Four prospects to watch at the Kraken rookie camp
We are so back! The Seattle Kraken kick off their rookie camp on Wednesday at the Kraken Community Iceplex, which gives us another chance to check out players from their impressive prospect pool. It goes without saying that Berkly Catton and Jani Nyman should be...
Seattle Kraken trade for J.R. Avon, plus Catton and Saarinen film review
On Thursday, the Seattle Kraken announced an organizational first: a trade involving a team-drafted prospect. The Kraken sent their 2021 fourth-round pick Tucker Robertson to the Philadelphia Flyers in a one-for-one exchange for Jon-Randall Avon. As it turns out,...
Kraken unveil all-black, glow-in-the-dark third jerseys
After much teasing, the Seattle Kraken officially unveiled their new third jerseys on Thursday: a black kit featuring a glow-in-the-dark version of the team’s primary logo as its main crest, glow-in-the-dark nameplates and numbers, and a lot of stripes up the sleeves...
2025 NHL-affiliated prospects ranking
Welcome to our third annual analysis of all NHL-affiliated prospects and each organization's prospect pipeline. With rookie camps and tournaments right around the corner and training camps following soon thereafter, there is no better time to get up to speed on the...
The Seattle Kraken will be more fun (and better) this season
Everywhere I go, people keep asking me the same thing: “So, are the Kraken going to be any good this year?” My answer? Better than the "experts" think. Now, let’s not get carried away, I’m not penciling them in for a Stanley Cup parade just yet. But I do believe this...
Five things to watch in the WHL for 2025-26
The ice is down, training camps are underway, and anticipation is building across the Western Hockey League. With the addition of the Penticton Vees, 23 teams now enter the 2025–26 season with hope, hunger, and high expectations. Nowhere is that more evident than in...
Friday Film Room: Dragicevic, Janicke, and Annborn
Welcome to Week 2 of Friday Film Room. In this recurring series, we provide new gameplay video of three players in the Kraken organization and analyze recent trends or progress in their play. Our goal is to cover as many players as possible as we proceed through the...
Data Dump: The Seattle Kraken’s back-to-back games conundrum
As the offseason winds down for the Seattle Kraken, they look to the 2025-26 season with hopes for massive improvement in a particular area; because they literally couldn't have gotten worse in this area last season. The Kraken went winless (and even pointless) in the...
Seattle Kraken opportunities for improvement for the 2025–26 season
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up the 2024–25 season in 27th place. Not great! But while we’ve already highlighted some silver linings from this past season, it might be even more important to look at the other side: the subtle, micro-level areas where Seattle struggled....
Friday Film Room: Fiddler, Wisdom, and Vyazovoi
Welcome to a new recurring column here at Sound Of Hockey—Friday Film Room. In these posts we’ll pass along new gameplay video of three players in the Kraken organization and analyze recent trends or progress in their play. Our goal will be to cover as many players as...
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