Checking in on the Seattle Kraken Finnish prospects at the World Junior Championship
Three Seattle Kraken-affiliated prospects made rosters for their respective under-20 national teams for the IIHF World Junior Championship: Shane Wright for Team Canada and Jani Nyman and Niklas Kokko for Team Finland. After a couple pre-tournament games and a few...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 220 – Recency Bias
Just one week after John Barr failed to show up for the episode named after him, Andy Eide pulls a similar stunt in Episode 220. Thankfully, this show has Darren Brown to hold everything together. Phew! It is a fun one, though, as Darren and John get together to...
Three Takeaways – Kraken “below the bar” in 3-2 loss to the Flames
A jam-packed Climate Pledge Arena was rocking and rolling Wednesday with an almost playoff-like atmosphere as the Kraken hosted the Calgary Flames. The home team had a chance to create a memorable night for the 17,151 in attendance, many of which were there taking...
Monday Musings – good (but not great) times for the Kraken
Monday Musings is a collection of random thoughts and observations about the last week of activity from the hockey world with an emphasis on the Kraken and other happenings around the Puget Sound hockey community. Kraken thoughts Good, but it still stings Taking three...
World Junior Championship is tradition in Canada but not quite in the U.S. yet
It's a holiday tradition unlike any other, in certain countries anyway. The IIHF 2023 World Junior Championship gets underway on Dec. 26 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick. In Canada, the tournament is must-watch television for hockey fans of...
Three Takeaways – Kraken blow lead, lose to Pettersson (and the Canucks) in shootout
One day, the Seattle Kraken will beat the Vancouver Canucks. It really felt like that first elusive victory was going to come Thursday, as Seattle had the game in its grasp. After Daniel Sprong put the Kraken back up by two goals six minutes into the third period, we...
Kraken Prospects: Tucker Robertson’s historic 9 seconds; CV’s arena debut; WJC
Tucker Robertson, a Seattle Kraken forward prospect, scored two goals in nine seconds, setting a franchise record for the Peterborough Petes (OHL). Robertson, 19, added an assist in the Petes’ 8-2 rout over Hamilton. ...
Three Takeaways – Pretty stretch passes help Kraken earn first win over Blues
The Kraken were in the holiday spirit Tuesday, and they gifted their home fans with a solid 5-2 win over a St. Louis Blues team that had Seattle’s number coming into the game. In fact, the Kraken had lost all four previous meetings against the Blues. In front of a...
Monday Musings – The Kraken needed that win against the Jets
Monday Musings is a collection of random thoughts and observations about the last week of activity from the hockey world with an emphasis on the Kraken and other happenings around the Puget Sound hockey community. Kraken Thoughts Compete I do not like to inflate the...
Photo Gallery – Kraken vs Jets – December 18th
Photos taken by Brian Liesse. Photos are property of Sound Of Hockey and may not be re-used.
