Oct. 14—GRAND FORKS — Dave Hakstol is predicted to teach his remaining sport with the Colorado Avalanche tonight.
Then, the Avs' assistant coach will probably be on to his subsequent job: head coach of the Arizona State Solar Devils.
Arizona State has tabbed the previous UND captain and head coach to take over for Greg Powers, who has been on paid administrative depart for 2 weeks as the college probes a exercise that left defenseman Matthew Mayich on life help.
A number of sources stated the deal will probably be official quickly after tonight's Avalanche-Stars sport. An official announcement is predicted inside the subsequent 20 hours.
Hakstol is predicted to fulfill the Solar Devils in Lowell, Mass., on Thursday, the place Arizona State will play a two-game sequence in opposition to UMass Lowell.
The Avalanche gave Arizona State and Hakstol permission to barter earlier this week.
In response to a number of sources, Hakstol has already begun engaged on including an assistant coach as quickly as doable.
Assistant Mike Corbett served because the crew's performing head coach throughout the first 4 video games of the season, however just isn’t anticipated to stay with the Solar Devils.
The Solar Devils are 2-2, splitting with Lindenwood and Holy Cross.
Hakstol coached his alma mater for 11 seasons from 2004-15, main this system to seven NCAA Frozen Fours.
Hakstol final coached on the school stage in 2014-15, main the Combating Hawks to the Frozen 4 in Boston.
A month later, he left to develop into the pinnacle coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. He has been within the NHL since then.
Hakstol additionally served as head coach of the Seattle Kraken and held assistant teaching roles with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Avalanche.
Hakstol was a Jack Adams Award finalist because the NHL's Coach of the 12 months in 2023 with Seattle, main the second-year franchise to inside a sport of the Western Convention Last.
Powers has been Arizona State's head coach since its membership hockey days. The Solar Devils stored him on the helm as they made the transition to the Division-I stage in 2015.
Powers led the Solar Devils to 1 NCAA event look (2019).
Final season, Arizona State completed final place within the nine-team Nationwide Collegiate Hockey Convention.
Mayich collapsed on the primary day of observe throughout a military-style exercise. He stays in an Arizona hospital on life help.
Mayich's household lawyer referred to as for the college to place the teaching workers on depart. After greater than a month, Arizona State put Powers and affiliate head coach Alex Hicks on depart.