Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Derek Laxdal fell just short of championships as head coach of the Texas Stars in 2018 and as an assistant with the Dallas Stars in 2020. The Coachella Valley Firebirds have come up empty in back-to-back Finals. Maybe this a combination that can put a Calder Cup championship banner in…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Derek Laxdal fell just short of championships as head coach of the Texas Stars in 2018 and as an assistant with the Dallas Stars in 2020. The Coachella Valley Firebirds have come up empty in back-to-back Finals. Maybe this a combination that can put a Calder Cup championship banner in…
Photo: Derek Sparta The Seattle Kraken have hired Derek Laxdal as the new head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Laxdal succeeds Dan Bylsma, who was named head coach of the Kraken on May 28. Laxdal, 58, joins the Kraken organization after spending the last two years as head coach…
