Kraken end three-game skid with gritty 4-3 win in Philadelphia
The Seattle Kraken relied on some of their veteran leaders in a 4-3 win against the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday morning, a win that ended a three-game slide and dampened the Super Bowl Sunday euphoria in Philadelphia. Jaden Schwartz scored his second of...
Three Takeaways – Kraken lose to Rangers in opening of Tarasenko show
Things got rolling downhill early for the Kraken against the Rangers on Friday. Seattle mounted a comeback, but by that time, it had dug too big of a hole for itself to overcome. The opening of the Vladimir Tarasenko Show on Broadway got its storybook ending and rave...
Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert looking to help the Seattle Thunderbirds win
The Seattle Thunderbirds were locked in a 5-5 tie this past Friday at the accesso ShoWare Center with the Everett Silvertips and headed into overtime. Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert, who had recently joined the team, did not start the overtime period but finished...
Three Takeaways: Special teams cost Kraken badly in 3-1 loss to Devils
It was a better effort than their previous game, but it bore the same result, as the Kraken fell 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils Thursday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Thursday was a frustrating night for Kraken fans. Seattle had the better of the play for long...
Kraken prospects: Ty Nelson impresses with play and positivity
There are no bad days as far as Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson is concerned. Sure, some are better than others. But Nelson, currently a defender for the OHL’s North Bay Battalion, is so upbeat and positive that North Bay general manager Adam Dennis queried to...
Analyzing the Kraken’s trade assets and needs before the deadline (trade deadline series – part II of III)
Earlier this week I looked at Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis’s history at the NHL Trade Deadline and what it can tell us about the likely approach of the Kraken front office this year. In this second installment of the trade deadline series, I’m going to take a look at...
Kraken youth hockey to launch AAA program giving local players a path forward
Ottawa Senators forward Dylan Gambrell grew up in Bonney Lake, Wash., playing youth hockey for local associations. As his skills grew, he had aspirations to pursue a career in hockey. To do that, he needed to play against better competition and get better exposure to...
Three Takeaways: Burakovsky injured, Kraken lay an egg against Islanders
That wasn’t the return to game action the Seattle Kraken were looking for, as they laid an egg against the Islanders to kick off their five-game road trip. The Islanders played and won Monday, and they looked like a team that just made a big trade for a star...
A look at Kraken GM Ron Francis’s history at the trade deadline (trade deadline series – part I of III)
Emerging from the All-Star break of their second season, the Seattle Kraken sit tied atop the Pacific Division standings with 63 points. Seattle is also tied for third in total standings points and second in points percentage in the entire Western Conference. And the...
Practice Notebook: Check-in with Dave Hakstol, healthier Kraken, Megna arrives
The Seattle Kraken took the ice together Monday for the first time since Jan. 28, and it was a sight for sore eyes in several ways. Not only was it the team’s first action since breaking for bye week and the NHL All-Star festivities, but there were several indicators...
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