(1968-07-30) July 30, 1968 (age 55) 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 mater
North Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2000
Sioux City Musketeers
2000–2001
North Dakota (assistant)
2001–2004
North Dakota (associate)
2004–2015
North Dakota
2015–2018
Philadelphia Flyers
2019–2021
Toronto Maple Leafs (assistant)
2021–2024
Seattle Kraken
Head coaching record
Overall
289–143–43
Tournaments
17–11 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4x WCHA Tournament (2006, 2010–2012)
2x WCHA regular season (2009, 2011)
NCHC regular season (2015)
Awards
WCHA Coach of the year (2009)
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 as 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.
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As the Kraken continued to lose games through November, head coach DaveHakstol placed Dunn on a pairing with Adam Larsson. As a precaution during the...
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an assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken, working under head coach DaveHakstol, for the inaugural season of the franchise. The Kraken struggled to a...
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