Goalie game: How a simple idea snowballed into the talk of the hockey world
What happens when you put 30 goalies together on one sheet of ice? Pure and utter chaos, of course! Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, and now residing in Oak Harbor, Wash., Kyle Sorenson, known as Salmon Nerd (@NerdSalmon) on X, had a simple yet oddly brilliant idea...
Ep. 276 – Alison Lukan AND Piper Shaw IN STUDIO! #TheExperience
This one gets off the rails very quickly, as both halves of #TheExperience, Alison Lukan AND Piper Shaw are in studio for the entire episode! It makes for an incredibly fun extended episode, with plenty of laughs, debates, arguments, and anecdotes. Topics range from...
Three Takeaways – Roller coaster continues, Kraken beat Bruins again in shootout
“Just when I thought I was out… They pull me… BACK IN!” Ok, but seriously, we don’t know what to make of this Seattle Kraken team right now. After sweeping the season series against the Boston Bruins by fighting tooth and nail for a 4-3 shootout victory, the Kraken...
WHL Weekly – The U.S. Division best forwards and defensemen
This is Part II of a two-part series looking at the best players at each position group for every team in the WHL's U.S. Division. Part I looked at the goalies. In Part II, we are coupling forwards and defensemen, as teams gear up for playoff pushes. This is not a...
Monday Musings – Do or die time for the Kraken
In last week’s Monday Musings, I mentioned that the Seattle Kraken would need at least four out of six available points against Detroit, Vancouver, and Minnesota, with at least one point coming against the Wild. That did not happen. It was looking good heading into...
Three Takeaways – Kraken pick a bad time for a dud against the Wild
Not good. The Seattle Kraken needed those points more than they’ve needed two points all season. And after coming out like gangbusters in the opening minutes, the Kraken let things snowball out of control in the second period and got smoked 5-2 by a Minnesota Wild...
Three Takeaways – Jared McCann cooks Canucks, Kraken win 5-2
The Seattle Kraken are playing like they don’t want general manager Ron Francis to throw in the towel at the March 8 trade deadline. With points in four straight games (3-0-1), they’ve kept themselves in the playoff hunt and earned another “signature” win Thursday,...
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft Big Board (mid-season version)
Welcome to the 2024 Sound Of Hockey Big Board (mid-season edition). Later in this post, we'll also get into a mid-season update on the 2024 NHL Draft “data-only” top prospects ranking, which we published initially in the preseason. What is the Big Board? It’s a...
Ep. 275 – Deadline Approaching
The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching, and the Seattle Kraken front office will have decisions to make. Will the team win enough in the next two weeks to convince Ron Francis to keep the group together? In this episode, the guys discuss that, plus the past week...