Three Takeaways: Seattle Kraken start homestand with two wins
On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the Seattle Kraken kicked off their four-game homestand with two convincing wins: a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday and a 6-4 triumph against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The Kings arrived in Seattle boasting a...
Monday Musings – Kraken in context
The Seattle Kraken have magically won three of their last five games, just missing out on at least another point in their one loss of the week against the Winnipeg Jets. That loss came after the Jets scored off a fluky bounce with 30 seconds remaining. Regardless of...
Down on the Farm – Jani Nyman’s scoring, 2025 NHL Draft coverage
This is "Down on the Farm," your weekly Sound Of Hockey Podcast segment (written version) on Seattle Kraken prospects. This week we'll highlight Jani Nyman's extraordinary early-career goal scoring, deliver a few preliminary thoughts on the 2025 NHL Draft, update you...
Three Takeaways – Kraken close roller coaster road trip with last-minute loss to Jets
For as bad as this road trip felt, the Kraken were just one lucky goal away against one of the best goalies and teams in the NHL from coming home with a 3-2-0 record. Instead, as they were holding on for dear life to push the game to overtime, Seattle got a bad bounce...
The 2025 NHL Draft Big Board – mid-season edition
Welcome to Year 3 of the Sound Of Hockey Big Board. As we did last year, we're kicking off our NHL Draft coverage midway through the hockey season with a "mid-season" version of the Big Board. What is the Big Board? It’s a composite ranking of 2025 NHL Draft-eligible...
Tactics 101: The midlane drive
Hockey is a fast-paced, free-flowing game that balances structure with improvisation. It is what makes hockey both chaotic and beautiful at the same time. Stoppages are unpredictable, so set pieces are rare unless they are performed directly off a face-off or during a...
Three Takeaways – Joey Daccord steals Kraken win against Penguins; Ron Francis addresses rumors
Just when you thought they’d never win again, they go and do something like this… AND TOTALLY REDEEM THEMSELVES! Ok, so maybe they didn’t erase the last month of misery, and if we’re being honest, this was not a strong game from top to bottom. But the Seattle Kraken...
Checking in with Berkly Catton post-World Juniors; Everett keeps rolling
Onto the second half of the WHL season we go, and with it underway, most players who were away at the World Junior Championship in Ottawa have now returned to their respective clubs. That includes 2024 No. 8 draft pick of the Seattle Kraken, Berkly Catton, who...
Monday Musings: It can’t get any worse
Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. The Kraken went 1-3-0 over the last week, with two of those losses standing out as some of the worst games the team has ever played—a pair of 6-2 defeats in Columbus and Detroit. In classic 2024-25 Kraken fashion,...
Down on the Farm – Interview with Kraken director of player development Jeff Tambellini
Welcome back to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Sound Of Hockey Podcast segment highlighting Seattle Kraken prospects in written form. We will be returning to our normal Friday time slot next week (hopefully). This week we present a tremendous interview with Kraken...
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