ESPN's Emily Kaplan is reporting that players with the Seattle Kraken played a major role in getting Dave Hakstol, the first head coach in franchise history, fired
Up to 17 head coaches in the NHL have lost their jobs since the end of the 2022-23 season, and Dave Hakstol was one of them when he was fired from his am to the second round of the playoffs last year. This season, however, he failed to make it to the playoffs, and was let go by GM Ron Francis. Now, we're getting some insight in why the decision was made.
Kaplan did not say what specific problems players had with Hakstol, or who any of the handful of players might be who wanted him out. She did mention that one legitimate candidate for the Kraken's head coaching position is Dan Bylsma, who is currently the coach of the AHL's Coachella Valley Thunderbirds. There was also one other.