Dan Bylsma, who first broke into the NHL as a head coach in 2009 when he was hired by Pittsburgh, eventually leading the Penguins to a Stanley Cup title, is expected to be named new coach of the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN.
have called a press conference for Tuesday which is when they are expected to name Dan Bylsma the second coach in franchise history, a source with knowledge of the decision told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report.
Hakstol led the Kraken to within a game of the Western Conference finals in a second season that also led him becoming a Jack Adams Award finalist only to be dismissed after the team finished this season 17 points out of the final wild-card spot. The Kraken also fired assistant coach Paul McFarland, who had overseen the team's forwards and power-play unit.
Finding Hakstol's replacement comes in an offseason that saw the Kraken be one of seven teams in need of a new coach. Earlier in the day, theafter previous serving as the head coach of their AHL franchise. Bylsma won the Stanley Cup in his first season and would lead the team to six consecutive playoff appearances. The Penguins made it to the conference final once after winning the Cup in Bylsma's first season and reached the second round before parting ways after the 2013-14 campaign.
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