It's getting to be that time of year. September is right around the corner. Junior teams in North America and Europe are reassembling for camp and preseason contests. The first draft showcase event, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, is already in the books. For prospect...
It’s officially draft week here at Sound Of Hockey. While the Seattle Kraken made waves over the weekend by trading for Mackie Samoskevich and re-signing Bobby McMann to a five-year, $34.5 million contract, they also must now quickly shift their attention to how they...
The Everett Silvertips cruised through the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in four games. They have had their sights set on the Memorial Cup in Kelowna since the puck dropped on the 2025-26 season. But now, in...
Welcome to Year 4 of the Sound Of Hockey Big Board. As we did last year, we're kicking off our NHL Draft coverage midway through the hockey season with a "mid-season" version of the Big Board. What is the Big Board? It’s a composite ranking of 2026 NHL Draft–eligible...
Welcome to the Sound Of Hockey NHL Draft Live Blog! The Seattle Kraken enter Day 2 of the NHL Draft with four picks—barring any trades, that’s the fewest selections they’ve had in any draft in their five-year history. We’ll be updating this post throughout the day as...
We’re at that point in the season when the Seattle Kraken are playing games that no longer have playoff implications. I still enjoy tuning in, but it's undeniably more fun when they win or battle hard in close contests. The decreasing importance of the games got us at...
Welcome to Year 3 of the Sound Of Hockey Big Board. As we did last year, we're kicking off our NHL Draft coverage midway through the hockey season with a "mid-season" version of the Big Board. What is the Big Board? It’s a composite ranking of 2025 NHL Draft-eligible...
As the smoke clears from an active opening to free agency, we at Sound Of Hockey, wanted to highlight some of the movements around the NHL. There were 190 signings on the first day of free agency and 252 signings and counting so far with more than $1 billion committed...
After drafting Julius Miettenen toward the beginning of the second round, the Kraken returned at the end of the round to draft a third-straight center prospect, Nathan Villeneuve of the OHL Sudbury Wolves. The pick used to select Villeneuve was the selection acquired...
With their first two picks Friday and Saturday, the Seattle Kraken selected two Western Hockey League centers who won't need to cross state lines to report to Kraken Development Camp this week. After selecting Berkly Catton of the Spokane Chiefs at No. 8 overall, the...
Welcome to the Sound Of Hockey NHL Draft Live Blog. Assuming no trades, the Kraken will have eight draft picks today. We will continue to add information about their selections here throughout the day. The most recent updates will appear at the top, so scroll down to...
The 2024 NHL Draft is here. The first round begins at 4:00 p.m. PT on Friday. Catch it on ESPN or ESPN+ in the United States. With that, we've reached the culmination of Draft Week at Sound Of Hockey. Check out all of the draft-related content delivered this...
