The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Craig Berube after the end of the regular season, and there were many who thought that team owner Ed Snider would bring in a big name like Mike Babcock or Todd McLellan to replace him.
TSN's Darren Dreger reported that they were the two front-runners in mid-April.
On Monday, the team made an announcement that was surprising to those who are not in tune with what is going on in the world of college hockey. Dave Hakstol was named the next coach of the Flyers and will step behind the bench with an impressive amateur resume.
He has run the bench of the University of North Dakota for the past 11 seasons and made the NCAA tournament 11 times, including seven Frozen Four appearances and three conference titles.
In many respects, this is a curious move given the state of the Flyers, but it's one that appears to be worth the risk in the eyes of general manager Ron Hextall.
With that in mind, here are the biggest challenges Hakstol will have to overcome as he transitions to the NHL level.
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Ranking the Biggest Challenges for Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach Dave Hakstol
May 19th, 2015 by Tom Urtz Jr. Leave a reply »
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