Caden Price, selected No. 84 overall by the Seattle Kraken in this week’s NHL Entry Draft, is a 6-foot-1 left-handed defenseman who has played the last two seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL.
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One pick after selecting Lukas Dragicevic, the Kraken seized the opportunity to select another quality defense prospect who slid down the draft board unexpectedly. He was No. 50 in our composite analytics ranking and No. 55 in my NHLe calculation. Price does not have the offensive upside of Dragicevic, profiling more as a bottom-four defenseman, but scouts credit quality mobility and transition skills.
On the other hand, Pice’s counting stats may overrate him a bit because he was thrust into a featured role due to lack of other options in Kelowna. On the ice, scouts – some of whom saw Price as a potential first-round pick at the beginning of the season – saw an up-and-down season from a player who didn’t display standout carrying traits indicative of an NHL future with nearly enough consistency.
That said, there are several reasons to believe a breakthrough could be coming for Price. First, born in late August, 2005, he was the fourth-youngest prospect drafted in the 2023 draft. There is a lot of development runway left here. Second, he tested well athletically at the combine, checking in at No. 30 in our composite athleticism ranking based on public information. He was a top-25 performer in seven different tests. Finally, he will keep getting opportunities in Kelowna because the team doesn’t have any defense prospects coming for his role. Repetitions in high-leverage offensive and defensive situations could lead to a step forward in his skills.
Caden Price player profile
Left defenseman | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Age: 17 | Height: 6’0.5″ | Weight: 190 lbs | Left shot
Price was ranked at No. 50 on the Sound Of Hockey Big Board. His highest ranking was No. 28 by Dobber Prospects. Recruit Scouting (32) and Elite Prospects (37) also had Price as a borderline first-round prospect. Bob McKenzie, our best barometer of league thoughts on a player, had him at No. 67 in his final ranking.
“Price is a strong skater who can skate pucks up ice well, and can close effectively on his checks. He has good skill with the puck and can take an extra second with the puck to make a play. He’s not the most physically imposing defenseman either in size or with his physical play. He makes stops in junior due to his skating and decent-enough sense and compete. I think he will be a full-time third-pair defenseman who contributes but doesn’t stand out at either end.” – Corey Pronman of The Athletic
“Who is the true Price? A mistake-prone, out-of-sync defenceman or the most NHL projectable blueliner on this side of the Atlantic? At his best, Price makes every play in the book, offensively and defensively. He’s a defensive stopper, a puck-mover, and a playmaker. Improving his mobility would give him more freedom to activate offensively and play aggressively defensively.” – David St-Louis of Elite Prospects
Where can I find more information?
Corey Pronman of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Price No. 51 overall
Scott Wheeler of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Price No. 46 overall
Chris Peters of FloHockey (link) ranked Price No. 47 overall
We are still getting to know Seattle’s draft tendencies, but one recurring theme I have noticed: Seattle is willing to take a prospect who was thought of as a high-end prospect early in his development, but experienced a disappointing pre-draft year. This was true of Ryan Winterton (lost his draft year entirely to the COVID shutdown), Shane Wright (delivered an excellent scoring season rather than a truly dominant one), Eduard Sale (low production and compete questions this past year), and Caden Price (up-and-down play). This may be a coincidence. It also could be that the Kraken – an analytically inclined team – are attempting to find advantage in the “recency bias” of NHL decision makers. This will be something I monitor going into the 2024 draft.
Lukas Dragicevic, selected No. 57 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-1, right-handed offense-first defenseman who plays in Washington State already, with the Tri-City Americans in the WHL.
Instant reaction
This pick made so much sense. A perfect combination of need (right-handed defense, transition play, power-play production, and offense from the blue line) with value in the late second round (Dragicevic was ranked as a mid-first-round pick in our data and analytics ranking).
It was well documented going into the draft that the Kraken were lacking in depth on the right side of their blue line. The team had invested just one pick in each of their first two drafts on the position and neither player has top-of-the-lineup ceiling. 2022 third-round pick Ty Nelson has shown scoring touch at the junior level, but some questions about his projection to the NHL persist due to his style of offensive play and 5-foot-10 frame. 2021 fourth-round pick Ville Ottavainen is a towering defense-first blueliner who has not done much in the way of scoring during his time in the top Finnish league, Liiga, but is scheduled to join the Coachella Valley Firebirds this season.
