PITTSBURGH — Sitting in his Las Vegas hotel room on Wednesday morning, Dan Bylsma finally broke down. In Ray Shero, who died Wednesday at the age of 62, Bylsma had lost so much more than a friend.

The Seattle Kraken have fired head coach Dan Bylsma after just one season leading the team. The move was first reported by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and was confirmed by FOX 13 Seattle.

After firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted longtime general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day ...

Kraken coach Dan Bylsma feels “a lot of learning” went into the past season when it came to determining which players he’d most want to head into battle with.

Coachella Valley head coach Dan Bylsma talks to media after Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., Saturday, June 22, 2024.

Seattle Kraken head coach Dan Bylsma speaks during a postgame press conference after an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Seattle. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson ...

The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma on Monday. Bylsma leaves the Kraken after one season as their bench boss. The team went 35-41-6 for a .463 points percentage, the lowest since the Kraken ...

Kraken training camp opened Thursday, which also happened to be Dan Bylsma’s 54th birthday. He’d been counting down the days. Among the pile of gifts: NHL head coaching duties, for the first ...

Hockey Kraken Sports Coach Dan Bylsma breaks down plans as Kraken open preseason against Calgary Sep. 21, 2024 at 6:53 pm Updated Sep. 21, 2024 at 8:01 pm ...

Good luck. (Photo of Dan Bylsma: Steph Chambers / Getty Images) An award-winning sports journalist, Rob Rossi has reported on the Pittsburgh Penguins and National Hockey League since 2004.

The Seattle Kraken fired head coach Dan Bylsma on Monday after one season on the job. In addition, Kraken general manager Ron Francis will transition to a new role as team president and assistant ...