Seattle Kraken beaming as Northgate Ice Centre hits milestone
By Andy Eide SEATTLE -- Against an impossibly blue sky, a crane swung a steel beam around before lowering it down to two workers perched up high on the frame of the structure. The workers secured the beam into place as hundreds of their fellow BN Builders crew members...
How the 2020 Playoff Rosters were built
Every playoff I enjoy digging into the rosters of the playoff teams to see how they compare across relatively basic demographic information such as Nationality & Age. This year I have added ‘acquired type”, thanks to CapFriendly. Quick bit of disclosure, data is...
Northwest Passage: Mathew Barzal OT hero, Hart shuts out Habs
The Seattle Kraken are a season away from playing but the NHL playoffs feature players who cut their teeth in the Northwest. There are guys who played junior hockey locally – we’re just talking Washington and Oregon here, not British Columbia which is technically...
Gallery: Kraken take over WaFd Ballard location
The Seattle Kraken hooked up with WaFd Bank Thursday for a public drive-through event. WaFd and the team recently entered into a sponsorship deal, making WaFd the official bank of the Seattle Kraken. To celebrate, the Kraken took over the Ballard WaFd drive through to...
Calling NHL games remotely a new reality for Vancouver Canucks play-by-play voice Brendan Batchelor
By Andy Eide It happened fast. Eleven seconds, to be exact. It was eleven seconds into overtime last Friday night when Vancouver Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev’s shot from the point found its way through traffic and into the Minnesota Wild net. The goal gave Vancouver...
Sound of Hockey Episode 99 – Confirmed – This Is Sound of Hockey – Featuring Everett Fitzhugh
When you least expect it, an awesome guest slides into this week's episode, as Everett Fitzhugh - recently named the Seattle Kraken's first broadcaster - joins the guys for a very fun conversation that you won't want to miss. In case you missed Everett's story this...
Northwest Passage: Tyler Johnson, Shea Theodore find the twine
The Seattle Kraken are a season away from playing but the NHL playoffs feature players who cut their teeth in the Northwest. There are guys who played junior hockey locally – we’re just talking Washington and Oregon here, not British Columbia which is technically...
Sound of Hockey Episode 98 – Featuring Tod Leiweke, Seattle Kraken CEO
MAJOR GUEST ALERT!! It's a BIG-TIME episode this week, as the guys welcome Mr. Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Seattle Kraken. You will hear from a side of Tod in this interview that you likely have not heard before, as he truly lets his passion and fandom for the sport of...
Northwest Passage: Morgan Geekie, Carter Hart check in as NHL playoffs open.
The Seattle Kraken are a season away from playing but the NHL playoffs feature players who cut their teeth in the Northwest. There are guys who played junior hockey locally – we’re just talking Washington and Oregon here, not British Columbia which is technically...
Players to watch: Future Kraken Edition
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting today here are some players to watch that could be wearing Kraken jerseys in our inaugural season. Pittsburgh Goalie Situation If the expansion draft were to happen this summer, Pittsburgh would have a tough decision to make...
