Previewing the 2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds
The puck drops at 7:00 pm PT tonight on a new season for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Kraken’s AHL affiliate. Between Josh Horton, me, and the rest of the Sound Of Hockey team, we hope to bring you more Firebirds and Kraken prospect coverage than ever this...
Three Takeaways – Grubauer’s night spoiled, Larsson soured, Kraken get shut out
It hasn't been the hottest start to the Seattle Kraken's season through two games, both of which they have lost while mustering just one combined goal. They scored zero against Jusse Saros and the Nashville Predators Thursday en route to a 3-0 loss. After a decent...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 256 – Vegas Brain
John and Darren are back from Vegas, where they were carousing and carrying on and also covering the Seattle Kraken opener against the Golden Knights. Unsurprisingly, they are cooked after a long and busy weekend. But, they make it through this episode with plenty of...
Ep. 256 – Vegas Brain
John and Darren are back from Vegas, where they were carousing and carrying on and also covering the Seattle Kraken opener against the Golden Knights. Unsurprisingly, they are cooked after a long and busy weekend. But, they make it through this episode with plenty of...
Three Takeaways – Kraken miss chances, lose Tanev in season-opening loss to Golden Knights
The Kraken season is officially underway, and while the effort was decent, Tuesday’s opening-night loss to the Golden Knights was deserved. Seattle made too many mistakes and left too many chips on the table (that’s a little Vegas gambling reference for you, in case...
Kraken Sound Table – 2023-24 predictions and superlatives
The Seattle Kraken season opener is today! Kraken hockey is officially back! Initial rosters have been published, final practice skates completed, and power-play scheme adjustments confirmed. It's time for the games to count for real. We're feeling it and hope you are...
Kraken Forecast: Sizing up Seattle’s playoff chances
In the middle of last offseason, I went through a forecasting exercise to analyze the Seattle Kraken roster and evaluate the team's playoff chances after its offseason acquisitions. Historical data says that NHL teams with positive adjusted goal differential on the...
After final cuts, Kartye and Daccord stay, Kraken roster at 22
On Saturday, the Kraken announced the team's final round of training camp cuts, reducing the active roster to 22 players. This is one below the active player maximum of 23 players. First, the Kraken announced waiver-exempt young players Ryker Evans and Shane Wright...
Three Takeaways – Kraken lose dress rehearsal game, lineup becoming clearer
It wasn’t quite the game the Seattle Kraken wanted to close out their preseason, but it wasn’t terrible, either. Seattle had a poor start, and at one point trailed 10-1 in shots on goal. But things balanced out as the game wore on, except on the scoreboard, which...
Opportunities for improvement on the Seattle Kraken power play
It is no secret that an area where the Seattle Kraken have an opportunity to improve this season is their power play. That's not to say it was horrible all last season - Seattle ranked 21st in the league - but isolating just playoff teams, they ranked 14th out of the...
After big round of cuts, Shane Wright, Tye Kartye, Ryker Evans still with Kraken… for now
The Kraken announced a sweeping round of cuts from their training camp roster Thursday, assigning four players directly to the AHL and placing 10 players on waivers with the purpose of assigning them to Coachella Valley. The players that got assigned directly to...
Three Takeaways – Players make final statements in 2-1 Kraken win over Canucks
Well, that was a sloppy, ugly, no-good, rotten preseason game, but it ended with the Seattle Kraken taking a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Both sides dressed a lot of guys bound for the AHL, and a few of Seattle's bubble players...