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NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Kraken hire Lane Lambert as head coach, replacing the fired Dan Bylsma
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken hired Lane Lambert on Thursday night as the third head coach in team history. Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season. The 60-year-old Lambert was most recently a head coach for the New York Islanders from 2022 until he was fired on Jan. 20, 2024. He was 61-46-20 with the Islanders, and they qualified for the playoffs once during his tenure. Last season, the former NHL forward was associate head coach with Toronto. 'I'm so excited to become the head coach of the Seattle Kraken,' Lambert said in a statement. 'When it came time to writing a new chapter, I couldn't think of a better fit.' The hiring comes a little over a month after Bylsma was fired and the Kraken front office experienced a shakeup. Longtime general manager Ron Francis was promoted to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. Bringing aboard Lambert marked the first notable hire of his tenure as general manager. Botterill also confirmed April 22 that assistant coach Jessica Campbell will be retained for next season. 'After conducting an extensive search, we're thrilled to announce Lane as our new head coach,' Botterill said in a statement. 'We cast a wide net for suitable candidates. Lane impressed us throughout the interview process with his strategy and vision for this team.' Lambert will have his work cut out to improve a squad that finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season, but the future could be a bit brighter for the Kraken. The franchise has 10 picks across the first two rounds of the next three drafts. 'This team has a talented group of young players poised to take the next step and a core group of veterans with great leadership qualities,' Lambert said '... I can't wait to get started.' When addressing reporters at the end of April, though, co-owner Samantha Holloway expressed her dissatisfaction with cycling through two coaches in two years as the Kraken failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. 'What we would like to be is a sustained playoff team,' Holloway said at Kraken Community Iceplex. As an assistant coach, Lambert's teams have had no problem doing as much. Since 2015, teams Lambert has coached have advanced to the second round or better eight times. That includes a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 with the Washington Capitals. Lambert spent part of six seasons in the NHL as a player with Detroit, the New York Rangers and Quebec.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Kraken hire Lane Lambert as coach, replacing the fired Dan Bylsma
Last season, the former NHL forward was associate head coach with the Maple Leafs. 'I'm so excited to become the head coach of the Seattle Kraken,' Lambert said in a statement. 'When it came time to writing a new chapter, I couldn't think of a better fit.' The hiring comes a little over a month after Bylsma was fired and the Kraken front office experienced a shakeup. Longtime general manager Ron Francis was promoted to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Bringing aboard Lambert marked the first notable hire of his tenure as general manager. Botterill also confirmed April 22 that assistant coach Advertisement 'After conducting an extensive search, we're thrilled to announce Lane as our new head coach,' Botterill said in a statement. 'We cast a wide net for suitable candidates. Lane impressed us throughout the interview process with his strategy and vision for this team.' Lambert will have his work cut out to improve a squad that finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season, but the future could be a bit brighter for the Kraken. The franchise has 10 picks across the first two rounds of the next three drafts. Advertisement 'This team has a talented group of young players poised to take the next step and a core group of veterans with great leadership qualities,' Lambert said 'I can't wait to get started.' When addressing reporters at the end of April, though, co-owner Samantha Holloway expressed her dissatisfaction with cycling through two coaches in two years as the Kraken failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. 'What we would like to be is a sustained playoff team,' Holloway said at Kraken Community Iceplex. As an assistant coach, Lambert's teams have had no problem doing as much. Since 2015, teams Lambert has coached have advanced to the second round or better eight times. That includes a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 with the Capitals. Lambert spent part of six seasons in the NHL as a player with the Pistons, the Rangers, and Nordiques.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Seattle Kraken hire Lane Lambert as head coach
Field Level Media The Seattle Kraken named Lane Lambert their head coach on Thursday, more than one month after firing Dan Bylsma. Most recently the associate coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lambert heads into his second stint as an NHL boss after leading the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and part of 2023-24. "When it came time to writing a new chapter, I couldn't think of a better fit," Lambert told the Kraken's team website. "Seattle is an incredible sports town, and I've been impressed by the energy of the fans every time I've been there as a visiting coach. This team has a talented group of young players poised to take the next step and a core group of veterans with great leadership qualities." The franchise will embark on its fifth NHL season with its third head coach after Bylsma spent a single season behind the bench, which ended with Seattle missing the playoffs. Dave Hakstol coached the Kraken for their first three years in the league and guided them to one postseason trip. It was the latest step the Kraken took to reshape their front office and coaching staff this offseason. Ron Francis was elevated from general manager to president of hockey operations and Jason Botterill was promoted to GM last month. Botterill led the search for a head