After whirlwind stretch, Dan Bylsma settles into first few days as Kraken head coach

By TIM BOOTH The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — At some point, Dan Bylsma will get a semblance of an offseason and a little downtime. Right now, it seems like nonstop chaos for the new coach of the Seattle Kraken. Bylsma’s first on-ice duties as the Kraken head coach started with the team’s development camp this week for the top prospects in their system. It concluded a wild five-week stretch for Bylsma. He was introduced as the second head coach in Kraken history on May 28 while in the midst of a playoff run as the head coach of Coachella Valley in the Calder Cup playoffs. That run didn’t end until about a week ago and was followed by the NHL draft and the start of free agency adding to the chaotic stretch for Bylsma.