Kraken rookie camp notebook: Ryker Evans ready, Beniers and Wright faceoff
The Seattle Kraken open their second-ever training camp on Thursday, so Monday at the Kraken Community Iceplex, the day belonged to the future as the team’s first rookie camp got underway. On the ice were most of Seattle’s prospects including Matty Beniers and Shane...
Storylines for week one of Seattle Kraken Training Camp
We made it through the long and dull summer in Seattle, a period otherwise known as the NHL offseason. The kick-off of rookie camp is a special time for us hockey sickos, and we are here for it. On Sunday, the Seattle Kraken announced their training camp rosters with...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 205 – Featuring Alex Mandrycky
Seattle Kraken Training Camp is almost here, and who better to talk to in the waning days of the offseason than Kraken assistant general manager Alex Mandrycky?! John, Andy, and Darren interviewed Alex at Kraken Community Iceplex on the same morning...
Kraken promote Alex Mandrycky to assistant general manager
The Kraken have elevated Alexandra Mandrycky into an assistant general manager role with the club. The promotion comes after Mandrycky served as the team’s director of hockey strategy and research during the buildup to the 2021 Expansion Draft and Seattle's inaugural...
The Seattle Kraken’s playoff chances
A few weeks ago, I spent some time digging into NHL playoff projections based on an adjusted goal differential. I forecasted a rough estimate of where the Seattle Kraken could land, based on that metric, in the 2022-23 season with their off-season moves. In this post,...
Sound Analysis: What Oliver Bjorkstrand will bring to the Kraken
Last week we posted our video analysis of Seattle's biggest free agent signing of the summer, Andre Burakovsky. This week, we return with a look at Seattle's most significant veteran addition overall, trade acquisition Oliver Bjorkstrand. As was the case with the...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 203 – Featuring Yanni Gourde
As promised on the previous show, Episode 203 is a unique one, which welcomes a big-time guest in Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde. With Darren on vacation this week, the interview makes up essentially the entire episode. It's a fantastic interview that...
Defenseman Justin Schultz sees a big opportunity with the Seattle Kraken
Hailing from Kelowna, BC, new Seattle Kraken defenseman Justin Schultz is glad to be back on the West Coast. He’s played the past seven years in Pittsburgh and Washington, which made it hard for family to travel to see him live. It was part of the attraction that...
Sound Analysis: What Andre Burakovsky will bring to the Kraken
If you can believe it, a new Kraken season is just about a month away now. So, it's about time to start limbering up those hockey muscles again. Over the next few weeks, we'll take a close look at some of the new comers (and one recent comer) and how they might...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 201 – A New Era
The new era of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast has arrived. Nothing has changed, really, but now the guys are beyond Episode 200 and into a new realm of numbers. On this episode, the guys start (as they typically do) with Kraken news, focused around the Eddie Olczyk...
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