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The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They have played at Climate Pledge Arena since their inaugural season in 2021–22. The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2021. The team's first head coach, Dave Hakstol, was hired on June 24, 2021. [1] [2]

Key

# Number of coaches [a]
GC Games coached
W Wins = 2 points
L Losses = 0 points
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point
Pts Points
Win % Winning percentage
* Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Kraken

Coaches

Note: Statistics are updated through the 2022–23 season.

# Name Term [b] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L OT Pts Win % GC W L Win %
1 Dave Hakstol 2021–present 164 73 77 14 160 .488 14 7 7 .500   [3]

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Seattle Kraken. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

  1. ^ Condor, Bob (June 24, 2021). "Getting it 'Right'". NHL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Kaplan, Emily (June 24, 2021). "Seattle Kraken name Dave Hakstol as their first head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dave Hakstol NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.