The Lapsed Fan’s Guide – Offseason changes in the Pacific Division (and what they mean to the Kraken)
So, you took a little break from hockey after the Kraken season ended? Totally fair. There was sunshine and vacations, and maybe you jumped on the roller coaster called Mariners baseball this summer. Hey, it happens to all of us… just not me. I’ve been waiting for...
Friday Film Room: Miettinen, Agafonov, and Fibigr
The return of Down on the Farm is right around the corner. Prospect seasons are underway. 2024 third-round goalie Kim Saarinen started HPK's first regular-season game in Liiga, turning away 29 of 31 shots through regulation and overtime, only to lose in a shootout....
2025 Sound Of Hockey Seattle Kraken prospect ranking
As of Thursday, Sept. 11, the Seattle Kraken are officially back on the ice preparing for the 2025-26 season. As always, on-ice activities begin with a Rookie Camp for players not yet established at the NHL level. This year's group includes includes all Kraken...
Kraken offseason review – Seattle hoping changes to front office, coaching staff, and roster pay off
The time… has come. Seattle Kraken prospects will hit the ice at Kraken Community Iceplex on Thursday to commence rookie camp, a few days ahead of the organization’s full training camp, which gets underway in earnest on Wednesday, Sept. 17. As we ramp back toward the...
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...
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