Enter Lukas Dragicevic. Dragicevic has been on my radar for months because his scoring profile befitted a first-round pick. Setting aside U.S. and Canadian high school players, no right-handed defenseman eligible for the draft for the first time this season scored more in total points (79) or on a per-game basis (1.07 points per game). Among all defensemen, only QMJHL lefty Etienne Morin scored at a slightly higher rate, and, when accounting for the relative strength of those two major junior leagues, there is an argument to be made Dragicevic’s production was more impressive.
In other words, to quote to the Elite Prospects Draft Guide: “Lukas Dragicevic is the best offensive defenseman in this year’s draft.” My NHLe calculation, which primarily relied on point production and incorporated only minor adjustments for age and height, pegged Dragicevic as the eighth-best player in the entire draft. And the consensus in the analytics community was not far behind, placing the Tri-City blueliner as the 19th overall prospect.
Before the draft, I was tempted to project Dragicevic as a first-round fit for the Kraken but resisted due to the potential high-end value of first-round forwards. As I explained then: “My hesitation on targeting Dragicevic (or Gulyayev) in the first round relates back to positional value. High-end forwards are hard to find and typically deliver the most value in the game. Setting aside a few truly transcendent players, a team is capping its upside by drafting on defense in the first round. Add in the significant probability that Dragicevic settles in as a bottom-four guy and a bit of a defensive liability, and I can see the arguments against using a first-round pick on the player.”
As a team with a heavy focus on these types of analytics, it would not be surprising if the Kraken have reached a similar conclusion. Seattle snagged three forwards at 20, 50, and 52. Then, with Dragicevic still available at 57, it was a no-brainer. He was a perfect fit for the Kraken at No. 57 and brings the high ceiling the Kraken have lacked amongst their right-handed defensemen.
Lukas Dragicevic, the #2023NHLDraft's top offensive blue-liner, led Tri-City in:
Dragicevic was ranked at No. 33 on the Sound Of Hockey Big Board. Dragicevic’s highest ranking was from McKeen’s, which placed him at No. 20 overall. Bob McKenzie, often a good indicator of sentiment inside the league, had him ranked at No. 35 overall. Dragicevic being available at No. 57 was likely a surprise to Seattle and a welcome one.
Strengths: “Dragicevic possesses elusive footwork and slick hands, which he can use in tandem to dance around and embarrass anyone who tries to recklessly pressure him. He has an absolute bomb of a slap shot that he loves to uncork and lean in to, but he also has a hard, accurate wrist shot that he can use to try beating a goalie clean or send in for a deflection. As good as he is on the attacking line, he’s also not shy about getting closer to the net to generate offense, whether that’s by driving the puck himself deep along the wall or into in high danger, or by moving forward with a burst of quickness to get open for a bang-bang play or trying to sneak in undetected. Unsurprisingly, he’s a monster on the power play and has what it takes to quarterback a top unit in the NHL one day. He’s also a major factor at driving the play up the ice and into the offensive zone, keeping his head up and controlling the puck at full flight as he weaves through traffic.” – McKeen’s Draft Guide
Weaknesses: “Dragicevic’s game has some real warts, highlighted most notably by, as one scout aptly describe to me, ‘clunky feet.’ He gives too much in his gaps, likely to compensate for his footwork and also his processing speed (he’s just doesn’t pick up on when to close gaps in real time fast enough). He lacks foot speed going in straight lines forwards and backwards, where his stride can look rushed and heavy, and his pivots are a real issue.” – Scott Wheeler of The Athletic
Where can I find more information?
Corey Pronman of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Dragicevic No. 31 overall
Scott Wheeler of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Dragicevic No. 36 overall
Chris Peters of FloHockey (link) ranked Dragicevic No. 34 overall
Following a theme of this draft, Dragicevic is not without risk in his profile – he’s relatively new to his position, struggled with rush defense, and wasn’t particularly effective as an in-zone defender either. As Mckeen’s notes: “The sheer range of possibility for how his career goes is immense from one end to the other. It’s entirely possible that he ends up as one of the 10 best players to come from this class, yet at the same time, it also wouldn’t be particularly surprising if his development went sideways, and he never ended up sniffing the NHL.”
