Which Seattle Kraken players could be representing their home countries at the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Whether it was Dominik Hasek dominating at Nagano in 1998, or T.J. Oshie’s shootout prowess at Sochi in 2014, or the amazing 1980 Miracle on Ice, the Winter Olympics have provided us with some of hockey’s most memorable moments. With the September announcement that...
Kraken Offseason Superlatives: Who to watch in preseason
Training camp is just a week away, and it's time to put a bow on the offseason. This feels like a good time to look back and consider some of Seattle's biggest moves in preparation for its inaugural campaign. Here's our best attempt to assign superlatives to all the...
Dissecting the Seattle Kraken schedule by the numbers
With the NHL season less than a month away, we thought we should revisit the Seattle Kraken schedule to see how it stacks up with the rest of the league across a few different metrics. Specifically, we are going to look at total travel distance over the season, the...
Kraken players skate, training camp opening soon, vaccinations required – Weekly One-Timers
Things are getting very real, Kraken fans! The Kraken Community Iceplex is open, players have arrived and actually skated in front of media on Thursday, and Kraken training camp is officially set to open on Sept. 23. Oh yes, things are definitely getting real. ...
Kraken Community Iceplex opens with an eye towards growing hockey
SEATTLE – The Kraken Community Iceplex at Northgate officially opens on Friday, but Thursday morning the team held a grand opening event for local partners, elected officials, and the media. Ground was broken on the facility in February of 2020. It is 180,000 square...
Sound Of Hockey Ep. 153 – You Can’t Out-Pizza the Hut – With Morgan Geekie
Wow, what an episode, and what an interview with Seattle Kraken center, Morgan Geekie! You'll laugh along with the young pivot who shares pretty much everything in his conversation with the Sound Of Hockey guys, from winning the Calder Cup to cracking up the entire...
More depth signings for Seattle Kraken, US Women take silver, NHL returning to Olympics
Can you smell that? That funky, yet wonderful aroma? It smells good, doesn’t it? You know what that smell is? That’s the smell of hockey season, folks! Ok, perhaps “good smelling” and “hockey” don’t typically go together all that well, but nonetheless, it’s in the...
Aaron Dell’s stunning pads highlight first installment of “Goalie Gear Corner”
If you listen to the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, you are well aware that we do several regular segments on that show. One of those regular segments is a bit polarizing, being that the other two hosts—John Barr and Andy Eide—pretend to hate the segment (even though they...
With a chip on his shoulder, Mason Appleton looking forward to chance with Seattle Kraken
When you think of Green Bay you don’t immediately think of hockey. Rather, images of the Packers, football, and the frozen tundra come to mind. But it's in Green Bay that Seattle Kraken forward Mason Appleton found hockey. “I hear Green Bay, I think football too,”...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 152 – Fun Factoids
It’s another (mostly) fun episode of Sound Of Hockey, filled with interesting factoids (but also some very sad discussion) and terrible puns. This week, Darren starts the show with a quick update on his goaltending-related mental state, which was discussed at length...
