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Crackon Fire Coach Dan Bilesma after a season

November 29, 2024; San Jose, California, USA; Dan Bilesma, head coach of Seattle Crackon, watched the drama against San Jose Shark during the third period at the SAP Center at San Jose. Compulsory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imgon images

Seattle Crackon fired head coach Dan Bilesma on Monday after a season at work.

In addition, Crackon General Manager Ron Francis will infection for a new role as the team president and assistant GM Jason Bottleg will be elevated to the General Manager, the athletic.

The 54 -year -old Bilesama, before being promoted to lead the NHL Club in May 2024, spent two sessions as the coach of Kchelle Valley Firebirds, AHL affiliated to Crackon, when Dave Hakstol was allowed to leave.

Francis said in a release, “We thank Dan for his commitment and the energy brought to our organization in the last four years at NHL and AHL levels.” “After a deep review of our expectations for the season and next year and beyond, we have taken a difficult decision to move in a different direction behind the bench. Dan is a great man and a respected coach. He has played an important role in the development of many of our young possibilities and was a major part of our early success in the Kachela Valley.

Bylsma was known for handling the Pittsburg Penguin Midway through the 2008-09 season and guiding in the 2009 Stanley Cup.

In her lonely season in the hull in Seattle, Crackon left 35–41–6 and missed the playoffs. Penguin (2008–14), Buffalo Sabers (2015–17) and parts of nine sessions with Crackon, BLSMA records 355–231–61 as head coach in BLSMA.

Francis, 62, was a Hockey Hall of Fame Indicti as a player and was named as an executive in 2019 as an executive as an executive.

The 48-year-old Botketil served as General Manager of Sabers from 2017-20. He worked in the front office of Seattle since January 2021.

-Bield level media

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