Kraken hire Andrew Allen and Dan Bylsma, sign RFA’s – Weekly One-Timers
Welcome back to Weekly One-Timers, where the smoke has cleared and the temperature has fallen to a more comfortable level. The Seattle Kraken had another fairly busy week on the hiring and signing front, rounding out their coaching staff a bit more and getting two of...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 150 – Featuring Kraken defenseman Cale Fleury
In this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, we learn about "the stank of the Sabre" and what that means for players and coaches. We also hear from Cale Fleury, who was the youngest player selected in the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Get his side of the story...
Will Matty Beniers sign with the Seattle Kraken or return to Michigan?
Seattle Kraken first-round pick Matty Beniers has a big decision to make over the next month, and it’s one that has no wrong answer. Does he return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season or sign on with the Kraken to play in the NHL this year? It’s a...
From the Thunderbirds to the Kraken, Alexander True has made a name in Seattle hockey
Growing up as a kid in Denmark, Kraken center Alexander True hadn’t thought much about the city of Seattle. That changed in 2014 when the Seattle Thunderbirds selected the 6-foot-5 center in the Canadian Hockey League’s import draft when he was 17. Now, seven years...
How 2021 NHL free agency spending compared to other seasons
For this week's Data Dump, we thought it would be fun to look at what has transpired in the 2021 NHL free agency period by the numbers. For the last year we have been talking about the salary cap crunch impacting most of the teams across the league. The 2020 free...
Kraken sign Marcus Johansson, Connor Carrick, Vince Dunn
Alright, we will admit, the "Weekly One-Timers” feature on good ole’ soundofhockey.com has turned into more of “Occasional One-Timers” than we planned. But there’s been so much to cover over the past few weeks for the Seattle Kraken, that we’ve rightfully let those...
VIDEO: Scenes from the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft
Go behind the ropes with the Sound Of Hockey crew at the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft! In this video, you'll hear from Jamie Oleksiak, Mark Giordano, Haydn Fleury, and Brandon Tanev, and you'll get a good feel for the atmosphere at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021.
Yanni Gourde is excited to join Kraken, thinks they will be hard to play against
Less than a month after winning the Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Yanni Gourde was selected by the Seattle Kraken during the Expansion Draft. Now the 29-year-old center from Quebec is busy packing his bags. On the surface it might be easy to imagine a certain...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 149 – Signings, Trades, and Hijinks
On this week's Sound Of Hockey Podcast, the guys have a lot to get through from around the NHL and specifically within the Seattle Kraken organization, where three big-time free agents joined the ranks last week. So, John, Andy, and Darren break that down first...
A look at the Seattle Kraken defense
When Ron Francis selected the bulk of his club during the Expansion Draft, it was clear that the strength of the Seattle Kraken was going to be on defense. Francis put together an experienced blue line with a mix of skill sets, including some big, physical guys....
