Seattle Kraken draft Oscar Fisker Molgaard at No. 52 – pick profile
Oscar Fisker Molgaard, selected No. 52 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-0 center who made it to the SHL, one of the top professional leagues in the world, as a 17-year-old. Quick thoughts on the pick Initially, this pick struck me as a lower-upside selection...
Seattle Kraken draft Carson Rehkopf at No. 50 – pick profile
Carson Rehkopf, selected No. 50 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-2 shot-first, scoring winger. He played with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL this season. Quick thoughts on the pick One day after the Kraken invested in a high-upside left-shot winger with a...
Live Blog: Day 2 of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft – Seattle Kraken
Welcome to the Sound Of Hockey NHL Entry Draft live blog. The Kraken have ten picks in total today. We will continue to add information about their selections here throughout the day. The most recent updates will show up first, so scroll down on the page to see...
BREAKING NEWS: Seattle Kraken draft Eduard Sale at No. 20 – instant reaction
Eduard Sale (pronounced SHAH-lay), selected No. 20 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-2 left-shot winger. He played at the professional level this season in perhaps the third-best league in the world, Czechia's Extraliga, for HC Kometa Brno. Quick thoughts on...
Kraken Musings as we head into the 2023 NHL Entry Draft
It has been a while since we have done a round of Musings, but with a crazy week ahead across the league, I thought it was time I dusted off the template and shared some thoughts before we head into the NHL Entry Draft and then free agency. Managing expectations of...
Ep. 244 – Matty Wins the Calder, Busy Week Ahead
It's a big week in the hockey world, with NHL Awards, NHL Entry Draft, and Free Agency all happening. From a Kraken perspective, Matty Beniers won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, Dave Hakstol came up short of the Jack Adams Award. Down on the Farm, the...
Sound Of Hockey Seattle Kraken 2023 mock draft
It’s draft week, and that means a lot of content here at Sound Of Hockey. John Barr and Darren Brown will be talking about the draft on this week’s Sound Of Hockey Podcast. On the website, check out: The Sound Of Hockey Big Board, compiling rankings and other data for...
Recapping Shane Wright’s first season in the Kraken organization
When the Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Hershey Bears in Game 7 of the AHL Calder Cup Finals last week, it also marked the end of Shane Wright’s long, winding season. Wright’s first season with the Kraken organization started off rocky. He made the NHL roster...
BREAKING: Matty Beniers wins Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year
The Seattle Kraken have their first major NHL award winner. Matty Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year at the league’s annual awards ceremony Monday in Nashville, beating out Buffalo Sabres defenseman and fellow University of Michigan...
Prospects to watch in the 2023 NHL Draft
Last week, we published the 2023 Sound Of Hockey Big Board. Give it a read. It compiles player information, statistics, and public draft rankings from reporters and scouting services for thousands of prospects in the 2022 NHL Draft. Today, with the draft just days...
Local hockey players hit the ice for the 2023 Seattle Puckathon event
The doors of the Sno-King Ice Arena in Snoqualmie, Wash., opened on June 17 and 18 as players warmed up to get involved in the 2023 Seattle Puckathon event. The event consisted of a series of eight teams playing against each other to help raise money to give younger...
2022-23 USA Hockey membership report
Late last week, USA Hockey released its annual player membership report that breaks down total memberships by state and age group. Over the years, I’ve used this report as a barometer to check on the overall growth or decline of hockey participation across the United...