Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

HEAD COACH DAVE HAKSTOL
A Prestigious Coaching Position
Hakstol, 35 years old when he was named UND’s head men’s hockey
coach on July 9, 2004, is just the 15th head men’s hockey coach in
school history and only the fourth Fighting Sioux head coach in the
past 36 years. Hakstol, a Sioux player from 1989-92, is also just the � fth
former UND player to also become head coach at North Dakota.
Taking over a tradition-rich program that is synonymous with the word
“excellence” was no small task, but Hakstol’s background prepared him
for the challenge. Prior to taking over as UND’s head coach, the former
Sioux captain was a member of Dean Blais’s coaching sta� for four
seasons and in that stint helped coach the Sioux to a 101-47-19 (.662)
overall record and 63-33-16 (.634) WCHA record.
During Hakstol’s four years under Blais, UND won two WCHA titles,
made three NCAA appearances and � nished as the 2001 national runner-up.
Named a UND assistant coach on July 1, 2000, Hakstol was elevated to
associate head coach in December 2000, and he served as the team’s
recruiting coordinator in his four seasons working under Blais.
In that capacity, Hakstol played a vital role in helping attract topcaliber
student-athletes to UND. Eleven UND players or recruits were
drafted by National Hockey League teams while Hakstol and former
associate head coach Brad Berry were Sioux assistants.
1998 USHL Coach of the Year
Prior to joining the UND sta� on July 1, 2000, Hakstol spent four
seasons (1996-2000) as the general manager and head coach of the
Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League, posting
winning seasons in his last three seasons. Overall, Hakstol had a 101-
109-13 record with the Musketeers. He was named the USHL Coach
of the Year in 1997-98, when he led Sioux City to a 32-21-3 record.
While coaching at Sioux City, Hakstol also coached the 1998 USA/
USHL hockey team at the IIHF Four Nationals Cup in Oslo, Norway,
and he was the head coach of the Central District team (USA Hockey)
at the National Select 16 Festival in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1998.
Hakstol congratulates UND sophomore Ryan Duncan at a news conference in St.
Louis, Mo., after Duncan was named the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner
in 2007.
Above: Hakstol is interviewed on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network.
Left: Hakstol meets with the media following a game.
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