71 2nd, West Lost in Quarterfinals
1999–2000 58 27 26 5 5 170 162 59 6th, West Lost in Quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ "Alain Vigneault named head coach for 2019 IIHF World Championship". hockeycanada.ca. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sioux City Musketeers Statistics and History [1979-2024 USHL]". hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Allspach, Steven (June 27, 2000). "Musketeers get new coach". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. 15.Free access icon; Allspach, Steven (June 27, 2000). "Thunder Bay teams noted for stamina". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. 16.Free access icon
  4. ^ "Hakstol Leaves North Dakota for NHL". College Hockey News. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Peaslee, Evan. "Flyers name Dave Hakstol new head coach". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Seravalli, Frank. "Flyers hire Dave Hakstol as head coach". Philly.com. Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Florida Panthers - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 12, 2015". NHL.com. October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jon Cooper to coach Team Canada at 2017 IIHF World Championship". www.hockeycanada.ca. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Flyers Relieve Dave Hakstol of Head Coaching Duties". NHL.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Maple Leafs hire Dave Hakstol as assistant coach - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Condor, Bob (June 24, 2021). "Getting it 'Right'". NHL.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Kaplan, Emily (June 24, 2021). "Seattle Kraken name Dave Hakstol as their first head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Satriano, David (May 5, 2023). "Hakstol, Montgomery, Ruff named Jack Adams Award finalists for best coach". NHL.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "Kraken extend coach Hakstol through 2025-26". ESPN.com. July 19, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  15. ^ "Hakstol fired as Kraken coach, no replacement named". nhl.com. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dave Hakstol". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
David Lohrei
 Head coach of the Sioux City Musketeers
1996–2000 		Succeeded by
Dave Siciliano
Preceded by Head coach of the University of North Dakota
2004–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
Scott Gordon
(interim)
Preceded by
Position created
 Head coach of the Seattle Kraken
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Coach of the Year
2008–09 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCHC Coach of the Year
2014–15 		Succeeded by