Deep Sea Blue Chips – ranking Seattle’s top prospects
Welcome to the inaugural Deep Sea Blue Chips, a ranking of the top Seattle Kraken prospects according to public scouting services and prospect analysts. As mentioned on Episode 252 of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, I compiled seven public sources providing...
What to watch for in Seattle Kraken training camp
Feel that? The air seems a little fresher than it has the last couple months, right? It’s crisper, cooler, and oddly more… exciting? Do you know what that is? [Clears throat, takes big deep breath, shouts]: "That’s Kraken hockey, baby!" The boys are officially back...
We launched a Patreon, and we’d love to have you join!
Hi gang! First off, we wanted to thank you for your support over the years, dating back to the NHLtoSeattle days, when all we had to talk about was the political landscape of bringing an NHL team to the Pacific Northwest, arena construction updates, and goalie gear....
Four Seattle Kraken prospects to watch at rookie camp
The Seattle Kraken kick off official hockey activities with a two-day rookie camp on Monday and Tuesday, before the full training camp starts Thursday. A lot of the players that will attend the rookie portion are players we saw in the development camp the Kraken...
Prospects to watch in the Seattle Kraken system
With a new crop of prospects from the 2023 NHL Draft, the Seattle Kraken’s farm system is starting to take shape. The third draft class for Seattle was quite the haul, with 10 picks, four of which were selected in the top 60. Especially with some prospects from...
Preliminary analysis: Kraken playoff potential
Last offseason I did a series of articles that analyzed - at a high level - just how much the Kraken would need to improve to be contending for a playoff spot in their second season. At the time, the analysis was met with a bit of cynicism after such an abysmal...
Ranking every NHL-affiliated prospect
You’ve heard of a top-100 prospects list. But who needs those? At Sound Of Hockey we set out on a much more reckless endeavor: Let’s rank every skater prospect (both drafted and signed players) that meet two criteria entering the 2023-24 season: (1) younger than...
What the Kraken did/didn’t do this offseason, depth chart predictions
This Seattle Kraken offseason has been interestingly… UNinteresting. Fresh off a 100-point regular season, a first-round series win over the defending champion Colorado Avalanche, and a Game 7 loss to the Dallas Stars in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,...
Digging into Seattle Kraken faceoff data
On last week's episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, I forecasted that the biggest need for the Seattle Kraken early in the 2023-24 NHL season will be a right-handed center. This was not the first time I mentioned the need after the Kraken chose to not qualify the...
Joonas Donskoi retires, lingering questions before Kraken training camp
Before we get to the meat of this story, a bit of Kraken news, as Joonas Donskoi announced his retirement from professional hockey Sunday via his Instagram account. Donskoi, 31, cited multiple concussions in the post as the reason for his early departure from the...
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