The Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft goalie carousel keeps spinning
What the people need and what they want are two very different things. At Sound Of Hockey, we typically focus on producing the content that we believe hockey fans in the Pacific Northwest and beyond need in preparation for the inaugural Seattle Kraken season. But...
Get to know local NHL prospect Olen Zellweger of the Everett Silvertips
Halfway through the first period of the Everett Silvertips’ game against the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday, Olen Zellweger walked the offensive blue line, dragging the puck with him. With power play traffic gathered in front of Tri’s goal crease, he snapped a low...
Analyzing when penalties are called in the NHL
A big story earlier this week was the comment caught on a hot microphone by now former NHL referee, Tim Peel. The quote was, "It wasn't much, but I wanted to get a #$&%*! penalty against Nashville early in the…". An unfortunate comment but it confirms what a lot...
Weekly One-Timers: Dustin Wolf dominates, Tim Peel curses, NCAA starts
It’s been a roller coaster of a week in the hockey world with several high points matched by equally low points. We at Sound Of Hockey are here to fill you in on anything you may have missed on this wild ride. Please ensure your safety belt is fastened, keep your arms...
Sound Of Hockey Seattle Kraken Mock Expansion Draft #4
Here we go with Sound Of Hockey’s fourth mock Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Queue the blaring horns and confetti cannons. Like the previous three that were written by colleagues John Barr, Josh Horton, and Darren Brown, I found the exercise fun and harder than it...
An oral history of the Seattle Thunderbirds 2017 WHL Championship season: Part one
It happened on Mother’s Day 2017. In Regina, Saskatchewan, Game 6 of the Western Hockey League’s Championship went to overtime. At 12:46 in the extra frame, Seattle’s Alexander True knocked his own rebound into the Regina Pats goal to give the Thunderbirds their first...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 130 – BFOP Chris Peters Is Back!
It's a unique episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast this week, as a personal matter for one the hosts makes recording a full episode impossible. As an alternative, the guys chat - for a whopping fourth time - with best friend of the pod, Chris Peters. Chris...
NHL contract extensions that could shape the Expansion Draft
Any trades between now and the NHL trade deadline on April 12 should help solidify the 30 rosters of teams participating in the NHL Expansion Draft in July. But Kraken fans should also be keeping an eye out for several potential extensions and therefore additions to...
Weekly One-Timers: Climate Pledge Arena update, Buffalo churns again
It was a relatively quiet week from a Seattle Kraken perspective, but we did get a few new images of the inside of Climate Pledge Arena and the progress that is being made there. https://twitter.com/ChrisDaniels5/status/1372700933449158660?s=20...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 129 – Bad Luck? Yeah… Sure
On this week's Sound Of Hockey Podcast, the guys break down your latest Seattle Kraken news, focusing on the final payment update and the team's beer deal (about which Darren is not thrilled). The guys also discuss WHL and college hockey before diving...
