Last month we hit the five-year anniversary of the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Since that momentous day in 2021, media and hockey fans have engaged in countless hours of debate over the Kraken’s strategy and success procuring talent in that process. Did the Kraken...
Go behind the ropes with the Sound Of Hockey crew at the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft! In this video, you'll hear from Jamie Oleksiak, Mark Giordano, Haydn Fleury, and Brandon Tanev, and you'll get a good feel for the atmosphere at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021.
We are roughly two weeks removed from the Seattle Expansion Draft, and the roster has already shifted quite a bit since the players were announced at Gas Works Park on July 21. Five of the players selected are no longer with the team and three high-profile free agents...
Well, Kraken fans, it has been a WILD week, and there's more to come! This episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast is quite unique, as Darren is mostly driving the bus and doing the heavy lifting on this one without his usual wingmen. Andy does make a couple of...
Expansion Draft rumors started circulating before the protection lists were even released. There has since been a flurry of reports, whispers, and rumors on what is happening with Seattle and the Kraken's plans for the Expansion Draft. Some of these reports will come...
It felt like Christmas morning, the first day of school, and the last day of school all at the same time. Sunday morning, we got to see the list of players that could potentially be joining the Seattle Kraken roster during this week’s Expansion Draft. There were...
After years of speculative protection lists and reading hundreds of mock Seattle Kraken Expansion Drafts, it is your turn to predict who the Kraken will select! This is your chance to fill out an Expansion Draft roster based on the actual protection list that was...
On Sunday morning, the National Hockey League released the protected lists for all 30 teams participating in the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, which will take place on Wednesday, July 21. There are certainly some notable names that have been excluded from the below,...
With the Expansion Draft a mere five days away, the Seattle Kraken's goaltender selection is anyone’s guess. There are a handful of quality options out there but still no clear favorite at this point. The rules require the Kraken to select at least three goalies in...
The 2020-21 NHL season might have ended last week, but we are headed into two of the busiest weeks on the league's calendar. We thought it would be a good idea to lay out the key dates and milestones and call out what to look for from a Seattle Kraken fan's...
Last week the Kraken announced a partnership with the Charlotte Checkers to be Seattle's temporary affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). As part of the announcement, the Kraken revealed that they will be sharing the Checkers with the Florida Panthers while...
Whether you are new to hockey, recently adopted the Seattle Kraken as your new favorite NHL team, or just want another angle on how to watch the Stanley Cup Final, I present to you the Kraken Fan’s Guide to the Stanley Cup Final. Local ties There are two players in...
