The Seattle Kraken announced on Wednesday the hiring of two members for its Hockey Operations staff. Former Minnesota Wild forward Zac Dalpe was one of them.
Dalpe, 35, just retired from hockey after the 2024-25 season concluded. He played 168 games in the NHL and recorded 16 goals and 32 points. He played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers.
His main experience came in the American Hockey League (AHL) where he played in 574 games with five different AHL teams. He was the captain for the Charlotte Checkers the last four seasons.
The 6-foot-2 forward started his career in the Hurricanes organization and five years later he spent two seasons with the Wild. He was an assistant captain of the Iowa Wild during the 2015-16 season.
In his two seasons in the Wild organization Dalpe recorded five goals, and one assist in 20 AHL games. He recorded two goals, four points and eight hits in 11 NHL hames for the Wild.
He recorded 220 goals, 172 assists and 392 points in 574 career AHL games across 16 years.
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