The hyper-local Seattle Kraken mock Expansion Draft
There are several NHL players with local ties that are possible draft picks for the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, but I wanted to see if it was possible to build an entire team with connections to the Pacific Northwest. Against my better judgement, I went on an...
The condensed schedule in the NHL
The NHL’s condensed schedule will prove challenging for teams down the stretch, especially those impacted by COVID and play stoppages. For this week’s Data Dump Saturday, I look at just how the condensed schedule is impacting outcomes around the NHL. Average rest days...
Weekly One-Timers: Seattle Kraken do good deeds and make radio deal
Welcome back to another thrilling edition of Sound Of Hockey’s Weekly One-Timers, where your knowledge of current hockey events will surely be augmented every seven (or so) days. We’re happy to have you here. Let us start with the latest Seattle Kraken news, shall we?...
Sound Of Hockey Mock Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft #2
Let’s get something out in the open right now: The Seattle Kraken’s Expansion Draft strategy is going to look a lot different from this mock version. You bet your bottom dollar that Kraken general manager Ron Francis is going to work the phones, especially with...
Seattle Kraken announce 950 KJR AM as flagship radio partner
SEATTLE – Hockey fans in the Puget Sound area can begin to program their car radios as the Seattle Kraken have found a radio home. The Kraken announced Wednesday afternoon that the team has partnered with 950 KJR AM as its live radio broadcast partner. KJR is part of...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 127 – Get Off My Mud, Central Time
The latest Sound Of Hockey Podcast is here, and John is fed up with the Central Time Zone. Things get off the rails pretty quickly on this one, as the guys discuss Jordan Binnington's bizarre display this past week against the San Jose Sharks. They then move on...
High-scoring Dylan Guenther on the Seattle Kraken NHL Draft radar
It didn’t take Dylan Guenther long to make up for lost time. In fact, it took less than two minutes. At the 1:47 mark of the Edmonton Oil Kings' season opener Friday, the 2021 NHL Draft prospect banged home a power-play goal. He was just getting started. With the...
Games on the radar for the Seattle Kraken fan – Volume 4
The NHL has turned the corner on the quarter pole and now our eyes are focusing on the blurry division races as the trade deadline looms. Trades this year could – and most likely will – have an impact on the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft projections as well. Key...
Factoring NHL player age for the Seattle Kraken
As the Seattle Kraken hockey operations team looks toward the Expansion Draft, the age of each NHL player will factor into their selections. On Saturday, we posted a broad look at the average player ages of NHL teams, but that just scratches the surface of...
Data Dump Saturday: Ages of NHL players
For this week’s Data Dump Saturday, I investigate the ages of players in the NHL. Age will be one of the critical factors the Seattle Kraken will need to consider when drafting players in the Expansion Draft this summer. I thought this would be a good topic to dig...
