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REPORT: Kraken Looking At AHL Head Coach For Vacant Assistant Coach Spot
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The Seattle Kraken are reportedly looking at adding Aaron Schneekloth, the AHL's Colorado Eagles head coach, to their coaching staff as an assistant coach, according to Elliotte Friedman.
Friedman shared the information on his podcast, 32 Thoughts, "I think one of [the assistant coaches] will be Aaron Schneekloth, who was the coach of the AHL's Colorado Eagles this year. He is a Calgarian, south of where I am currently located in Edmonton. So, I've heard that he's gonna be one of the people joining the staff there."
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If Schneekloth does join the Kraken staff, he'll join a group consisting of Lane Lambert as head coach and Jessica Campbell as the other assistant coach. After Dave Lowry and Bob Woods were fired from their assistant coaching tasks, the Kraken opened up two additional assistant coaching spots.
The 46-year-old is only in his second year as the head coach of the Eagles, but has transformed them into a strong AHL team, posting an 83-46-15 record over the last two seasons. They won the Pacific Division regular-season title for the first time since their promotion from the ECHL. However, they were eliminated in the Calder Cup Playoffs by the Abbotsford Canucks in the Division Final.
Prior to the start of his AHL coaching career, Schneekloth coached the Eagles, who at the time were an ECHL team, to back-to-back Kelly Cups. When working as an assistant coach in the ECHL and the AHL, Schneekloth was in charge of defensive duties.
Since his announcement as the third head coach in Kraken franchise history, Lambert has been adamant that the Kraken will live and die by their defensive structure. Bringing in a coach who's had success at multiple levels due to his defensive coaching abilities should bode well with the team.
Kraken's Lane Lambert Believes Defensive Structure Will Lead To Wins
Kraken's Lane Lambert Believes Defensive Structure Will Lead To Wins In his brief stint with the
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New York Islanders, newly hired Seattle Kraken head coach Lane Lambert lived and died by his defensive structure, and he plans to do so again in his second stint as a head coach.
Shane Wright and Matty Beniers, two cornerstones of the organization, have been applauded throughout their careers for their defensive abilities. Pairing them with two coaches known to get the best of their players on the defensive side of the puck should transform them into one of the better defensive centers in the NHL over the next couple of seasons.
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