Preseason 2026 NHL Draft data-only watchlist
With CHL seasons now underway, junior hockey leagues across the world are back on the ice for games. That means it's time to publish our annual "preseason" NHL Draft watchlist. Several public scouting and analysis resources have published lists with a handful high-end...
Three Takeaways – Berkly Catton scores in preseason loss to the Calgary Flames
The Seattle Kraken fell 2-1 in a shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Seattle carried the play most of the game, outshooting Calgary 36-21. The Kraken outshot the Flames in every period, including overtime, but eventually lost in the fourth round of...
Photo Gallery – Kraken vs Flames – Sept 29th
Monday Musings: Rolling through the preseason
We’re still in preseason, but with so many thoughts and ideas bouncing around in my head, it felt like the perfect time to fire up the first edition of Monday Musings for the 2025-26 season. If you’re new around here, Monday Musings is where I pull together and share...
Down on the Farm – Junior seasons begin, J.R. Avon settles in
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. This week we'll go over the latest prospect news from Kraken training camp, including a number of junior reassignments. We'll also get into a few exciting professional debuts for Kraken...
Injury woes starting to pile up for Seattle Kraken in training camp
Injuries in hockey are inevitable. It’s a high-speed, high-intensity, chaotic game in which a player can be doing everything right, and yet, in the blink of an eye, their whole season can be derailed. For the Seattle Kraken, they may have enough talent to make the...
Candidates to have a rebound season for the Seattle Kraken in 2025-26
With the preseason underway and the regular season around the corner, it’s time to highlight a handful of Seattle Kraken players who can improve on last year’s results. I’m calling them "rebound candidates," but that doesn’t mean they had bad seasons in 2024-25. It...
Forecasting the Kraken’s 2025–26 Goal Scoring
Kraken preseason is officially underway. As I have done in previous preseasons, I like to project Seattle's playoff chances by forecasting the team's goal scoring. You can review my last three forecasts here: 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25. This forecast looks at...
Three Takeaways – Jani Nyman stars in Kraken preseason win over Canucks
The Seattle Kraken got off to a strong start in the Lane Lambert Era on Sunday with a 5-3 preseason win over the Vancouver Canucks. Sure, it was a meaningless exhibition, and Seattle dressed a much more seasoned lineup than Vancouver, but the home team controlled long...
Kraken Notebook: Lane Lambert pushing hard, storyline and injury updates
Believe it or not, Sunday is game day for the Seattle Kraken… or at least for some semblance of the Kraken made up of players within the organization. And while their lineup Sunday against the “Vancouver Canucks” will look nothing like what we’ll see on Opening Night,...
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