Dragicevic needs to develop significantly on the defensive side and at least some scouts suggest he needs to clean up aspects of his skating. How that goes will determine his future. If the arrow points up in those areas, first-pair potential is not out of the question, particularly if matched with a stronger defensive partner. With moderate progress, he’s a bottom-four type. With little or no progress, he may never become an NHL regular. Still, he’s a terrific bet at pick No. 57 – a steal, in fact.
Carson Rehkopf, selected No. 50 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-2 shot-first, scoring winger. He played with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL this season.
Quick thoughts on the pick
One day after the Kraken invested in a high-upside left-shot winger with a safe floor of point production, drafting Eduard Sale with pick No. 20, the team returned to the same script with their first pick in the second round, tabbing Rehkopf at No. 50. The Elite Prospects team puts it this way: “Rehkopf is one of the most polarizing players available from the OHL this year. His strong athletic profile makes him a very intriguing player to scouts, but many are concerned by the varying engagement levels.” We heard similar things about Sale. That said, Rehkopf produced well enough to justify a pick in this range, checking in at No. 39 overall in our consensus analytics ranking. If there’s more production in the tank with increased consistency, this will start to look like a strong value pick in the years ahead.
Carson Rehkopf player profile
Left wing | Kichener Rangers (OHL) | Age: 18 | Height: 6’2.5″ | Weight: 195 lbs | Left shot
Rehkopf was ranked at No. 48 on theSound Of Hockey Big Board. His highest ranking was No. 36 by both DraftPro and Peter Barachinni of The Hockey News. He was a consensus second rounder in the range of Seattle’s selection.
How does he look on the ice?
What are scouts saying?
“Rehkopf’s NHL argument is all about his toolkit and less about his production. He has a rare combination of speed, skill and size. When you see a 6-foot-2 forward jet up the ice and beat guys one-on-one like Rehkopf can, it’s easy to dream on what he will be in the NHL. He’s a shot threat from range, often beating goalies from the dots. While he can score from outside, I’d like to see more interior attacks from Rehkopf, especially given his frame. He has playmaking in his game, as I’ve seen Rehkopf execute high-difficulty passes and make plays, but that part of his game needs to be more consistent.” – Corey Pronman of The Athletic
Where can I find more information?
Corey Pronman of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Rehkopf No. 39 overall
Scott Wheeler of The Athletic (link) ($$) ranked Rehkopf No. 47 overall
Chris Peters of FloHockey (link) ranked Rehkopf No. 44 overall
Brock Otten (McKeen’s) (link) goes in depth with a video scouting report on Rehkopf
Last thoughts
Seattle built a base of solid prospects in the 2022 draft, but if there was a criticism of the players in the system, it was that there weren’t many players with top-of-the-lineup ceiling beyond Shane Wright. Through two picks in 2023, the Seattle Kraken seem to have made high-end tools a priority. Sale has top-line potential, and Rehkopf could blossom into a top-six forward too. That said, there is a bit of risk in both of their profiles that they may not have the compete level or hockey sense to translate to the next level. It will be fascinating to follow them both as they (likely) go up against each other in the Ontario Hockey League next year.
Welcome to the Sound Of Hockey NHL Entry Draft live blog. The Kraken have ten picks in total today. We will continue to add information about their selections here throughout the day. The most recent updates will show up first, so scroll down on the page to see earlier news.
Let’s get to it!
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11:35 AM – That closes the books on the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Here is your 2023 Seattle Kraken Draft Class. Expect many of if not all of these prospects in Seattle this weekend for the Kraken Development Camp.
Here is how the class breaks down by position, league, and place of birth:
11:20 AM – With the Kraken’s last selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Seattle Kraken have selected Forward Zaccharya Wisdom from the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL. This is the second year of eligibility for Wisdom. He had 48 points in 59 games.
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) June 29, 2023
10:55 AM – The Kraken have selected their first Swedish player ever in the NHL Entry Draft. Zeb Forsfjäll had limited games in the Swedish Elite League last season but got a majority of his games in J20 Swedish Junior League where he had 22 points over 24 games. He is listed as a center.
Sweden has broken the ice against Slovakia to take a 1-0 lead!
