Will the Kraken draft defenseman Simon Nemec with the fourth pick in the NHL Draft?
With the fourth pick overall in the 2022 NHL Draft the Seattle Kraken will select the best player available. At least, they should. With a still growing prospect pool and multiple needs in their system, they should select whichever player they deem to be the best,...
Sound Of Hockey Ep. 194 – The Hockey Season Is Over
And just like that, the 2022-23 hockey season has all but ended, as the Stanley Cup was awarded this week to the Colorado Avalanche after they knocked off the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Sound Of Hockey Podcast guys recap that fun series and...
Forecasting Seattle Kraken goal scoring for 2022-23
Last week we wrote about the gap in the Seattle Kraken goal differential compared with better teams and illustrated the target goal differential the team would need to hit to become playoff contenders. This week we are going through a goal forecasting exercise to...
The 2022 NHL Draft composite big board
The Stanley Cup Final is over, and the Colorado Avalanche are the champions. Now, teams across the league will look to find the next Cale Makar, as their focus turns to the 2022 NHL Draft. The draft kicks off on July 7, just nine days from this posting. The opening of...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 193 – Featuring Dave Tomlinson
It’s a fun episode this week with a fun guest. On Episode 193, the Sound Of Hockey Podcast welcomes Dave Tomlinson, radio color commentator for the Seattle Kraken. Dave is fresh off of grinding out 30 games in 14 days at the IIHF World Championship, so John, Andy, and...
Determining how far the Seattle Kraken have to go to become playoff contenders
General manager Ron Francis has made it clear that the goal of the Seattle Kraken is to make the playoffs in 2022-23, which might seem like a stretch goal coming from a team that just finished fourth from last place in the NHL standings. The team will need to be...
COACHella Valley – Dan Bylsma named head coach of AHL Firebirds
Eyebrows were raised around the hockey world when the Seattle Kraken announced in Aug., 2021, that Dan Bylsma was joining the organization and would serve as assistant coach for the Charlotte Checkers. The news immediately got some wheels turning—at least here at...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 192 – Chasing Waterfalls
On this week's Sound Of Hockey Podcast, the guys give a couple quick Seattle Kraken updates, revolving around the signing of Finnish free agent Ville Petman and the re-signing of Jeremy Lauzon with the Nashville Predators. They then shift their focus to junior hockey,...
NHL coaching carousel, Thunderbirds eliminated, Ryan Winterton to Memorial Cup
It feels SO GOOD to be back! It’s been a long time since we’ve put pen to paper for the purpose of giving you one-timers of the weekly variety, but here we are, ready to serve up some bite-sized hockey news for you. As is tradition in Weekly One-Timers, we shall start...
USA Hockey reports highest membership levels ever among female players
Last week, we shared analysis on the 20 percent increase in USA Hockey player memberships over last season. This week, we are looking into the numbers reported on female memberships to evaluate the growth (or decline) of female participation in USA Hockey. Before the...
