A data-driven look at the 2025 NHL Draft top prospects
With leagues around the world winding down their seasons, and the 2025 NHL Draft just a month and a half out, we are entering draft rankings season. As is typical, NHL Central Scouting was the first major public service to finalize its 2025 NHL Draft ranking. We'll be...
Who will be the next Seattle Kraken coach? Considering the candidates
The Seattle Kraken’s 2024-25 season ended in much the same way as their prior campaign: another year of watching the playoffs from afar, with their head coach again being shown the door—this time after just one season behind the bench. Now that the dust has settled on...
2025 NHL Mock Draft, post-Lottery edition
Following the results of Monday’s Draft Lottery, the Kraken are slated to pick No. 8 overall when the 2025 NHL Draft begins on June 27. (How did Seattle end up here, and how does the Lottery even work? Check out our pre-Lottery primer.) Last summer the Kraken selected...
NHL Playoffs second round preview: The contenders close in on the Stanley Cup
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is in the books, and for fans needing to scratch the hockey itch, the postseason has delivered. There were thrilling matchups and shocking exits. Both the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning failed to advance. Fans...
BREAKING: Seattle draws the No. 8 pick in the NHL Draft; who will the Kraken draft?
The Seattle Kraken entered Monday's 2025 NHL Draft Lottery with the sixth-best odds to win the Lottery and move up to a top-two pick. Overall, the Kraken had a 15.4 percent chance of seeing their pick position improve, 34.1 percent chance of sticking at the No. 6...
Kraken enter the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery with sixth-best odds
The first big milestone of the Seattle Kraken offseason comes tonight with the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery, which will be televised on ESPN in the United States starting at 4:00 pm PT. And there is a twist this year: For the first time the Lottery will be broadcast "live,"...
The PWHL is coming! Seattle team announced for the 2025–26
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is adding another team for the 2025-26 season, and Seattle is officially the destination, the league announced in a press release on Wednesday. The Seattle franchise will join Vancouver as one of two teams being added by...
Seattle Kraken Photo Gallery – Photographer’s Favorites 2024-25
Welcome to the "Photographer's Favorites" gallery from the 2024-25 Seattle Kraken season. There are some great shots in here that capture the intensity of NHL hockey from up close. As a reminder, photos are property of Sound Of Hockey and may not be reused....
Thoughts after Jason Botterill was officially introduced as Kraken GM on Tuesday
The Seattle Kraken ushered in a new era this week, making a sweeping change at the top of the organization that was both surprising and unsurprising at the same time. On Monday, the team dismissed head coach Dan Bylsma after just one season behind the bench, then...
Dan Bylsma fired by Kraken, Jason Botterill moving into GM role
Some major bombs are dropping in the Seattle Kraken organization in the wake of the team’s third losing season in four years. The team officially announced Monday that Dan Bylsma has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the Kraken after one season....
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