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2026 Sound Of Hockey Seattle Kraken prospect ranking
As of Friday, Sept. 11, the Seattle Kraken will officially be back on the ice preparing for the 2025-26 season. On-ice activities begin with a Rookie Camp for players not yet established at the NHL level. This year's group includes all Kraken prospects except for...
Friday Film Room – Kraken prospects Will Tomko, Ty Nelson
With Kraken rookie camp starting next week, we're nearing the end of our summer Seattle Kraken prospects series here at Sound Of Hockey. "Down on the Farm" posts with actual game updates are on the horizon. (Kim Saarinen already made his first Liiga start.) Today,...
How much does scoring first really matter in the NHL?
It is well known that the team scoring first has an advantage. Over the past two regular seasons, 2024-25 and 2025-26, teams that scored first won 66.5 percent of games. That is the top-line number, but I wanted to go one level deeper. Does team strength, venue, or...
2026 NHL-affiliated prospects ranking
Welcome to our fourth annual analysis of all NHL-affiliated prospects and each organization's prospect pipeline. September is here. Rookie camps and tournaments are right around the corner with training camps following soon thereafter. There is no better time to...
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