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“He was my best friend” – Ryan Winterton on the loss of his brother Jacob and support from the Kraken
The Seattle Kraken were in Toronto for an October matchup with the Maple Leafs, coincidentally right in the backyard of young Kraken forward Ryan Winterton’s childhood home. As he rode the team bus, he received a call that no 22-year-old should have to field. The cancer his older brother Jacob had been fighting was deemed terminal. He had six months to live. “I remember getting the call. I was on the bus, and… it wasn’t embarrassing, but I just couldn’t keep it together,” Ryan said. "And just hearing that news about your best friend being terminally ill, it doesn’t matter who it is, it’s never easy to cope with, let alone your brother.” A former junior player for the Flint Firebirds and...
Monday Musings: Winning is still fun
A week ago, the Kraken were all but eliminated. This week didn’t save the season, but it reminded...
Three Takeaways – Nikke Kokko wins in first NHL start, 4-1 Kraken versus Flames
Ok, that’s enough winning for now, Seattle Kraken. After cementing themselves as a non-playoff...
Down on the Farm – Caswell to National Championship game, Saarinen to Coachella Valley
This is “Down on the Farm,” your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. This week, we'll update you on a collegiate prospect playing for a national championship and a European player poised to begin his North American journey by joining the AHL Coachella Valley...
Everett to face Kelowna in star-studded WHL Playoff series
The Everett Silvertips cruised through the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in four games. They have had their sights set on the Memorial Cup in Kelowna since the puck dropped on the 2025-26 season. But now, in...
Kraken CEO promises improvement, team gets rare boost with win over Golden Knights
There was a palpable irony to how Thursday played out at Climate Pledge Arena. In the morning, Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke sat before a full media room, located deep in the bowels of the mostly underground venue, explaining to the assembled press why the team and...
“He was my best friend” – Ryan Winterton on the loss of his brother Jacob and support from the Kraken
The Seattle Kraken were in Toronto for an October matchup with the Maple Leafs, coincidentally right in the backyard of young Kraken forward Ryan Winterton’s childhood home. As he rode the team bus, he received a call that no 22-year-old should have to field. The cancer his older brother Jacob had...
Monday Musings: Winning is still fun
A week ago, the Kraken were all but eliminated. This week didn’t save the season, but it reminded...
Three Takeaways – Nikke Kokko wins in first NHL start, 4-1 Kraken versus Flames
Ok, that’s enough winning for now, Seattle Kraken. After cementing themselves as a non-playoff...
Down on the Farm – Caswell to National Championship game, Saarinen to Coachella Valley
This is “Down on the Farm,” your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. This week, we'll update you on a collegiate prospect playing for a national championship and a European player poised to begin his North American journey by joining the AHL Coachella Valley...
Everett to face Kelowna in star-studded WHL Playoff series
The Everett Silvertips cruised through the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in four games. They have had their sights set on the Memorial Cup in Kelowna since the puck dropped on the 2025-26 season. But now, in...
Kraken CEO promises improvement, team gets rare boost with win over Golden Knights
There was a palpable irony to how Thursday played out at Climate Pledge Arena. In the morning, Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke sat before a full media room, located deep in the bowels of the mostly underground venue, explaining to the assembled press why the team and...
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Thoughts on Ron Francis stepping down as Kraken president of hockey operations
The first shoe has dropped for the still-spiraling Seattle Kraken, who announced on Wednesday that Ron Francis, their first general manager in franchise history and current president of hockey...
Three Takeaways – Kraken continue marching toward high draft pick with 5-2 loss at Wild
That was about the best-case scenario for Kraken fans. Seattle played a pretty good game against a much better Minnesota Wild team on Tuesday, it was relatively fun to watch, and the Kraken...
Three Takeaways – Kraken’s “slow burnout” continues against the Jets
When Bobby McMann entered the Seattle Kraken lineup in the middle of March, he helped lead the team to victories on back-to-back days against Vancouver and Florida, while the team maintained the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference....
Thoughts on Ron Francis stepping down as Kraken president of hockey operations
The first shoe has dropped for the still-spiraling Seattle Kraken, who announced on Wednesday that Ron Francis, their first general manager in franchise history and current president of hockey...
Three Takeaways – Kraken continue marching toward high draft pick with 5-2 loss at Wild
That was about the best-case scenario for Kraken fans. Seattle played a pretty good game against a much better Minnesota Wild team on Tuesday, it was relatively fun to watch, and the Kraken...
Three Takeaways – Kraken’s “slow burnout” continues against the Jets
When Bobby McMann entered the Seattle Kraken lineup in the middle of March, he helped lead the team to victories on back-to-back days against Vancouver and Florida, while the team maintained the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference....
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