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Shane Wright Prefers Trade To Canucks
Despite asking the Seattle Kraken for a trade a few weeks ago, nothing has materialized on the trade front for center Shane Wright. Still, that could change…
Friday Film Room – Chase Reid, Eduard Sale
Welcome back to Friday Film Room, our summer Seattle Kraken prospects series here at Sound Of Hockey. In these posts, we’ll pass along gameplay video, data,…
Seattle Kraken Schedule Drop! Release 2026-27 Schedule
The Seattle Kraken schedule for the 2026 – 2027 season dropped today, and there’s plenty to see: A few notables: This year marks an 84-game season, up from the…
AHL Coaching Notes: Haviland, Loh, Ford
The Ontario Reign, the Los Angeles Kings’ AHL affiliate, named Mike Haviland an assistant coach on Tuesday, the team announced. Haviland, 58, arrives with more…
Canucks Inquired About Wright
Notes from the Pacific including Vancouver not looking to simply dump salary, Edmonton wants to wait to re-sign Colton Dach, and more.
Kraken Re-Sign Victor Ostman, Ville Ottavainen
According to a team announcement, the Seattle Kraken have re-signed netminder Victor Östman to a one-year deal for the 2026-27 season. Additionally, the Kraken…
Shane Wright requested a trade; where do the Kraken go from here?
In a summer of eyebrow-raising moments for the Seattle Kraken, another such instance occurred last week when Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mentioned in an…
Mitchell Stephens Resigns With AHL Coachella Valley
It seems like the hits will just keep coming in Anaheim this summer. According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier’s…
A Seattle Kraken view on the Leo Carlsson offer sheet
The Leo Carlsson offer sheet could create opportunities for the Seattle Kraken, whether Anaheim matches or Philadelphia lands the young franchise center. The…
Shane Wright wants out, and his development is the key to why
Elliote Friedman of SportsNet revealed in a bombshell that the Kraken were once again exploring all options with Center Shane Wright, as according to Wright’s…
Kraken Working With Shane Wright To Find A Suitable Trade
Shane Wright's agent indicated that the Seattle Kraken are working to move the center this summer.
Kraken add Curtis Douglas in FA on 2-year, 1.25m AAV contract
Cue up Manny Fresh, because the Kraken like their forwards Real Big this free agency. The Kraken announced the signing of Forward Curtis Douglas to a 2 year…
Kraken Sign Curtis Douglas
The Seattle Kraken have signed UFA winger Curtis Douglas to a two-year contract.
DJLR Free Agency Frenzy LIVETHREAD
Welcome to free agent frenzy, friends. The NHL has already begun making goofy trades all over the place after the Kraken made a perfectly reasonable call for…
Kraken Sign Mackie Samoskevich To Three-Year Deal
The Seattle Kraken announced that they have signed restricted free agent forward Mackie Samoskevich to a three-year deal. Per Elliotte Friedman, the deal…
The 2026 Seattle Kraken draft class
With the 2026 NHL Draft in the books, the Seattle Kraken have added eight more young players to the organization—five defensemen and three forwards. We’re here…
The Jason Robertson fallout – empowerment and the “no no-move clause”
The single biggest narrative surrounding the Seattle Kraken over their five seasons of existence has been consistently the lack of a true, elite superstar.…
Kraken Select F William Tomko 204th Overall!
The Kraken’s final selection is here! Meet William Tomko! Tomko appears before us as a Right shot Forward at 6’0, 198 pounds, playing for the Sioux Falls…
Kraken Select D Rylan Singh 198th Overall!
The 1st of the last round of the playoffs involves a young man from Pickering! Rylan Singh plays for the Guelph Storm, having a respectable line for a…
Kraken Select D Ola Palme 166th Overall!
Another swede! This one having fallen quite a bit according to the prognosticators! Palme comes from the Växjö Lakers HC U20 team, where his smart, sensible…
Kraken Select Luken “Hawke” Huff 148th Overall!
I do not mean this lightly. Hawke Huff might be in the top 10 of names in this draft, and there are some good names in this draft. Huff comes to us from the…
Seattle Kraken draft Casey Mutryn at No. 38 overall
With the sixth pick in the second round, the Seattle Kraken selected Casey Mutryn from the U.S. National Team Development Program. Mutryn, a 6-foot-3…
Live Blog: Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft – Seattle Kraken
Welcome to the Sound Of Hockey NHL Draft Live Blog! The Seattle Kraken enter Day 2 of the NHL Draft with six picks—barring any trades, that’s the fewest…
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken draft Chase Reid at No. 7 overall
With the seventh overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Seattle Kraken selected Chase Reid, a right-shot defenseman from the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. The pick…
The Seattle Kraken's 2025 Year in Review
A complete timeline look at the Seattle Kraken’s 2025 season, best player, trades, signings, extensions, coaching changes, and organizational updates.
How the Kraken's new style is shaping their season
Under Lane Lambert, the Seattle Kraken have revamped their defensive and offensive systems, focusing on control behind the net, smarter structure, and faster…
Jani Nyman is the Seattle Kraken's secret weapon
Jani Nyman is proving he’s ready for the NHL with a lethal one-timer and improved all-around play. Here’s why the Kraken should keep him on the roster.
Kraken season off to a terrible start without even opening puck drop
The Seattle Kraken are facing a nasty case of the injury bug ahead of their season opener, with several key players nursing ailments.
Hiring Ron Francis was a horrible start for the Kraken
A deep dive into Ron Francis’s tenure as Kraken GM, examining how poor decisions have left Seattle capped out and struggling at the bottom of the league.
The Seattle Kraken’s 5 Worst Contracts: A heavy cap for the middle of the roster
The Seattle Kraken are paying starter money for role players and backup production. Here are the five worst contracts weighing down the roster.
Kraken could pull off late-summer blockbuster
The Seattle Kraken could shake up the NHL by pulling off a late-summer blockbuster trade involving a top unsigned RFA.
Seattle Kraken mascot has terrifying bear encounter on camera
The Seattle Kraken's mascot, Buoy, got caught in a situation that most of us would never want to be in during a video shoot in Alaska.