SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken employed Lane Lambert on Thursday evening because the third head coach in crew historical past.
Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season.
Lambert, 60, was most just lately a head coach for the New York Islanders from 2022 till he was fired on Jan. 20, 2024. He was 61-46-20 with the Islanders, and so they certified for the playoffs as soon as throughout his tenure.
Final season, the previous NHL ahead was affiliate head coach with Toronto.
“I am so excited to grow to be the pinnacle coach of the Seattle Kraken,” Lambert stated in an announcement. “When it got here time to writing a brand new chapter, I could not consider a greater match.”