coach, according to the team. In a statement, Botterill cited Lambert's work as an assistant coach with the Washington Capitals when they won the 2018 Stanley Cup. "We cast a wide net for suitable candidates," Botterill told the team website. "What impressed us throughout the interview process was Lane's strategy and vision for this team. He was an integral part of the Capitals winning the Cup and the Islanders advancing to two straight Eastern Conference finals. We have full confidence in Lane to lead this team behind the bench." In Seattle, Lambert will work with three players whom he coached in Washington: goaltender Philipp Grubauer and forwards Chandler Stephenson and Andre Burakovsky. Kraken captain Jordan Eberle also spent time playing for Lambert in New York. Lambert was an assistant under Barry Trotz with the Islanders before being named his successor when Trotz was fired in 2022. Lambert has a 61-46-20 record as an NHL head coach. NHL coaching hires NHL coach openings Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Seattle Kraken hire former Maple Leafs associate coach Lane Lambert
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken hired Lane Lambert on Thursday night as the third head coach in team history. Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season. The 60-year-old Lambert was most recently a head coach for the New York Islanders from 2022 until he was fired on Jan. 20, 2024. He was 61-46-20 with the Islanders, and they qualified for the playoffs once during his tenure. Last season, the former NHL forward was associate head coach with Toronto. 'I'm so excited to become the head coach of the Seattle Kraken,' Lambert said in a statement. 'When it came time to writing a new chapter, I couldn't think of a better fit.' The hiring comes a little over a month after Bylsma was fired and the Kraken front office experienced a shakeup. Longtime general manager Ron Francis was promoted to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. Bringing aboard Lambert marked the first notable hire of his tenure as general manager. Botterill also confirmed April 22 that assistant coach Jessica Campbell will be retained for next season. 'After conducting an extensive search, we're thrilled to announce Lane as our new head coach,' Botterill said in a statement. 'We cast a wide net for suitable candidates. Lane impressed us throughout the interview process with his strategy and vision for this team.' Lambert will have his work cut out to improve a squad that finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season, but the future could be a bit brighter for the Kraken. The franchise has 10 picks across the first two rounds of the next three drafts. 'This team has a talented group of young players poised to take the next step and a core group of veterans with great leadership qualities,' Lambert said '... I can't wait to get started.' When addressing reporters at the end of April, though, co-owner Samantha Holloway expressed her dissatisfaction with cycling through two coaches in two years as the Kraken failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. 'What we would like to be is a sustained playoff team,' Holloway said at Kraken Community Iceplex. As an assistant coach, Lambert's teams have had no problem doing as much. Since 2015, teams Lambert has coached have advanced to the second round or better eight times. That includes a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 with the Washington Capitals. Lambert spent part of six seasons in the NHL as a player with Detroit, the New York Rangers and Quebec. ___ AP NHL:
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Seattle Kraken hire former Maple Leafs associate coach Lane Lambert
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken hired Lane Lambert on Thursday night as the third head coach in team history. Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season. The 60-year-old Lambert was most recently a head coach for the New York Islanders from 2022 until he was fired on Jan. 20, 2024. He was 61-46-20 with the Islanders, and they qualified for the playoffs once during his tenure. Last season, the former NHL forward was associate head coach with Toronto. 'I'm so excited to become the head coach of the Seattle Kraken,' Lambert said in a statement. 'When it came time to writing a new chapter, I couldn't think of a better fit.' The hiring comes a little over a month after Bylsma was fired and the Kraken front office experienced a shakeup. Longtime general manager Ron Francis was promoted to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. Bringing aboard Lambert marked the first notable hire of his tenure as general manager. Botterill also confirmed April 22 that assistant coach Jessica Campbell will be retained for next season. 'After conducting an extensive search, we're thrilled to announce Lane as our new head coach,' Botterill said in a statement. 'We cast a wide net for suitable candidates. Lane impressed us throughout the interview process with his strategy and vision for this team.' Lambert will have his work cut out to improve a squad that finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season, but the future could be a bit brighter for the Kraken. The franchise has 10 picks across the first two rounds of the next three drafts. 'This team has a talented group of young players poised to take the next step and a core group of veterans with great leadership qualities,' Lambert said '… I can't wait to get started.' When addressing reporters at the end of April, though, co-owner Samantha Holloway expressed her dissatisfaction with cycling through two coaches in two years as the Kraken failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'What we would like to be is a sustained playoff team,' Holloway said at Kraken Community Iceplex. As an assistant coach, Lambert's teams have had no problem doing as much. Since 2015, teams Lambert has coached have advanced to the second round or better eight times. That includes a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 with the Washington Capitals. Lambert spent part of six seasons in the NHL as a player with Detroit, the New York Rangers and Quebec. ___ AP NHL:
