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...
For the first time, the Seattle Kraken are primed to reap what they’ve sowed from their prospect pool. Except for Matty Beniers, one of the few prospects ready to contribute immediately, the Kraken system was slowly being built up over the last couple...
The Musings post is usually published on Mondays, but with a big Kraken win on Sunday, we thought it might be good to let the victory content breathe a bit. Kraken Thoughts When I wrote the Musings last week, I was a little nervous. The boys had just lost three games...
Finland’s under-19 team competed in a tournament against Europe’s other four top hockey nations, intended to be a precursor event to the 2024 World Junior Championship in Gothenberg, Sweden. Seattle Kraken goalie prospect Niklas Kokko drew rave reviews, winning both...
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...
There has not been a single Seattle Kraken game since last week’s Monday Musings, but that has not stopped me from obsessing about this team. I have been digging into game logs, goalie data, shooting percentages, and more. Like all good data analysis, not all...
Perhaps lost amongst the Kraken’s recent success, the Coachella Valley Firebirds are sweltering hot. The Firebirds have accrued points in 13 consecutive games and have won 12 of 13 of those matchups. Coachella Valley is currently tied with the Calgary Wranglers for...
We finally know where Shane Wright will finish his junior season, as the Kraken top prospect was traded from the Kingston Frontenacs to the Windsor Spitfires in exchange for a slew of draft picks and two roster players. Wright was assigned back to Kingston by...
The World Junior Championship ended Thursday, with Shane Wright captaining Team Canada to a gold medal in Halifax and Moncton. The morning after, the Seattle Kraken reassigned Wright back to the OHL for the rest of the season. Now, OHL trade watch begins for...
It is that time of year where we all do some self-reflecting, so I thought it would be a great time to share my top 10 Seattle Kraken events of 2022. #10 - The 2022 trade deadline On the surface, the Kraken did not have one specific big trade that overwhelmed fans,...
Three Seattle Kraken-affiliated prospects made rosters for their respective under-20 national teams for the IIHF World Junior Championship: Shane Wright for Team Canada and Jani Nyman and Niklas Kokko for Team Finland. After a couple pre-tournament games and a few...
Tucker Robertson, a Seattle Kraken forward prospect, scored two goals in nine seconds, setting a franchise record for the Peterborough Petes (OHL). Robertson, 19, added an assist in the Petes’ 8-2 rout over Hamilton. ...
