The 2025 NHL Draft Big Board – Compiled public prospect rankings
Welcome back to NHL Draft Week here at Sound Of Hockey. Today, we present our annual Sound Of Hockey Big Board. We also made a mid-season version of the Big Board earlier this year, which you can check out here. What is the Big Board? It’s a ranking that compiles...
Jason Botterill’s Kraken roster reshape has begun after pair of notable trades
Newly promoted Seattle Kraken general manager Jason Botterill has stated on several occasions that he intends to be active this summer as he attempts to reshape the team’s roster into a playoff contender. While his promotion into the GM chair and Ron Francis’s...
Grading the Seattle Kraken’s draft picks through the years (so far)
We’ve entered draft week across the NHL, and as fans feverishly study up on this year’s class of eligible prospects, I thought it would be fun to look back and give grades to the Seattle Kraken’s four NHL Entry Drafts to date. Grading their drafts at this point is a...
Kraken send Andre Burakovsky to Blackhawks for Joe Veleno
The Seattle Kraken made another move to reshape their forward group on Friday, trading winger Andre Burakovsky to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for 25-year-old center Joe Veleno. The trade closes the book on Burakovsky’s up-and-down tenure in Seattle, which began...
Breaking: Kraken acquire Mason Marchment in trade with Dallas
The Seattle Kraken have made a notable addition to their forward group, acquiring winger Mason Marchment from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a third-round pick in 2026. The fourth-round pick involved in the deal originally belonged to...
Seattle’s connection with the Stanley Cup
With Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final set for Tuesday, the Florida Panthers are on the verge of winning their second straight championship. The Edmonton Oilers are once again facing elimination and must win to force a Game 7—just like last year. This article isn’t...
Ep. 341 – Featuring Lane Lambert AND Jason Botterill
It's a very special episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast this week with not one, but TWO fantastic interviews with the head coach of the Seattle Kraken, Lane Lambert, and the general manager of the Seattle Kraken, Jason Botterill. With Lambert, the guys talk X's and...
Ep. 340 – The Next Kraken Era Is Underway, PWHL Expansion Talk
It's been a relatively busy week in the Seattle hockey sphere, with Lane Lambert being officially introduced as the next head coach of the Seattle Kraken and the PWHL Expansion Draft having been held on Monday. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, the guys...
USA Hockey Membership Report – 2024-25 season
It’s become an annual tradition at the Sound Of Hockey to dive into the latest USA Hockey registration numbers, and the 2024-25 season brings plenty to talk about. We like using this data as a proxy for the popularity and growth of the sport as a whole. Here's what we...
The Lane Lambert Era has officially begun for the Kraken – themes from his introductory press conference
The Seattle Kraken officially introduced Lane Lambert as the third head coach in franchise history with a press conference at Kraken Community Iceplex on Monday. Sitting side by side with new general manager Jason Botterill, Lambert said he was “ecstatic” about the...
Matty Beniers and Shane Wright: Where they stand
It’s no secret the Seattle Kraken’s future hinges on the growth of two young centers: Matty Beniers and Shane Wright. Both were high draft picks expected to become cornerstone players, and while their development paths have looked very different so far, each offers...
Ep. 339 – Expanded Lambert thoughts, offseason predictions
Now that the dust has settled on the Kraken hiring Lane Lambert as their head coach, the guys give their full reactions after only getting in a few brief considerations last week. Also, they dig deep into Curtis's story from this week that predicted what will be the...