Down on the Farm: a weekly Kraken prospects update
Welcome to Down on the Farm (written edition). Your favorite segment on The Sound Of Hockey Podcast comes to the website with a weekly check-in on all Seattle Kraken prospects. The goal is to delve deeper than we can on the podcast, featuring a prospect each week, and...
Three Takeaways – Kraken fend off late Flyers rally for 6-4 win
Never a doubt! The Seattle Kraken rode a four-goal second period and cruised to an easy win and barely held on when the Philadelphia Flyers rallied back and threatened to overcome a three-goal deficit in the third period. But when things started to go sideways,...
The legend of Kraken head coach Dan Bylsma continues to grow in Seattle
From well before Dan Bylsma was promoted from the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League to head coach of the Seattle Kraken, it was publicly known that he has a comedic side. This became common knowledge across the hockey world during his time as...
Three Takeaways – Seven different Kraken score in 7-3 win over Predators
If you had told me coming into the season that the Kraken would come home with four out of six possible points on their tough three-game road trip through Minnesota, Dallas, and Nashville, I would have been quite pleased with that. Indeed, they headed home Tuesday...
Seattle Kraken 2024-25: Strive for 95 (points in the standings)
As the Seattle Kraken settle into the regular season, they have their sights set on a return to the playoffs. Last year, they were in the hunt for a wild-card spot until the final weeks of the season, but inconsistent scoring held them back. To address this, the front...
Monday Musings: Early season thoughts
The Kraken capped off the first week of the season with a 0-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. In their first three games of the regular season, they managed just two out of a possible six points in the standings. Despite this, I am encouraged by these early...
Three Takeaways – Two “critical errors” doom Kraken in 2-0 loss to Stars
For the second night in a row, the Kraken looked sluggish out of the gate and found themselves in a 2-0 hole, this time against the Dallas Stars. They did battle back to tilt the ice more in their favor for good portions of the second and third periods, but they...
Three Takeaways – Eberle leads Kraken to first win over Wild; Vince Dunn injured?
It was a fun night at Xcel Energy Center, where the Seattle Kraken jumped on the coattails of captain Jordan Eberle and rode his two goals, plus the deciding shootout tally, to their first win of the season—a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild. The Kraken trailed by...
Kraken power play has more “freedom” and movement… Will it work?
Statistically, the Seattle Kraken power play wasn’t horrible last season. Over the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign, it converted on 20.7 percent of its opportunities, ranking 17th in the NHL. But as the season progressed, even an untrained eye could recognize what...
Daccord Accord – Kraken sign Joey to five-year, $25 million contract extension
One of the lingering questions about what the Seattle Kraken would do after this season has already been answered. General manager Ron Francis got ahead of the game and signed goalie Joey Daccord to a five-year, $25 million contract extension (a "Daccord Accord" if...
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