Kraken Roundtable – 2024-25 Kraken season predictions and superlatives
The Seattle Kraken season opener is here! For the first time ever, the Kraken open the season at home. And it's a true "Opening Day" game with puck drop at 1:30 pm PT. Roster questions have been answered. Last practice skates completed. It's time for the games to...
Seattle Kraken: New fan’s guide – 2024 edition
Welcome, new (and existing) hockey fans! As the Seattle Kraken enter their fourth season in the NHL, we at Sound Of Hockey wanted to create a primer to help fans get up to speed on the team and the game of hockey. Team history Seattle was awarded the NHL's 32nd...
Monday Musings – The regular season is nigh
The Seattle Kraken had just one preseason game since last week’s Monday Musings, a 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. It was the perfect game to end the preseason, with both teams fielding nearly full-strength rosters. Shane Wright scored two goals, and Philipp...
What we can learn from the Seattle Kraken’s preseason data
We know win-loss preseason results don’t matter. I would also caution against overvaluing individual performances. The sample size is small; quality of teammates and competition vary much more widely than in the regular season; and players may be playing their first...
What to expect from the Seattle Kraken defense under Bob Woods
It’s Nov. 19, 2022, and the Minnesota Wild are hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. It’s the second shift of the game. Defenseman Calvin de Haan of the Hurricanes gains control of the puck just inside his own blue line and looks to turn...
The Coachella Valley Firebirds roster will continue to get younger this season
As the NHL preseason nears its conclusion, the Coachella Valley Firebirds roster is solidifying. The offseason brought significant changes to Coachella Valley, including a new head coach and a substantial roster turnover. The Firebirds have two preseason games...
Three Takeaways – Shane Wright outstanding in 6-2 Kraken win over Oilers; Jared McCann injured
There was a lot to like from the Seattle Kraken’s 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in their preseason finale at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday—but also some reason for concern. While players like Shane Wright, Brandon Montour, and Philipp Grubauer indicated they...
Several Kraken prospects taking on leadership roles for their teams in the WHL and beyond
The Kraken remain captain-less (for now), along with Utah, as one of the two remaining NHL teams without a full-time captain in place. But just because there is no captain at the moment doesn’t mean there aren’t leaders beginning to blossom elsewhere within the...
What assistant coach Bob Woods brings to the Seattle Kraken bench
After a disappointing 2023-24 season, the Seattle Kraken organization made important changes to its leadership structure. On the one hand, the Kraken brought in two big-ticket free agents in Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour–advertising both for their on-ice...
Three Takeaways – Dunn, Burakovsky return, power play struggles in 4-3 Kraken OT loss to Flames
The Kraken lost again Monday, 4-3 in overtime, to the Calgary Flames, who remain undefeated in their meaningless preseason games. The story of this one was Seattle’s lack of punch on the power play, which had been showing signs of promise. Thankfully, Shane Wright...
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