San Diego Gulls Announce Kris Sparre Will Not Return As Assistant Coach

Apr 22, 2025

The San Diego Gulls announced today that Kris Sparre will not return as Assistant Coach of the American Hockey League (AHL) club.

Sparre spent three seasons as Assistant Coach of the Gulls. San Diego skated to a 75-119-17-5 record during Sparre’s tenure.

Sparre joined the Anaheim Ducks organization after serving as associate coach for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2021-22, helping the club to a franchise best 42-21-1-4 record and their first Western Conference Finals appearance. 

Prior to joining Flint, Sparre was an assistant coach for Salzburg of the Champions Hockey League (ICEHL) from 2019-21, assisting the club to a 43-23-11 record and a berth in the ICEHL semifinals in 2021. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs from 2016-19, helping guide the club to postseason appearances in each of his three seasons behind the bench. With Sparre on staff, the IceDogs posted a combined record of 102-75-20-7 and won the Emms Trophy as Central Division champions in 2019.  

A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Sparre played nine professional seasons from 2008-16. He earned 32-43=75 points and 187 penalty minutes (PIM) in 257 DEL games with Iserlohn, Ingolstadt, Berlin and Dusseldorfer. Sparre also appeared in 65 ECHL games with the Idaho Steelheads and Columbia Inferno, collecting 17-22=39 points with a +6 rating and 105 PIM.