The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the organization has hired Dave Hakstol as Assistant Coach. Hakstol will join current assistant Nolan Pratt, Goaltending Coach Jussi Parkkila and Assistant/Video Coach Brett Heimlich on Head Coach Jared Bednar’s staff.

The Avalanche added former Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol to their staff Tuesday as an assistant to boost a power-play unit that struggled in the postseason.

The Colorado Avalanche announced on Tuesday, July 8th, that they have replaced the assistant coaching vacancy left by the firing of Ray Bennett with former Seattle Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol.