{"id":31115,"date":"2018-06-18T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=31115"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:27:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T22:27:24","slug":"seattle-expansion-team-hires-dave-tippett-as-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/18\/seattle-expansion-team-hires-dave-tippett-as-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Expansion Team Hires Dave Tippett as Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prospective Seattle NHL expansion franchise added has added <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tippeda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Tippett<\/a><\/strong> as a senior advisor. \u00a0He served as the head coach of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Stars<\/a> but was not working with an NHL team in 2017-18.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NHL Column: Former Arizona Coyotes coach Dave Tippett hired by Seattle NHL group as senior advisor \u2014 for now. Will help oversee all aspects of the organization\u2019s development. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhBKxjuIJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XhBKxjuIJ4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLSeattle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLSeattle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coyotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Coyotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoff Baker (@GeoffBakerNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeoffBakerNHL\/status\/1008703466007605250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The news was first reported by Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times and the story was confirmed by Sportsnet\u2019s John Shannon.<\/p>\n<h2>Seattle Hires Dave Tippett<\/h2>\n<p>Tippett will lead many facets of the franchise and may become the team\u2019s first head coach pending Seattle\u2019s entry into the league is approved. All of that includes the construction of a training facility and finding an American Hockey League affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion bid is led by Tod Leiweke and it could be voted into the NHL soon. However, no specific date has been set.<\/p>\n<p>Tippett recorded a record of 553-413-28-120 between his 14 seasons in charge of the Stars and Coyotes. He won the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Adams<\/a><\/strong> Award for coach of the year in 2009-10 after leading the Coyotes to the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Moosomin, Saskatchewan native also had a long on-ice career as he totaled 93 goals and 169 assists for 262 points in 762 NHL games. He played with the Hartford Whalers, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> in the NHL. Tippett wrapped up his playing days with the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/sports\/hockey\/group-trying-to-bring-nhl-franchise-to-seattle-hires-former-coyotes-coach-dave-tippett\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">challenge of trying to build a team<\/a> from the foundation up is something not a lot of people get the chance to do,\u2019\u2019 Tippet told Baker last week. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes it very intriguing to me.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>What It Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Tippett has a wealth of knowledge and connections to players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gretzwa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Gretzky<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemiema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mario Lemieux<\/a><\/strong>. He also has connections to the area as his daughter goes to the University of Washington.<\/p>\n<p>He has much experience and will hope to lead Seattle to expansion success just like the Vegas Golden Knights. However, that may be hard to come by.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"p3-RXjqpTjBAuPkfXUNxgg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/479968966\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'p3-RXjqpTjBAuPkfXUNxgg',sig:'_-Fl9ZqjZjcUnyKGz8RLq7aESl1ShL35TUiKnR13CR0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'479968966',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prospective Seattle NHL expansion franchise added has added Dave Tippett as a senior advisor. \u00a0He served as the head coach of the Arizona Coyotes and the Dallas Stars but was not working with an NHL team in 2017-18. 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