Former Florida Panthers forward Zac Dalpe has joined the Seattle Kraken [http://thn.com/seattle] organization as the Player Development Consultant. Dalpe retired from professional hockey [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-forward-and-nhl-journeyman-retires-from-professional-hockey] following the Charlotte Checkers' loss in the Calder Cup finals. The 35-year-old played in just three games during the post-season, but recorded one goal, serving as the captain. In his Panthers tenure, Dalpe scored two goals and four points in 15 games while adding a goal in 13 playoff games when the Panthers lost in the Stanley Cup finals to the Vegas Golden Knights [http://thn.com/vegas]. Dalpe was a journeyman throughout his NHL career, playing games with the Carolina Hurricanes [http://thn.com/carolina], Vancouver Canucks [http://thn.com/vancouver], Buffalo Sabres [http://thn.com/buffalo], Minnesota Wild [http://thn.com/minnesota] and the Columbus Blue Jackets [http://thn.com/columbus] before joining the Panthers. Zac Dalpe (Kim Klement-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/61028bb2-1fc6-4b54-9b62-186a0ac3e351.jpeg] Zac Dalpe (Kim Klement-Imagn Images) His experience of not only playing in the AHL [http://thn.com/ahl] but serving as a captain on multiple teams (captained the Cleveland Monsters in his final year before joining the Panthers) should help him in his new role. The Kraken also hired Adam Purner as a video analyst. Purner is receiving his first job in the NHL after spending five seasons in the AHL and five seasons in the WHL as a video coach. Purner also worked as the video coach for Team USA at the 2022 women's world championship. Kraken Hire Former NHLer Zac Dalpe and Adam Purner [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/3f1e47fe-5ae2-41dd-9f8f-5caa90cafa1d.webp] Kraken Hire Former NHLer Zac Dalpe and Adam Purner The Seattle Kraken have hired Zac Dalpe as a player development consultant and Adam Purner as a video analyst. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/seattle-kraken/latest-news/kraken-hire-former-nhler-zac-dalpe-and-adam-purner]
