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Seattle Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol speaks to the media after a 3-2 win in overtime against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Monday, April 24, 2023, in Seattle. The Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, July 19, signed coach Dave Hakstol to a contract extension through the 2025-26 season after he led the franchise to the second round of the playoffs in its second season.(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Kraken sign coach Dave Hakstol to contract extension through 2025-26 season

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Scouts for Seattle's expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken’s future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below. It’s a space Ron Francis will become very familiar with sometime in the summer of 2021 when that portion of the facility is completed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

GM Francis building toward inaugural Kraken season from afar

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Players from the Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning line up for the face off during first-period NHL Stanley Cup finals hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

Stanley Cup Faceoff: Stars, Lightning showing value of draws

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Players from the Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning line up for the face off during first-period NHL Stanley Cup finals hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

Stanley Cup Final faceoffs: Stars, Lightning showing value of draws

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Seattle NHL team hires Ricky Olczyk as assistant GM

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Ron Francis, center, is presented with a hockey jersey by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, left, as Seattle Hockey Partners CEO Tod Leiweke looks on Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Seattle, as Francis is introduced as the first general manager for Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Francis, a Hall of Famer and a two-time Stanley Cup winner, will have complete control of operations under Leiweke when the team debuts in 2021. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ron Francis has big hopes as GM of Seattle’s new NHL club

By CHRIS TALBOTT - Associated Press

Canes reassign GM Francis to another front-office position

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FILE - In this March 22, 2014 file photo, Carolina Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller yells at a referee during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Hurricanes have fired Muller. The team announced his dismissal Monday. May 5, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods, File)

Hurricanes fire Muller amid playoff drought

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Ron Francis takes over as Hurricanes GM

Associated Press

Francis steps away to focus on front-office job

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press