It is Philipp Grubauer’s time to take the net for the Kraken
On Dec. 15, Philipp Grubauer faced 39 shots against the Carolina Hurricanes and put the Kraken in a position to steal a game they had had no interest being in. It was an ugly game with the Kraken having just 33 percent of the shot attempts, and despite the Kraken...
Kraken end three-game skid with gritty 4-3 win in Philadelphia
The Seattle Kraken relied on some of their veteran leaders in a 4-3 win against the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday morning, a win that ended a three-game slide and dampened the Super Bowl Sunday euphoria in Philadelphia. Jaden Schwartz scored his second of...
Three Takeaways – Kraken lose to Rangers in opening of Tarasenko show
Things got rolling downhill early for the Kraken against the Rangers on Friday. Seattle mounted a comeback, but by that time, it had dug too big of a hole for itself to overcome. The opening of the Vladimir Tarasenko Show on Broadway got its storybook ending and rave...
Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert looking to help the Seattle Thunderbirds win
The Seattle Thunderbirds were locked in a 5-5 tie this past Friday at the accesso ShoWare Center with the Everett Silvertips and headed into overtime. Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert, who had recently joined the team, did not start the overtime period but finished...
Three Takeaways: Special teams cost Kraken badly in 3-1 loss to Devils
It was a better effort than their previous game, but it bore the same result, as the Kraken fell 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils Thursday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Thursday was a frustrating night for Kraken fans. Seattle had the better of the play for long...
Episode 226 – Mailbag Part II, Kraken Back, Burakovsky Hurt
The Seattle Kraken returned to play after a nine-day layoff this week, but started with a stinker of a game against the Islanders. In that game, Andre Burakovsky got injured in the first minute and has since been placed on injured reserve. John, Andy, and Darren break...
Kraken prospects: Ty Nelson impresses with play and positivity
There are no bad days as far as Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson is concerned. Sure, some are better than others. But Nelson, currently a defender for the OHL’s North Bay Battalion, is so upbeat and positive that North Bay general manager Adam Dennis queried to...
Analyzing the Kraken’s trade assets and needs before the deadline (trade deadline series – part II of III)
Earlier this week I looked at Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis’s history at the NHL Trade Deadline and what it can tell us about the likely approach of the Kraken front office this year. In this second installment of the trade deadline series, I’m going to take a look at...
Kraken youth hockey to launch AAA program giving local players a path forward
Ottawa Senators forward Dylan Gambrell grew up in Bonney Lake, Wash., playing youth hockey for local associations. As his skills grew, he had aspirations to pursue a career in hockey. To do that, he needed to play against better competition and get better exposure to...