Weekly One-Timers: Kraken partner news, hockey weather in Seattle
Finally, some hockey weather in Seattle! Man, imagine if it got cold enough here to freeze the ponds and lakes and create outdoor rinks in parks with just a simple flooding of an open field. Some of us would never come inside during the winter. Then again, even more...
WHL U.S. Division’s short season all about player development
It will just be 24 games. The games will be against just four different opponents. There will be no playoffs, no overnight trips, no long swings through the Canadian prairies, and there will be no fans in the building. Without a doubt, the 2021 Western Hockey League’s...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep 124 – Second Is the New Third
The latest Sound Of Hockey Podcast is here, and it will bring you some chuckles. John and Darren come out with guns ablaze to start this week's episode, putting Andy to the test as the show's WHL correspondent. Andy fires back with some top-notch WHL knowledge, which...
Games on the radar for the Seattle Kraken fan
With a compressed schedule this year there is a tasty menu of NHL games to decide between every night. But which one should you watch? Do you choose the best matchup between good teams or do you look for a game that offers potential Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft...
Wrapping up the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft series
Well, gang, it took three whole months, but we finally did it. We successfully profiled all 30 of the teams that will be participating in the 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. We at Sound Of Hockey have put our blood, sweat, and tears into this thing, and...
A statistical look at scoring in the NHL this season
It seems like every season we hear the narrative that goal scoring in the NHL is up year over year. Instead of taking someone’s word for it, I like to dig into it to A) see if it is true and B) identify changes at the individual team level. As you can see above,...
Jason Botterill apparently staying with Seattle Kraken, COVID running rampant
Latest Seattle Kraken news Botterill staying (we think) Ever since Seattle Kraken assistant general manager Jason Botterill appeared on the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, his stock has skyrocketed faster than GameStop during a short squeeze. Very topical, I know. As we...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 123 – with Tim Ohashi
Oh, this is a fun one! Tim Ohashi - the Head Video Analyst for the Seattle Kraken - joins Sound Of Hockey this week to teach us some things (there's a joke there, which you will understand after you listen to the interview). Tim is just an all-around awesome guy, who...
Tampa Bay Lightning are a side deal candidate for Seattle Kraken
The Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in a tough spot this offseason in regard to salary cap compliance heading into the 2020-21 season. They were already against the salary cap when they signed restricted free agents Mikhail Sergachev, Erik...