Crafting a Contender: Lessons for the Seattle Kraken on roster construction
As the Seattle Kraken aim to rise in the NHL standings, examining the roster-building strategies of this year's Stanley Cup semi-finalists offers valuable insights into how contending teams have been constructed. Each of the final four clubs—the Edmonton Oilers,...
Kraken Notebook: Takeaways from Dan Bylsma’s introductory presser
And now, it’s officially official. Tuesday was a big day as the Seattle Kraken formally announced what the entire hockey world already knew: Dan Bylsma would be taking the wheel as the second head coach in the team’s history. For additional coverage on the hiring, I...
Dan Bylsma was always the choice to become the next Kraken head coach
As is now being widely reported, Dan Bylsma is expected to be announced as the new head coach of the Seattle Kraken in a press conference Tuesday at Kraken Community Iceplex. Assuming the reports are correct, Bylsma will become the second head coach in franchise...
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference finals preview
With four teams remaining, the conference finals are upon us. In the second round, we saw some great hockey with three series going to six games and one going to seven. For full transparency, I did not do well at predicting the outcomes in my series previews for Round...
Which young Kraken players could factor into the NHL roster next season?
As we put a bow on “Prospect Week” here at Sound Of Hockey, I’ve been thinking about the promise of the Seattle Kraken prospect pool and how quickly we might see some of its members begin to have an impact on the NHL club. As we know, most of the players we’ve...
Sound Table – Discussing the Seattle Kraken prospect pool
With "Prospect Week" still in full swing here at Sound Of Hockey, welcome to our Sound Table discussion focused on the status of the current prospect pool of the Seattle Kraken. With three drafts worth of prospects plus a host of free-agent signings now in the fold...
2023-24 postseason Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect ranking
We’ve reached the apex of Sound Of Hockey Prospect Week. Over the last two days, we dug into the data on Kraken prospects and team prospect pools around the league. Today, we present our 2023-24 postseason Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect...
Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors headed to Memorial Cup
The Moose Jaw Warriors are headed to the Memorial Cup for the first time in franchise history, and one of the Seattle Kraken's highly touted prospects is going with them. Moose Jaw took down the Portland Winterhawks in Game 4 of the WHL Championship Series 4-2 on...
A data-only ranking of every 2023-24 NHL-affiliated prospect and team prospect pools
Sound Of Hockey Prospect Week continues with today's venture, a 2023-24 update on our truly reckless project from last offseason, ranking every NHL-affiliated skater prospect (both drafted and signed players) that meet two criteria entering the 2023-24 season. These...
A data-only ranking of 2023-24 Seattle Kraken prospects
Welcome to Prospect Week at Sound Of Hockey. All week we’ll bring you content about the players that will be the future of the Seattle Kraken and other teams around the NHL. Today, I’ll kick things off with a “data-only” ranking of Seattle’s skater prospects. This...
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