10:44 AM – Always a good bet to draft a Finnish goalie. Visa Vedenpää has been drafted by the Kraken in the 6th Round. That is the second Finnish goalie selected by the Kraken after the selected Niklas Kokko in 2022. Goalies are a long play so it could be years before we see Vedenpää in the Kraken system.
10:25 AM – After being passed up the last two drafts, Seattle Thunderbirds goaltender Thomas Milic has been drafted by the Winnipeg Jets! This kid just wins, and it is so nice to see him finally drafted.
Thomas Milic finally gets drafted in 3rd year. It's been a long road, but the Winnipeg Jets get the guy who won World Junior and WHL titles as a starting goalie. Even his backup went before him in the draft, but he earned his selection today. Size is the concern, but he competes.
10:23 AM – The Seattle Kraken keep it local with their fifth-round pick. They select Everett Silvertips defenseman Kaden Hammell. Hammell was traded to Everett halfway through the 2022-23 season from Kamloops. This is the third WHL player selected by the Kraken this draft and third defenseman. (They only selected two defenseman last draft.) It should be fun to have a Kraken prospect right in our backyard.
10:02 AM – Flying through these picks right now. Here is the recap of Round Four.
9:51 AM – With the 116th pick, the Seattle Kraken select Andrei Loshko from the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL. Listed as a center, he had 70 points in 67 games this season. According to Elite Prospects, he is strong defensively as well, often matching up with the other team’s top line. Originally from Belarus, he has played the last two seasons with Chicoutimi.
9:26 AM – And we are through Round Three.
9:18 AM – The Seattle Kraken select another WHLer, Caden Price, from the Kelowna Rockets. This is the second defensman selected by the Kraken and the second WHLer of the draft. Price is a big body that uses that size for a physical game. He is a little bit of a gamble that could be a boom… or bust.
8:55 AM – That is a wrap on Round Two. With three Kraken picks and two Seattle Thunderbirds, it was a bit of a whirlwind.
8:41 AM – With their third selection of the second round and pick No. 57 overall, the Kraken keep it local with Tri-City Americans defenseman Lukas Dragicevic. Loved watching this kid this season. He’s a 6-foot-2, 181-pounder, so he has room to grow into his frame. The Sound Of Hockey big board had him at a composite ranking of No. 33 overall, so good value here.
8:36 AM – The Kraken select Oscar Fisker Molgaard from Denmark at No. 52 overall. He is currently playing for HK71 in the Swedish Elite League. Molgaard is a left-shot center that had just seven points in 41 games last season, but he was playing against men. So, you typically wouldn’t see huge production from a player in that position.
8:33 AM – With the 50th overall pick, the Seattle Kraken select Carson Rehkopf. Rehkoph is a big-bodied left winger from the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. He had 65 points in 77 games this season.
8:15 AM – We have our first Seattle Thunderbird selected. Nico Myatovic kicks off the second round. He is headed to the Anaheim Ducks.
8:08 AM – Probably stating the obvious, but players drafted in later rounds tend to take a lot longer to make it to the NHL.
8:00 AM – Welcome back for Day 2 of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Things will come fast and furious today, and we will do our best to keep you current as the draft unfolds in Nashville. Here is a look at the Seattle Kraken Draft picks to start the day.
Note that last year, the Kraken would trade three picks throughout the day, and I imagine more of the same this year. If you have not read up on the Kraken’s first-round selection from last night, check out this profile on the latest Seattle Kraken, Eduard Šalé.
Eduard Sale (pronounced SHAH-lay), selected No. 20 overall by the Seattle Kraken, is a 6-foot-2 left-shot winger. He played at the professional level this season in perhaps the third-best league in the world, Czechia’s Extraliga, for HC Kometa Brno.
Quick thoughts on the pick
On the one hand, this is a swing on talent. The Elite Prospects team had this to say on Sale: “[On] sheer talent alone, Sale is a no-brainer top-10 pick. Perhaps even higher.” On the other hand, this isn’t an example of drafting an unproductive player. To the contrary, he checked in at No. 21 overall in the Sound Of Hockey consensus analytics ranking. My NHLe calculation pegged him as the 25th best prospect in the draft.
Eduard Sale player profile
Left Wing | HC Kometa Brno (Extraliga) | Age: 18 | Height: 6’1.75″ | Weight: 175 lbs | Left shot
Sale has been closely scrutinized, playing at a top professional level in Czechia from a very young age. But this experience makes him one of the more pro-ready prospects in the draft. It’s also possible he could come to North America this season to play in the OHL for the Barrie Colts, according to Jeff Marek.
Expect Seattle first round pick Eduard Sale to play with the OHL’s Barrie Colts next season.
Alternatively, he could be a candidate to follow in the footsteps of countryman David Jiricek and play in the AHL immediately. If so, there would be yet more reason to fire up AHL.tv and watch the Coachella Valley Firebirds again next year.
What does the Big Board say?
At the time the Kraken drafted, Sale was the second-highest ranked remaining player on the Sound Of Hockey Big Board at No. 17 overall. Only Gabe Perreault was ranked higher at No. 14. There were some highly productive North American players that were still on the board at the time of the Kraken’s pick (Perreault, Quinton Musty, and Andrew Cristall) that I thought would likely be strong considerations, but of those players only Musty’s physical tools compare with Sale’s. Sale’s highest ranking was No. 7 overall by Craig Button of TSN.
How does he look on the ice?
What are scouts saying?
Strengths: “His movement stands out as a top trait, stemming from technically sound skating mechanics. He’s able to accelerate quite quickly, reaching his top speed effortlessly. He might just be one of the fastest prospects in the draft. It’s not just his straight-line skating either. He has strong edges that he utilizes to change direction quickly and suddenly, making him hard to predict as he attacks in the offensive zone. . . . His puckhandling is nearly as good as his skating . . . . He’s able to head into traffic with the puck or without and come out with it with relative ease. He also regularly jumps into board battles and isn’t afraid to get physical in his play. He plays without any lack of confidence, sometimes even overconfident as he cheats to the offensive side of the puck. He has a strong shot but does need to work on his accuracy at times. He’s just as good at dishing it out though, showing off great vision as he moves the puck around the offensive end. . . . What might just be Sale’s most intriguing attribute though is his ability to play in all situations. He can be depended on during the penalty kill, and more than contributes at even strength and on the power play. He can play up and down the lineup and be relied on in the dying minutes of a game.” – McKeen’s Draft Guide
Weaknesses: “Where he does need to focus is his consistency, as he can tend to lack urgency or off-puck commitment depending on the scoreboard. When he needs to be, he’s on, but this needs to be the case every time he hits the ice.” – McKeen’s Draft Guide
Where can I find more information?
Corey Pronman of The Athletic (link) ($$): ranked Sale No. 24 overall
Scott Wheeler of The Athletic (link) ($$): ranked Sale No. 14 overall
Chris Peters of FloHockey (link): ranked Sale No. 21 overall
There are a lot of things working in favor of this pick. Sale is a tall, toolsy player with good speed and skating skill. And beyond that his data profile already supports his status as a first-round pick. Add to that the fact that he has performed at an adequate level in a high-level professional league already as an 18-year-old, and there are many different ways to look at Sale and like the pick.
Kraken general manager Ron Francis has often said he looks to his scouts and analytics department to support each other before making a move. This looks like a pick where both sides of the front office were able to find common ground, and with director of amateur scouting Robert Kron having plenty of connections in his native Czechia, he undoubtedly had plenty of information about Sale.
It has been a while since we have done a round of Musings, but with a crazy week ahead across the league, I thought it was time I dusted off the template and shared some thoughts before we head into the NHL Entry Draft and then free agency.
Managing expectations of NHL Entry Draft prospects
The first round of the NHL Entry Draft kicks off Wednesday as 32 of the best draft-eligible hockey players in the world will hear their names called in Nashville. Rounds 2-7 will be Thursday starting at 8 a.m. Pacific. For the players that get selected, it is a remarkable accomplishment, even if a lot of them might not ever suit up for an NHL team. For those players that do eventually make it, there is still a long road ahead. To help manage everyone’s expectations, here is a quick refresher on the outlook of an NHL prospect.
First round of the NHL Entry Draft
The first round of the NHL Entry Draft is as close to a sure thing as it comes. 98 percent of NHL skaters drafted in the first round between 2010 and 2018 have played at least one NHL game and 81 percent of the first rounders played at least 100 games in the NHL.
Note that this visual excludes goalies drafted. Goalies are unique in terms of development time, and games played can be misleading since goalies can be in the NHL but not get credit for an official game played if they are serving as the backup.
