Down on the Farm – Firebirds one game from Pacific Division Finals, Forsfjäll wins a championship
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. In this week’s column, we’ll update you on where the Firebirds stand in the Calder Cup playoffs, how Seattle Kraken prospects are faring elsewhere in their postseasons, and a big-time prospect...
Everett Silvertips four wins away from first WHL championship
Channeling Glinda the Good to describe the aesthetics of the upcoming WHL Finals between the Everett Silvertips and Prince Albert Raiders: "It’s just— You’re green!" This season has been historic on all fronts for the Everett Silvertips. Regular-season champions for...
Ep. 381 – Technology Is Hard, Draft Lottery Frustration, and MAILBAG
As you may know, the Sound Of Hockey recently started putting podcast episodes on YouTube. That led to a little screw up on this episode, in which the guys talked for 13 minutes before realizing they weren't recording, then had to start over, which puts things in a...
2026 NHL Mock Draft, post-Lottery edition
Following the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, the Kraken will pick seventh when the 2026 NHL Draft begins on June 26. (How did Seattle end up here, and how does the Lottery even work? Check out our pre-Lottery primer.) Last summer the Kraken selected Jake O'Brien at No. 8...
Seattle Kraken 2026 NHL Draft Lottery preview
The first big milestone of the Seattle Kraken offseason comes Tuesday evening with the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, which will be televised on ESPN in the United States starting at 4:00 pm PT. As was the case last year, the Lottery will be broadcast "live," with the draft...
What went wrong for the 2025-26 Seattle Kraken
When a season unravels the way the Seattle Kraken’s did, there’s usually a laundry list of things people want to point to as the cause. I won’t hit everything on everyone’s list, but when you zoom out and look at the entire year, these are the areas that went wrong...
What’s next for Shane Wright and the Kraken?
In a year that was expected to be a major step forward for Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright, the 22-year-old took a noticeable step back, at least statistically. Once touted as one of the next faces of hockey during his junior days in the Ontario Hockey League,...
Down on the Farm – Firebirds advance in AHL playoffs, Kraken have sixth-best lottery odds on May 5
This is your Seattle Kraken prospects update. Usually, I’d say this is your “weekly” update, but we’re returning from a two-week hiatus resulting from conflicting personal and professional obligations (and some draft preparations). Thanks for hanging with me. We have...
Ep. 380 – Closing things out
Since the guys last recorded, there hasn’t been much Kraken news, other than Jason Botterill’s end-of-season press conference. So, on this episode, you’ll get a recap of that and more of the “Underachieve/Overachieve” game that got started last week. Plus, lots of...