Ep. 289 – Featuring new Kraken coach, Dan Bylsma
What an episode this is! With Curtis out of town, John and Darren sprung into action upon the news breaking that Dan Bylsma was getting hired by the Seattle Kraken. At Bylsma's introductory press conference on Tuesday, the guys interviewed the new bench boss, who...
Dan Bylsma was always the choice to become the next Kraken head coach
As is now being widely reported, Dan Bylsma is expected to be announced as the new head coach of the Seattle Kraken in a press conference Tuesday at Kraken Community Iceplex. Assuming the reports are correct, Bylsma will become the second head coach in franchise...
Ep. 288 – Featuring Evan Pivnick, the voice of the Firebirds
It's a lengthy and very fun episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast this week. On this one, John, Curtis, and Darren welcome Evan Pivnick, the voice of the AHL Coachella Valley Firebirds, to the show. Evan has some great stories about his time as a broadcaster and...
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference finals preview
With four teams remaining, the conference finals are upon us. In the second round, we saw some great hockey with three series going to six games and one going to seven. For full transparency, I did not do well at predicting the outcomes in my series previews for Round...
Which young Kraken players could factor into the NHL roster next season?
As we put a bow on “Prospect Week” here at Sound Of Hockey, I’ve been thinking about the promise of the Seattle Kraken prospect pool and how quickly we might see some of its members begin to have an impact on the NHL club. As we know, most of the players we’ve...
Sound Table – Discussing the Seattle Kraken prospect pool
With "Prospect Week" still in full swing here at Sound Of Hockey, welcome to our Sound Table discussion focused on the status of the current prospect pool of the Seattle Kraken. With three drafts worth of prospects plus a host of free-agent signings now in the fold...
Ep. 287 – Featuring David Goyette
It's Sound Of Hockey Prospect Week, so this week, Darren went to Coachella Valley and chatted with Seattle Kraken forward prospect David Goyette. They discussed his hockey journey, his experiences playing as a pro so far, and life in the desert. Also on this episode,...
2023-24 postseason Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect ranking
We’ve reached the apex of Sound Of Hockey Prospect Week. Over the last two days, we dug into the data on Kraken prospects and team prospect pools around the league. Today, we present our 2023-24 postseason Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect...
Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors headed to Memorial Cup
The Moose Jaw Warriors are headed to the Memorial Cup for the first time in franchise history, and one of the Seattle Kraken's highly touted prospects is going with them. Moose Jaw took down the Portland Winterhawks in Game 4 of the WHL Championship Series 4-2 on...