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HEAD COACH DAVE HAKSTOL
dave hakstol
Head Coach
Years at UND: 6th season as head coach
Hometown: Warburg, Alberta
Alma Mater: North Dakota (1996)
In just � ve seasons as head coach at the University of North Dakota,
Dave Hakstol has established himself as one of the most accomplished
and well-respected bench bosses in NCAA hockey.
Already a � ve-time � nalist for the prestigious Spencer Penrose Award
as the national coach of the year, Hakstol guided the Fighting Sioux
to the NCAA Frozen Four in each of his � rst four seasons and last year
led UND to a MacNaughton Cup championship as Western Collegiate
Hockey Association regular season champions.
The Fighting Sioux went 24-15-4 overall and 17-7-4 in conference play
in 2008-09 en route to their WCHA-leading 14th league championship.
Hakstol was recognized as WCHA Coach of the Year for the � rst time in
his career.
UND has moved up in the WCHA regular season standings in each of
Hakstol’s � ve seasons, from � fth to fourth to third to second to � rst last
season.
Hakstol joined rare company when he took the Sioux to the Frozen
Four in his � rst four seasons as a collegiate head coach, joining Jack
Parker and Doug Woog as the only three coaches to accomplish that
feat.
In Hakstol’s � rst season (2004-05) as head coach, he led a team with
nine seniors to the Frozen Four. In his second season (2005-06), he led
a team with 13 freshmen and just two seniors to the Frozen Four.
In his third season, Hakstol took UND to the Frozen Four yet again, and
sophomore forward Ryan Duncan won the Hobey Baker Memorial
Award as the best player in college hockey.
In 2007-08, his fourth season, Hakstol led UND to a 28-11-4 overall
record and 18-7-3 WCHA mark (second place).
In his � ve seasons, Hakstol has compiled a record of 130-71-19 (.634)
overall and is already the fourth-winningest coach in Sioux history,
trailing only John “Gino” Gasparini (392 wins), Dean Blais (262) and
Rube Bjorkman (149).
A key in Hakstol’s success has been surrounding himself with an
outstanding coaching sta� . His � rst two seasons, he was joined by
associate head coach Brad Berry and assistant coach Cary Eades. Eades
has won championships on every level at which he has played or
coached.
Berry’s outstanding work at UND resulted in him accepting an assistant
coach position in the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks organization in the
summer of 2006.
To � ll the vacancy created by Berry’s departure, Eades was promoted to
associate head coach and Hakstol hired former Sioux and NHL player
Dane Jackson as an assistant coach.
THE DAVE HAKSTOL FILE
Birthdate
• July 30, 1968
Hometown
• Warburg, Alberta
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree: Financial Management (UND ‘96)
Family
• Wife, Erinn; daughter, Avery; son, Brenden
Coaching
• 2004-present - Head Coach
University of North Dakota
• 2000-04 - Associate Head Coach
University of North Dakota
• 1996-00 - General Manager/Head Coach
Sioux City (USHL)
• 1998 - Head Coach
USA/USHL Team, IIHF Four Nations Cup
• 1998 - Head Coach
Central District Team USA, National Select 16 Festival
Coaching Awards
• 2008-09 WCHA Coach of the Year
• 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Spencer Penrose Award � nalist
• 1997-98 USHL Coach of the Year
Playing Career
• 1994-96 - Minnesota Moose (IHL)
• 1992-94 - Indianapolis Ice (IHL)
• 1989-92 - University of North Dakota
Hakstol was named head coach of the Fighting Sioux at a press conference on
July 9, 2004.
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