The Seattle Kraken officially introduced Lane Lambert as the third head coach in franchise history with a press conference at Kraken Community Iceplex on Monday. Sitting side by side with new general manager Jason Botterill, Lambert said he was “ecstatic” about the...
It’s no secret the Seattle Kraken’s future hinges on the growth of two young centers: Matty Beniers and Shane Wright. Both were high draft picks expected to become cornerstone players, and while their development paths have looked very different so far, each offers...
Last week, we made the case that the Seattle Kraken have seven offseason priorities on the player personnel side that the team will look to address in free agency or through trades (or perhaps offer sheets?). In the days since that post, the Kraken stayed active,...
General manager of the PWHL Seattle franchise, Meghan Turner, faces probably the most critical stretch of her professional sports career as she shapes the foundation of her new team's inaugural roster in the PWHL Expansion Draft. With a mix of high-stakes deadlines...
The Seattle Kraken answered one of their biggest offseason questions on Thursday when they announced that Lane Lambert had been hired to become the third head coach in franchise history. We expect Lambert to be formally introduced to the market next week, so we will...
The Seattle Kraken have named Lane Lambert as the third head coach in franchise history, the team announced Thursday. Lambert, 60, brings a wealth of NHL experience to the franchise, both behind the bench and as a former player. Lambert most recently served as an...
As Seattle Kraken fandom awaits white smoke rising from the Kraken Community Iceplex signaling the appointment of a new head coach, the front office has been hard at work developing an offseason plan for player acquisition as well. General manager Jason Botterill told...
While watching the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and trying to figure out what went wrong for the Seattle Kraken, I noticed something curious. Alternate captain Adam Larsson led the team in plus/minus this past season with a plus-22 rating. That’s not shocking—he’s a...
When the Seattle Kraken selected WHL phenom Berkly Catton at No. 8 overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, his junior city of Spokane, Wash., erupted with excitement. Fans of their neighbors to the west, the Everett Silvertips, awoke the next morning to learn that their...
With the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs in the rearview mirror, it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions: digging into how playoff rosters are constructed and examining the characteristics of the players and teams that are playing for the...
With leagues around the world winding down their seasons, and the 2025 NHL Draft just a month and a half out, we are entering draft rankings season. As is typical, NHL Central Scouting was the first major public service to finalize its 2025 NHL Draft ranking. We'll be...
The Seattle Kraken’s 2024-25 season ended in much the same way as their prior campaign: another year of watching the playoffs from afar, with their head coach again being shown the door—this time after just one season behind the bench. Now that the dust has settled on...
