"I'm excited to have the opportunity to join the Maple Leafs coaching staff," said Hakstol. "I look forward to building relationships with the players and getting to work with the entire group."
Hakstol, 50, most recently served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from May of 2015 to December of 2018.
Prior to joining the Flyers, the Warburg, Alberta native spent 11 seasons as head coach at the University of North Dakota, where he compiled a record of 289-143-43 along with four Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championships and seven Frozen Four appearances. He earned conference coach of the year honours on two occasions (2008-09 and 2014-15) and was an eight-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year.
As a player, Hakstol spent time with Minnesota and Indianapolis of the IHL after three seasons at the University of North Dakota.