Timing of first-round draft picks
When players make it to the NHL is another core component of setting expectations. Where a skater is drafted in the first round will correlate with the expected games played by season, but on the aggregate, the peak number of games played by a first-round draft pick will be around his sixth season after being drafted.
Assuming no trades that impact the Kraken’s first pick of the NHL Entry Draft, they will select 20th overall Wednesday. That means we should not expect Seattle’s first-round pick to play more than 25 games in the NHL until the 2025-26 season.
Other themes of the NHL entry draft
One of the biggest stories of the draft will be who drafts the Russian phenom, Matvei Michkov. There was a time when I remember people debating who would go No. 1, Michkov or Connor Bedard, but the world has changed since then. Michkov faced adversity and is proving to be enigmatic. Teams will need to evaluate the risk they are willing to take on by drafting Michkov, as there do seem to be a lot of questions about when he might make it to North America. Most prognosticators seem to think he doesn’t slip past eighth overall.
On that note, here is a look at the number of Russians drafted by team and round over the last three NHL Entry Drafts.
They released the Kraken… schedule
In case you missed it, the Kraken released their 2023-24 schedule. They will open in Vegas on Oct. 10, which will be the night the Golden Knights raise their Stanley Cup Championship banner. The home opener will be Oct. 17 against the Colorado Avalanche. The Kraken have the fewest back-to-back games in the league next season, which should be an advantage. During the 2022-23 season, the Kraken were 8-5-3 in the second game of a back-to-back scenario, though, so maybe this is a bad thing.
The Kraken will travel 49,572 miles this coming season which is 5,000 more miles than last season. 49,572 is fourth most behind Edmonton (53,902), Winnipeg (53,008), and Calgary (50,013).
Other Kraken Musings
The Kraken prospect pool is rather shallow at defense. We all like Ty Nelson (2022 third round) but of the drafted players, Ryker Evans (2021 second round) appears to be the only lock to eventually make the NHL.
On that note, if either of the Swedish defensemen of Tom Willander or Axel Sandin-Pellikka slip to the Kraken at No. 20, either of them will be hard to pass up.
The Kraken have never drafted a Swedish hockey play in the NHL Entry Draft.
It was fun to start entering Kraken game dates in my calendar this week. I have also started to circle a few away games on the schedule.
I wonder how many fans will be booing Cale Makar on opening night?
The Kraken have just three regular-season home games in October and a whopping 10 home games in March.
One of the rumored players on the trade block is Samuel Girard from the Colorado Avalanche. I would love to see Ron Francis pull another Oliver Bjorkstrand-like trade for Girard.
The Kraken re-signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson this week to a two-year, two-way deal for a league minimum of $775k AAV. Olofsson was steady for the few games when he got called up this season, but what I remember about him is his interaction with the fans when they were playing one of their AHL games at the Kraken Community Iceplex. He made a point to wave to kids on the glass and give fist bumps. Things you just love to see.
NHL clubs have until Friday to submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents. We have mentioned it multiple times, but we do not anticipate Daniel Sprong receiving a qualifying offer. Essentially, he played too well and priced himself out of re-signing with Kraken.
Morgan Geekie is the interesting pending RFA. We saw how shrewd Ron Francis can be when he did not qualify Ryan Donato and Sprong last season, only to re-sign them in free agency later in the summer. Could he do something similar with Geekie? If Geekie is not qualified, I do not see him coming back to Seattle.
There are seven days where the Kraken, Silvertips, and Thunderbirds are all playing home games.
The busy week ahead
It is going to be a busy week, so to help you (and myself) keep it all straight, here is the rundown.
6/28 – First Round of the NHL Entry Draft (ESPN)
6/29 – Rounds two through seven of the NHL Entry Draft (NHL Network)
6/30 – Qualifying offers due for all pending restricted free agents, buyout period ends
7/1 – NHL free agency period opens
7/1 – Seattle Kraken development camp starts
7/2 – Seattle Kraken development camp open to the public
7/5 – Seattle Kraken development camp 3-on-3 scrimmage open to the public
There is a lot going on right now, and we surely missed a few topics, but if there are any questions, thoughts, or areas you would like me to explore, leave a note in the comments section. Thank you for reading. Enjoy the draft, free agency, and development camp.
