World Junior Championship Rosters by the Numbers
It is World Junior Week for us at the Sound Of Hockey The IIHF World Junior Championship is one of my favorite things about the holiday season, and with the NHL still a month away from starting, the WJC means a little bit more this year. I need my hockey fix while I...
Why You Should Watch the IIHF World Junior Championship
The NHL gave us all an early present over the weekend by announcing a Jan. 13th return to play plan to get hockey back on the ice. But that’s nearly a month away. What are we supposed to do between now and then? Thankfully, the World Junior Championship is here to...
Seattle Kraken NHL Expansion Draft is Coming Into Focus
Circle this date: July 21st. This is when the NHL will conduct the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Obviously, that will be a momentous day for the hockey world and particularly for Seattle fans. But with the league's Return to Play plan for the NHL 2020-21 season now...
NHL RETURNING! Season Plan, Steen Retires, Henrik Sits
NHL Hockey is unofficially... officially... returning! The decision early in the week by the NHL to suddenly begin negotiating in public about a portion of its return-to-play plan for this season felt a bit ominous. We've seen from the lockouts of yesteryear that...
What Choices Do Kraken Have From Penguins in NHL Expansion Draft?
The Pittsburgh Penguins are trending in the wrong direction as we head toward the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. After winning consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, the Penguins had a second-round exit in 2018, a first-round defeat in 2019, and last year were ousted...
So You Want to Make Team Canada for the World Junior Championship?
So you want to make Team Canada for the World Junior Championship? Good luck, kid. Growing up in Mission, British Columbia, Everett Silvertips center Gage Goncalves dreamed about one day playing for Team Canada at the World Junior Championship. He wasn’t alone. The...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 116 – Featuring Lisa Dillman
The Sound Of Hockey Podcast welcomes a fantastic guest this week in the great Lisa Dillman, Senior Writer covering the Los Angeles Kings for The Athletic. Lisa previously worked at the Los Angeles Times for 23 years, so she has stories for days. With Lisa, the...
Expansion Draft: What the Oilers Can Offer Seattle Kraken
During the 2017 Expansion Draft, it was slim pickings for the Vegas Golden Knights when it came to the Edmonton Oilers’ player pool, but thankfully for the Seattle Kraken, there’s a little bit more meat on the bone this time around. The Oilers, with Hart Trophy...
For Seattle Kraken, Goalie Evaluation Is a Tricky Analytics Exercise
One of the important decisions for the immediate, and perhaps the long-standing future of the Seattle Kraken, is what it decides to do at goalie during the Expansion Draft. Sound Of Hockey's Darren Brown speculated on which goalies the Kraken may be linked to...
Which Maple Leafs Will Fall to the Kraken in the Expansion Draft
Spending up to the salary cap and chasing that elusive Stanley Cup will leave the Toronto Maple Leafs open for Seattle Kraken to exploit them in the 2021 Expansion Draft.
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