Kraken Contracts: Matty Beniers, Shane Wright, Entry-Level Contracts, and the CBA
What is “long-term injured reserve?” What is an “entry-level contract?” Who needs to go through waivers? And, heck, what are waivers and what purpose do they serve in the first place? I have found that the rules relating to NHL contracts, rosters, and the salary cap...
Three Takeaways – Another big second period helps Kraken knock off Maple Leafs
If your early season belief in the Kraken waned in December, perhaps it has been reinstated now. After being blown out by the Oilers at home to close out 2022, Seattle has started the 2023 calendar year with three impressive full-team wins. The most recent Kraken...
Kraken beat Maple Leafs 5-1, start road trip with back-to-back wins
Two games into a grueling 14-day, seven-game road trip, the Seattle Kraken are 2-0-0. Thursday night it was a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. The Kraken have 11 road wins so far this season, which matches their total number of road wins...
Five unanswered goals give Kraken big 5-2 road win over the OIlers
A week after being embarrassed on home ice by the Edmonton Oilers, the Kraken exacted some revenge by scoring five unanswered goals in an impressive 5-2 win over the Oilers on Tuesday. “Absolutely great feeling,” Yanni Gourde said. “To come out with the win in their...
Three Takeaways – Offside challenge and huge second period help Kraken beat Oilers
The Kraken flipped the script on the Oilers Tuesday, just four days after Edmonton embarrassed Seattle 7-2 at Climate Pledge Arena. In the first meeting between these two teams, Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer was pulled just four minutes into the game, as...
Seattle Kraken will host Vegas Golden Knights in 2024 Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park
Let’s go outside, shall we? The news was made official Monday that the next Winter Classic will be played at T-Mobile Park between the Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights on New Year's Day, 2024. "Outdoor hockey is at the essence of our game and the way...
Three Takeaways – Eeli Tolvanen leads Kraken to sorely needed win over Islanders
The Kraken sure needed that win against the Islanders, and when the final horn sounded (actually, the final horn never sounded, but more on that later), Seattle left no doubt as to which team deserved the victory. After getting shellacked by the Oilers Friday,...
Kraken Practice Notebook – Are tactical and personnel changes afoot?
When a team is struggling, there usually is a rock-bottom moment that it has to hit before it can get back to finding success. Our hope here at Sound Of Hockey is that Friday’s 7-2 spanking by Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers was that moment for the Seattle...
Top 10 events of 2022 for the Seattle Kraken
It is that time of year where we all do some self-reflecting, so I thought it would be a great time to share my top 10 Seattle Kraken events of 2022. #10 - The 2022 trade deadline On the surface, the Kraken did not have one specific big trade that overwhelmed fans,...
Three Takeaways – “A big slap in our face” as Oilers destroy Kraken 7-2
Hey, if you take out the first 10 minutes, that’s a 3-2 hockey game. Unfortunately for Seattle, though, by the time 10 minutes had elapsed, the Kraken had effectively already lost to the Oilers after giving up four goals, including three in the first 3:55. ...
