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PWHL’s Boston Fleet Name Kris Sparre as Second Head Coach in Franchise History
SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 23 – Kris Sparre, with nine years of coaching experience including the AHL, becomes Boston Fleet's second head coach after Courtney Kessel left for Princeton following two seasons.
- On Wednesday, the Boston Fleet announced Kris Sparre as their second head coach, succeeding Courtney Kessel in a team-building effort.
- The vacancy arose when Kessel left for Princeton University women’s hockey program in June.
- A veteran of nine years in assistant roles, Sparre has served as assistant coach at Red Bull Salzburg from 2019 to 2021 and spent three seasons with the San Diego Gulls, bringing nine years of experience across the Flint Firebirds, Niagara Ice Dogs and EC Salzburg.
- Danielle Marmer said balancing winning with player development in the American Hockey League positions Sparre well, while praising his clarity, structure and communication style.
- Facing a major roster overhaul, Sparre must replace captain Hilary Knight, left unprotected and moving to Seattle, after a significant offseason shakeup.
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Boston Fleet hire Kris Sparre as head coach
WELLESLEY — The Boston Fleet is primed to look a lot different when it docks along the Merrimack River for its third season at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. Not only did an expansion draft dismantle a sizeable portion of its roster — including Hilary Knight, the captain and face of the franchise — but Boston will also feature a new bench boss in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. In a press conference Wednesday at the Boston Sports Institut…
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