Seattle Kraken news, equipment manager assist, goalie gear – Weekly One-Timers
The sun is out and the birds are chirping in the Emerald City. More than 50% of King County residents have received their first vaccine dose, and Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis talked to the media this week. In more ways than one, hope springs eternal....
Q&A with Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis
On Tuesday, the Seattle Kraken were kind enough to make general manager Ron Francis available to the media. Francis kept things relatively diplomatic and unsurprisingly avoided any earth-shattering revelations. However, we did get some interesting nuggets out of the...
An oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 Championship Season: Part 3, the final series
When we last left off on our oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 WHL Championship season, Seattle had swept the Everett Silvertips in the second round and were set to play a series with the Kelowna Rockets in the conference finals for the second time in two...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 133 – No Calamari, with Mick McHugh, Kraken Bar & Grill
It’s yet another fun episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast. This one focuses on the NHL Trade Deadline and everything that surrounded that big moment in the NHL season and also features Mick McHugh, legendary Seattle restaurateur who will operate the new Kraken Bar...
How the NHL Trade Deadline affected the Seattle Kraken
Funny enough, the Seattle Kraken had their tentacles all over the come-and-gone NHL Trade Deadline. Sure, there were the lets-go-win-a-Cup type trades, like Taylor Hall to Boston and Nick Foligno to Toronto, but there were also plenty of deals with a...
Is going all in at the NHL trade deadline worth it?
The NHL trade deadline is always a fun time for NHL fans. If our team is in the thick of the playoff picture, we hope it makes huge trades and pushes all our collective chips into the center of the table with hopes of playing for the Stanley Cup. But is this the right...
Data Dump: NHL Playoff Races
In this week’s Data Dump Saturday, I dig into the playoff races in the Central and West Divisions by looking beyond the points in the standings to get an idea of who might claim the fourth playoff spot in each division. Earlier this week we did a round of Buy, Sell,...
Weekly One-Timers: Seattle Kraken bar, NHL trades heating up
Seattle Kraken news has not been particularly groundbreaking of late, as we patiently await the next big story like a coach hiring or the team’s final payment to the league which could lead to the signing of the team’s first player. None of those items have come yet,...
An oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 WHL Championship Season: Part 2, the playoffs
When we last discussed the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 Championship run, the team was finding a way to win during the second half of the season and get into the playoffs. They had overcome injuries and reeled in the Everett Silvertips, who had previously built up a lead...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 132 – HYPEotheticals
The Sound Of Hockey Podcast has a NEW BIT this week! We repeat, the Sound Of Hockey Podcast has a new bit. This is not a drill. Yes, folks, HYPEotheticals will both get your mind in a pretzel and simultaneously get you hyped. On this week's episode, Andy gives a...
