WHL Weekly; Conor Geekie and Matt Savoie leading way in Wenatchee
It was not a flashy week in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, as numerous teams struggled to find a winning consistency throughout the week. That is unless you’re the Wenatchee Wild, who continue to be one of the best stories in the league. Wenatchee is...
Three Takeaways – A crushing Kraken loss to Devils; Burakovsky hurt again?
If the Seattle Kraken hadn't just lost their sixth game in a row, we would have left Climate Pledge Arena feeling positive about the way they played Thursday against the Devils. They had a good start to the game, they (briefly) erased a first-period deficit with a...
Evans practices, Burakovsky closes in on return, Kraken keeping positive
The Seattle Kraken are on a five-game losing streak and sinking farther out of playoff contention with every passing defeat, but you wouldn’t have known it at Wednesday’s practice at Kraken Community Iceplex. The team returned to home ice for the first time...
Ep. 264 – Panic Button Engaged
Things are going very badly for the Seattle Kraken, who have lost five games in a row. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, the guys officially engage the panic button and spend a good chunk of the show discussing the levers the team can still pull to...
Projecting high-scoring Kraken prospects Firkus, Rehkopf, and Nyman
Seattle Kraken prospects Jagger Firkus, Carson Rehkopf, and Jani Nyman are at the forefront of their respective leagues in scoring this season. As of the date of this post, Firkus is third in the WHL in goals (24) and third in points (49) after leading in both...
Three Takeaways – PANIC BUTTON TIME – Kraken lose fifth straight to Canadiens
If you are losing faith or have lost faith in this Seattle Kraken team, you are not alone, based on what we've seen in our Twitter mentions the last few days. Things are not good right now, plain and simple. The Kraken are turning the puck over in terrible spots, they...
Monday Musings – Is the night darkest just before dawn?
For the second time this season, the Seattle Kraken have lost four games in a row and are falling farther out of the playoff picture. Let’s hope this is the darkest of days for the 2023-24 Seattle Kraken. The week of games started out poorly when the Kraken lost in...
Three Takeaways – Missteps and lack of scoring doom Kraken against Senators
This is becoming a terrible road trip for the Seattle Kraken, who sunk to 0-3-1 in their last four with a 2-0 shutout loss to the Ottawa Senators Saturday. Like the Chicago loss, this felt like a winnable game for Seattle. But for as many shots as the Kraken threw at...
WHL Weekly: Silvertips continue their climb, Thunderbirds struggling to score
The season keeps moving along for the Western Hockey League, which capped off a November full of standings shuffling and big-time performances all around. For the Everett Silvertips, contributions from up and down the lineup continued to spring them forward, while the...
Three Takeaways: Kraken erase two-goal deficit but lose in shootout to Maple Leafs
That game was an emotional roller coaster for Kraken fans, no doubt, and although Seattle came out on the losing end against the Maple Leafs, it was a much better performance than Tuesday's game at the Chicago Blackhawks. "In the first period, they had some...
Ep. 263 – Featuring Blake Geoffrion and Sam Jefferies
This is a super fun and interesting episode that takes John and Darren back to their pre-Kraken days, when they were interviewing folks from all over the hockey world. On this episode, they welcome Blake Geoffrion and Sam Jefferies, author of the new book, Legacy on...
Three Takeaways – Jaden Schwartz injured, Kraken take “sloppy” loss to Blackhawks
That is not the way the Seattle Kraken wanted to start their four-game road trip, dropping a frustrating 4-3 result to a bad Chicago Blackhawks team on a day rife with bizarreness and distractions for that franchise. Seattle practically refused to take advantage, and...