Episode 98 – Featuring Tod Leiweke, Seattle Kraken CEO
MAJOR GUEST ALERT!! It's a BIG-TIME episode this week, as the guys welcome Mr. Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Seattle Kraken. You will hear from a side of Tod in this interview that you likely have not heard before, as he truly lets his passion and fandom for the sport of...
Northwest Passage: Morgan Geekie, Carter Hart check in as NHL playoffs open.
The Seattle Kraken are a season away from playing but the NHL playoffs feature players who cut their teeth in the Northwest. There are guys who played junior hockey locally – we’re just talking Washington and Oregon here, not British Columbia which is technically...
Players to watch: Future Kraken Edition
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting today here are some players to watch that could be wearing Kraken jerseys in our inaugural season. Pittsburgh Goalie Situation If the expansion draft were to happen this summer, Pittsburgh would have a tough decision to make...
Sound of Hockey Episode 97 – HOCKEY IS BACK (knock on wood)!!
BUY YOUR SEATTLE KRAKEN MERCHANDISE BY CLICKING HERE! Purchasing your gear by going through this link actually supports NHLtoSeattle and Sound of Hockey! -- It's here, it's here! It's finally here! Hockey makes its triumphant return to play in its bubble cities...
Kraken Fans Definitive Guide on who to root for during the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Kraken fans, we have our name, but the expansion draft is still a year away, so with no team in Stanley Cup Playoffs that begins Saturday, who should we be rooting for? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with a “high-tech” computer algorithm to evaluate how strong each...
Qualify This – Nashville Predators versus Arizona Coyotes Series Preview
WESTERN CONFERENCE#6 NASHVILLE PREDATORS#11 ARIZONA COYOTESROGERS PLACEEDMONTON, ALBERTA Game 1 - Sunday, 8/2 - 11AM PT - USA NetworkGame 2 - Tuesday, 8/4 - 11:30AM PT – NBCSNGame 3 - Wednesday, 8/5 - 11:30AM PT – NBCSNGame 4 (if necessary) - Friday, 8/7 - Time/TV...
Uncertainty of amateur hockey season could make the Seattle Kraken’s first draft difficult
By Andy Eide Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison held a press conference a month ago and detailed his league’s Return to Play Protocol. Its an ambitious plan that includes a start date of October 2nd to allow for a full 68-game schedule. The WHL’s plan is...
Release the Kraken! – a 20-something Nerdy Girl Returns with obnoxious joy
Thank you all for the kind welcome you have given me to the hockey community. I couldn’t believe you went to all this trouble for little ol’ me. When I wrote my first piece, I expected the most controversy to come from me placing Kraken at the top, not my joke about...
What you missed during the Seattle Kraken release
By Andy Eide It has been the most debated, discussed, and anticipated decision for Seattle hockey fans over the past 18 months. No, not who the head coach will be. Not what the arena name would be and not even who the general manager would be – that’s Hall of Famer...
Sound of Hockey Episode 96 – LET’S GO KRAKEN!
It's here! It's here! We are the Seattle Kraken! The guys recorded this week's Sound of Hockey episode on Monday, but intentionally held off on releasing it, knowing that the team name could be coming this week. So, at the beginning, you get John, Andy, and...
The Kraken Has Been Released
There you have it. Seattle Kraken. After years of pestering NHLtoSeattle.com founder, John Barr, with questions like, “Name?” and “What’s the team name?” and “Who cares about pictures of your dog, what’s the team name?” you finally have your answer. It's mean. It's...
Episode 96 – LET’S GO KRAKEN!
It's here! It's here! We are the Seattle Kraken! The guys recorded this week's Sound of Hockey episode on Monday, but intentionally held off on releasing it, knowing that the team name could be coming this week. So, at the beginning, you get John, Andy, and Darren's...