

Photo Gallery – Kraken versus Canucks – January 1
All photos taken by Brian Liesse. Photos are property of Sound Of Hockey and cannot be reused.

Bad turnovers cost Kraken against Canucks in Seattle’s fifth straight loss
[Sigh.] Well, that was another discouraging loss for the Seattle Kraken, who have now dropped five in a row and eight of their last nine. While there were cool things happening off the ice at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, what happened on the ice was ugly at times...

How the Seattle Kraken have made dreams come true off the ice
On a 20-hour trip to Estero, FL, to play the Florida Everblades, the bus carrying the Cincinnati Cyclones broke down somewhere in rural Georgia. It was miserably humid inside the faulty coach, but going outside meant being swarmed by mosquitoes and other creepy...

Kraken find another “new way to lose” against the Flames – Three Takeaways
Our heads are still spinning after the Kraken went from tied 3-3 with under four minutes left in the game to losing 6-4 to the Calgary Flames on Thursday. It was a downright bizarre finish, as Seattle found—in the words of Mark Giordano—another "new way to lose.”...

Kraken lose in OT to Flyers, go right back to work against Flames
Frankly, it was a strange night at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday. It was great to be back in the building after a long hiatus, but with the Philadelphia Flyers playing a lifeless first two periods against the Kraken, and Seattle only capitalizing with one...

The boys are back! The state of the Seattle Kraken as they return to play
Our long national nightmare (the NHL’s Christmas break) is over. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading like wildfire through NHL locker rooms, the league and its teams stumbled into what ended up being a prolonged break from action, as team after team shut...

Before they were Kraken, they played in the World Junior Championship
The 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship began on Sunday and will continue over the next week. Among the many eyes on the tournament are the eyes of the Seattle Kraken who have two prospects competing. The most notable prospect is...

World Junior Championship player rosters by the numbers
The IIHF World Junior Championship kicks off this week as the best players under 20 years old across 10 countries take the ice in Alberta for a two-week tournament. It is the pinnacle of hockey for this age group and quite literally will put the NHL’s future on full...

Who to watch at the IIHF World Junior Championship
Watching the IIHF World Junior Championship is one of the most exciting non-Stanley Cup Playoff hockey moments of every season. If you are unfamiliar with the WJC, it is a 10-country/team tournament for hockey players under 20 years old. It starts on Dec. 26 and wraps...

Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 168 – A Tough Week for Johnny Calendar
A quick disclaimer, the guys recorded on Sunday night, and lots of COVID-related news broke on Monday, so some of what's said in this show has already changed. In line with that, Darren opens this episode of Sound Of Hockey by calling it Episode 186, but he's just...