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Seattle Torrent expansion simulation
News has been trickling out for weeks about the upcoming PWHL expansion draft, which will stock the four new teams joining the league this offseason. Rather than walk through every rule and sub‑rule of the process, I’m focusing on how this could realistically play out for the Seattle Torrent. Phase 1: Existing team protections & foundational signings This is when existing teams submit their three-player protected lists for players already under contract for 2026-27. There is a wrinkle: a team can sign and protect a pending free agent from another roster. I don’t see Seattle using that maneuver, but another club absolutely could target one of the Torrent’s UFAs. Of the Torrent players...
Down on the Farm – Firebirds season ends, most valuable Miettinen
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. In this quick holiday...
WHL champion Everett Silvertips readying for Memorial Cup ‘sprint’
You would have been hard-pressed to find Everett Silvertips head coach Steve Hamilton saying one...
Seattle Kraken 2026 offseason priorities
After much hemming and hawing and retrospection, both from the Kraken and from our team here at Sound Of Hockey, we’re ready to put the 2025-26 team’s late-season downfall behind us and begin looking ahead at how Seattle can avoid such a collapse in the future. The...
Down on the Farm – Julius Miettinen dominates WHL playoffs, Jake O’Brien makes his pro debut
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. In this week’s column, we’ll bring you on the ice in Coachella Valley, where Jake O'Brien made his professional debut this week. We'll also get you up to date on Julius Miettinen's dominant...
The 2026 NHL Draft data-only watchlist
Welcome to our annual data-driven analysis of the top prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft. We're digging deep, giving you a watchlist of 200 first-time eligible and 100 re-entry skaters to follow as the draft approaches. What is the data-only watchlist? The watchlist is...
Seattle Torrent expansion simulation
News has been trickling out for weeks about the upcoming PWHL expansion draft, which will stock the four new teams joining the league this offseason. Rather than walk through every rule and sub‑rule of the process, I’m focusing on how this could realistically play out for the Seattle Torrent....
Down on the Farm – Firebirds season ends, most valuable Miettinen
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. In this quick holiday...
WHL champion Everett Silvertips readying for Memorial Cup ‘sprint’
You would have been hard-pressed to find Everett Silvertips head coach Steve Hamilton saying one...
Seattle Kraken 2026 offseason priorities
After much hemming and hawing and retrospection, both from the Kraken and from our team here at Sound Of Hockey, we’re ready to put the 2025-26 team’s late-season downfall behind us and begin looking ahead at how Seattle can avoid such a collapse in the future. The...
Down on the Farm – Julius Miettinen dominates WHL playoffs, Jake O’Brien makes his pro debut
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. In this week’s column, we’ll bring you on the ice in Coachella Valley, where Jake O'Brien made his professional debut this week. We'll also get you up to date on Julius Miettinen's dominant...
The 2026 NHL Draft data-only watchlist
Welcome to our annual data-driven analysis of the top prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft. We're digging deep, giving you a watchlist of 200 first-time eligible and 100 re-entry skaters to follow as the draft approaches. What is the data-only watchlist? The watchlist is...
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Seattle Kraken season review: What the data says about an up-and-down year
The Seattle Kraken’s season had three distinct phases: a promising start, a pre-Olympic surge and a post-break collapse. Here is what the data shows.
Three Takeaways – Everett Silvertips bounce back, split first two games of WHL Finals
We have ourselves a series. After falling 4-2 to the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 1 of the WHL Finals on Friday night, the Everett Silvertips bounced back in a huge way Saturday, beating the...
Seattle Kraken season review: What the data says about an up-and-down year
The Seattle Kraken’s season had three distinct phases: a promising start, a pre-Olympic surge and a post-break collapse. Here is what the data shows.
Three Takeaways – Everett Silvertips bounce back, split first two games of WHL Finals
We have ourselves a series. After falling 4-2 to the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 1 of the WHL Finals on Friday night, the Everett Silvertips bounced back in a huge way Saturday, beating the...
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