Recapping Shane Wright’s first season in the Kraken organization
When the Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Hershey Bears in Game 7 of the AHL Calder Cup Finals last week, it also marked the end of Shane Wright’s long, winding season. Wright’s first season with the Kraken organization started off rocky. He made the NHL roster...
BREAKING: Matty Beniers wins Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year
The Seattle Kraken have their first major NHL award winner. Matty Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year at the league’s annual awards ceremony Monday in Nashville, beating out Buffalo Sabres defenseman and fellow University of Michigan...
Prospects to watch in the 2023 NHL Draft
Last week, we published the 2023 Sound Of Hockey Big Board. Give it a read. It compiles player information, statistics, and public draft rankings from reporters and scouting services for thousands of prospects in the 2022 NHL Draft. Today, with the draft just days...
Local hockey players hit the ice for the 2023 Seattle Puckathon event
The doors of the Sno-King Ice Arena in Snoqualmie, Wash., opened on June 17 and 18 as players warmed up to get involved in the 2023 Seattle Puckathon event. The event consisted of a series of eight teams playing against each other to help raise money to give younger...
2022-23 USA Hockey membership report
Late last week, USA Hockey released its annual player membership report that breaks down total memberships by state and age group. Over the years, I’ve used this report as a barometer to check on the overall growth or decline of hockey participation across the United...
Ep. 243 – Draft Primer featuring Chris Peters
On this week's episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, Chris Peters returns to give his expectations for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft and to talk through the Kraken prospect pool. As always, tons of great insights from Chris, a *very good* friend of the pod. Aside...
How the Seattle Thunderbirds built one of the best junior hockey teams ever
The Seattle Thunderbirds raised eye brows all across the hockey world this season when they acquired star player after star player, making no bones about the fact they were all in to win a WHL championship and—perhaps—a Memorial Cup as the best team in the entire...
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft Big Board – Compiled Rankings
Welcome to year two of the Sound Of Hockey Big Board for the NHL Entry Draft. It’s back and better than ever. What is the Big Board? It’s a compilation of reputable draft analyst and public scouting service lists and an overall composite ranking built on those lists....
2023 NHL Scouting Combine player testing results and takeaways
The 2023 NHL Scouting Combine took place in Buffalo, N.Y., from Monday through Saturday of last week. 106 draft-eligible prospects attended. One aspect of the combine is a battery of physical measurements and tests that afford teams further data on these top...