Seattle Kraken opportunities for improvement for the 2025–26 season
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up the 2024–25 season in 27th place. Not great! But while we’ve already highlighted some silver linings from this past season, it might be even more important to look at the other side: the subtle, micro-level areas where Seattle struggled....
Friday Film Room: Fiddler, Wisdom, and Vyazovoi
Welcome to a new recurring column here at Sound Of Hockey—Friday Film Room. In these posts we’ll pass along new gameplay video of three players in the Kraken organization and analyze recent trends or progress in their play. Our goal will be to cover as many players as...
Ep. 349 – Featuring Cayla Barnes
The guys have heavy hearts on this episode, as they remember their good buddy, Dave Mosbach, who passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer. After giving some thoughts on what Dave meant to the hockey community, Darren goes into goalie therapy....
Evaluating Seattle Kraken free agent contracts against market expectation
A recent story from Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic gained traction locally when it cast doubt on the performance of the Seattle Kraken front office in free agency. Luszczyszyn analyzed unrestricted free agent contracts from the last five years against the player’s...
If you care about the Seattle Kraken, you should care about PWHL Seattle… Here’s why
This article is both my introduction to SoundOfHockey.com and an introduction to PWHL Seattle to the uninitiated fan. But also, I wanted this article to be a metaphorical lighting of the beacons to call you to my cause. Professional women's hockey is coming to...
Micro silver linings from a rough 2024-25 Seattle Kraken season
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up the 2024–25 campaign sitting 27th in the NHL standings—a spot in which nobody in the organization, or the fanbase, wanted to be. But while the season as a whole was frustrating, the numbers show the Kraken actually excelled in some very...
Ep. 348 – Featuring Mason Marchment
This week, the guys have a great in-person interview with new Seattle Kraken forward Mason Marchment, acquired in a trade with the Dallas Stars earlier this summer. With Marchment, the guys discuss his unusual path to the NHL, what it was like getting traded from a...
Kraken roster battle: Considering which rookies will make an impact in 2025-26
Looking at what the Seattle Kraken have done this offseason under new general manager Jason Botterill, it’s plain to see that he expects to factor a couple of young players rising through the ranks into his lineup in 2025-26. After trading for Mason Marchment and...
Ep. 347 – Is Buoy ok?
It's full-on offseason for the guys and for the NHL right now. Still, Sound Of Hockey manages to pull together a short-but-sweet episode this week, discussing several Kraken topics like Buoy getting chased by a bear, plus a nice little Buy / Sell / Hold segbit...