Uncertainty of amateur hockey season could make the Seattle Kraken’s first draft difficult
By Andy Eide Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison held a press conference a month ago and detailed his league’s Return to Play Protocol. Its an ambitious plan that includes a start date of October 2nd to allow for a full 68-game schedule. The WHL’s plan is...
Release the Kraken! – a 20-something Nerdy Girl Returns with obnoxious joy
Thank you all for the kind welcome you have given me to the hockey community. I couldn’t believe you went to all this trouble for little ol’ me. When I wrote my first piece, I expected the most controversy to come from me placing Kraken at the top, not my joke about...
What you missed during the Seattle Kraken release
By Andy Eide It has been the most debated, discussed, and anticipated decision for Seattle hockey fans over the past 18 months. No, not who the head coach will be. Not what the arena name would be and not even who the general manager would be – that’s Hall of Famer...
Sound of Hockey Episode 96 – LET’S GO KRAKEN!
It's here! It's here! We are the Seattle Kraken! The guys recorded this week's Sound of Hockey episode on Monday, but intentionally held off on releasing it, knowing that the team name could be coming this week. So, at the beginning, you get John, Andy, and...
The Kraken Has Been Released
There you have it. Seattle Kraken. After years of pestering NHLtoSeattle.com founder, John Barr, with questions like, “Name?” and “What’s the team name?” and “Who cares about pictures of your dog, what’s the team name?” you finally have your answer. It's mean. It's...
Qualify This – Pittsburgh Penguins versus Montreal Canadiens Series Preview
EASTERN CONFERENCE#5 Pittsburgh Penguins vs #12 Montreal CanadiensScotiabank ArenaToronto, Ontario We keep seeing folks around the hockey Twittersphere referencing this series as one that can get stolen by Montreal’s goaltender. One could argue that such a phenomenon...
Sound of Hockey Episode 95 – New Team Name Idea: Seattle Planets (Not Really)
It's probably stated almost weekly, but seriously, super fun episode this week! John, Andy, and Darren have a lot to talk about, as there's been some great recent content on NHLtoSeattle.com, and hockey is inching ever closer to a return to play. Andy and John give a...
Qualify This – Edmonton Oilers versus Chicago Blackhawks Series Preview
Is there a more beautiful word in the hockey labor vernacular than “ratification?” Hearing it, reading it, and seeing it, as it pertains to the approval of a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA, is enough to send tingles down the spine of...
Ron Francis talks about how the NHL’s return and CBA may affect NHL Seattle
By Andy Eide The NHL was back on the ice this week as twenty-four teams opened training camps in preparation for the qualifying rounds of the Return to Play Plan set to kick off at the beginning of August. The seven teams that didn’t make the postseason are home,...
No Way Am I Cheering for Them – a 20-something Nerdy Girl’s Guide to NHL Seattle’s Potential Team Names
I don’t fit the bill for your average hockey fan. I’m a liberal arts graduate who spends most of my time re-watching Sherlock and reading YA novels. I didn’t like hockey, despite growing up in Minnesota, until a few years ago. With a job at a non-profit, I can’t...
