A statistical look at scoring in the NHL this season
It seems like every season we hear the narrative that goal scoring in the NHL is up year over year. Instead of taking someone’s word for it, I like to dig into it to A) see if it is true and B) identify changes at the individual team level. As you can see above,...
Jason Botterill apparently staying with Seattle Kraken, COVID running rampant
Latest Seattle Kraken news Botterill staying (we think) Ever since Seattle Kraken assistant general manager Jason Botterill appeared on the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, his stock has skyrocketed faster than GameStop during a short squeeze. Very topical, I know. As we...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 123 – with Tim Ohashi
Oh, this is a fun one! Tim Ohashi - the Head Video Analyst for the Seattle Kraken - joins Sound Of Hockey this week to teach us some things (there's a joke there, which you will understand after you listen to the interview). Tim is just an all-around awesome guy, who...
Tampa Bay Lightning are a side deal candidate for Seattle Kraken
The Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in a tough spot this offseason in regard to salary cap compliance heading into the 2020-21 season. They were already against the salary cap when they signed restricted free agents Mikhail Sergachev, Erik...
Norm Maciver looking for players that will fit in with Seattle Kraken
When the Seattle Kraken announced the hiring of Norm Maciver to serve in the front office, he talked about how excited he was to join a franchise at the ground floor. It played a huge role in leaving the Chicago Blackhawks, where he had served for 14 seasons. It’s...
The Dallas Stars have veteran options for Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft
Armed with an interim coach, a backup goalie, and a mix of young upstarts and veterans of the grizzled variety the Dallas Stars made a valiant run to the Stanley Cup Final last summer. They came up two games short of winning it all but are off to a hot start this...
Seattle Kraken news – Climate Pledge Arena, ROOT Sports
Seattle Kraken news Climate Pledge Arena gets topped off The new home for the Seattle Kraken has reached a major milestone. Friday morning, the last steel beam was installed at Climate Pledge Arena. The ceremony took place in front of construction workers from...
Cap-strapped Islanders are worth watching for Seattle Expansion Draft
The New York Islanders, to many's annoyance but to some's enjoyment, made a deep run in the NHL's Playoff Bubble with good ole-fashioned defensive hockey. It's a style of play that worked quite well for the Eastern Conference Finalists, but didn't inspire much...
Missing the bus – travel tales from a hockey insider (Part II)
Part I of Jon Rosen's "Missing the bus" can be found here. And someone who didn’t have terrible taste? Craig Hartsburg. In the final game before the 2010 holiday break, we left Chilliwack with two points – and also left half the team behind us at a hotel to catch...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 122 – with Seattle Kraken AGM Jason Botterill
BIG-TIME GUEST ALERT! Before you ask, the guys recorded this episode on Monday of this week, so the news of John Forslund's hiring by the Kraken and ROOT Sports being named as its broadcasting partner had not yet come out. So no, they don't talk about that, but will...
