List of Seattle Kraken head coaches

[7] During the 2022–23 season, the Kraken achieved a record of 46–28–8 and 100 points, which was good for fourth place in the Pacific Division and the first playoff wild card spot in the Western Conference.

[8][9] This turnaround from the previous season led Hakstol to be a finalist for the NHL's coaching prize, the Jack Adams Award.

They upset the Avalanche in seven games, becoming the first team to win their inaugural playoff series against the defending Stanley Cup champion.

[12] At the NHL Awards ceremony on June 27, 2023, it was announced Jim Montgomery, head coach of the Boston Bruins, won the Jack Adams Trophy.

[15] He was subsequently replaced by Dan Bylsma, who had previously served as head coach of the Kraken's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

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Dave Hakstol was the Kraken's inagural head coach.