Kraken sued, Women’s Worlds nixed, JvR scores with his face – Weekly One-Timers
Oh, hello! I didn’t see you there. Do you come here often? I do. Every week, in fact. That’s why it’s called “Weekly One-Timers” and not “Occasional One-Timers.” As is the case seemingly every week, we have plenty to chat about, and it’s another beautiful Friday in...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 134 – with Seattle Kraken’s Norm Maciver
BIG-TIME GUEST ALERT! Sound Of Hockey has a super fun and interesting interview this week with Seattle Kraken director of player personnel, Norm Maciver. Norm played 12 seasons in the NHL and had some fascinating stops and stories along the way. In his...
The Seattle Kraken fan guide to the U18 World Championships
The casual hockey fan may not be paying attention to Frisco, Texas, next week, but NHL scouts will be there in force. Among that group will be the Seattle Kraken scouts to watch the top draft prospects compete in the IIHF U18 World Championships in preparation for the...
How rosters can change before the Expansion Draft
Last week’s trade deadline was an important milestone to settle the outlook for teams’ protected lists for the fast-approaching Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft on July 21. In addition to the 50 players that changed teams prior to the trade deadline, there were three...
A Patrick Marleau tribute in numbers
On Monday, Patrick Marleau will break Gordie Howe’s record for the most regular season games played in the NHL. There is no question that Marleau is the greatest NHL player to ever suit up for the Seattle Thunderbirds. He played two full seasons with the Thunderbirds...
Seattle Kraken news, equipment manager assist, goalie gear – Weekly One-Timers
The sun is out and the birds are chirping in the Emerald City. More than 50% of King County residents have received their first vaccine dose, and Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis talked to the media this week. In more ways than one, hope springs eternal....
Q&A with Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis
On Tuesday, the Seattle Kraken were kind enough to make general manager Ron Francis available to the media. Francis kept things relatively diplomatic and unsurprisingly avoided any earth-shattering revelations. However, we did get some interesting nuggets out of the...
An oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 Championship Season: Part 3, the final series
When we last left off on our oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 WHL Championship season, Seattle had swept the Everett Silvertips in the second round and were set to play a series with the Kelowna Rockets in the conference finals for the second time in two...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 133 – No Calamari, with Mick McHugh, Kraken Bar & Grill
It’s yet another fun episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast. This one focuses on the NHL Trade Deadline and everything that surrounded that big moment in the NHL season and also features Mick McHugh, legendary Seattle restaurateur who will operate the new Kraken Bar...
How the NHL Trade Deadline affected the Seattle Kraken
Funny enough, the Seattle Kraken had their tentacles all over the come-and-gone NHL Trade Deadline. Sure, there were the lets-go-win-a-Cup type trades, like Taylor Hall to Boston and Nick Foligno to Toronto, but there were also plenty of deals with a...
