Three takeaways from a disappointing Seattle Kraken loss to the Golden Knights
There are no moral victories in the NHL, but… One could argue that there were some moral victories for the Seattle Kraken in their first-ever game Tuesday, a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights. We at Sound Of Hockey came into the game cautiously...
There was some good and some issues during the Seattle Kraken opening night 4-3 loss in Vegas
The first step is often the most difficult and the Seattle Kraken took a strong, yet clumsy, first step Tuesday night in Vegas against the Golden Knights. Seattle dropped the opener 4-3 thanks to slow first steps during the first and second periods. After an early...
UPDATE: McCann, Oleksiak, and Donskoi WILL play for Kraken versus Golden Knights
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights7 p.m. PacificT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NevadaTV: ESPN, ESPN+, Sportsnet It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! Opening night for the inaugural season of NHL hockey in Seattle has finally arrived. It’s been an unbelievable...
Sound Of Hockey Ep. 158 – Featuring Tim Leiweke
BIG-TIME GUEST ALERT! Also, disclaimer... Darren apologizes for forgetting to turn the volume on his mic down when the guys welcome TIM LEIWEKE, CEO OF OAK VIEW GROUP, THE ORGANIZATION BUILDING CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA onto the show! The Seattle Kraken never would...
Five non-Kraken NHL storylines for the 2021-22 season
With all the coverage and attention we are giving the Seattle Kraken these days, it is hard to believe there are other teams that play hockey in the NHL. To shed a little bit of light on the other 31 teams in the league, here are five non-Kraken NHL storylines that we...
Two bombshells: Kraken have five in Covid protocol, name Giordano captain
Every NHL hockey team faces adversity at some point in its seasonal journey. When it happens and the intensity with which it hits are the variables, because dealing with the unexpected is... expected. Adversity will happen. Of course, there’s the matter of how well...
How the Seattle Kraken match up with their Pacific Division opponents
The Seattle Kraken will make the playoffs in year one because the Pacific Division is weak. That’s the prevailing thought about the Kraken's chances of doing something special during their inaugural season. Is the Pacific Division weak? Despite the one-year...
“Are the Kraken good?” and other important questions that still need answers
The inaugural slate of preseason games for the Seattle Kraken has been completed. Coming in, there were plenty of questions around how the team would shake out, at least for opening night, and on that front, there are still a few questions lingering. But the discourse...
Sound Of Hockey Ep. 157 – Going Hard in the Corners
Heavy Kraken talk is becoming the norm on the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, and this episode is no different because the guys have plenty to discuss. After the last two "home" preseason games, played in Everett and Kent, John, Andy, and Darren share their thoughts on what...
Philipp Grubauer makes all the saves as Kraken shut out Canucks
There’s an old theory in hockey that a team’s best penalty killer needs to be its goaltender. Seattle Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer proved that true and then some Tuesday in Vancouver. Grubauer made 38 saves during a 4-0 shutout against the Canucks, but it was on the...
