Ducks’ 2020-21 Success or Failure Will Dictate Expansion Draft Decisions Stephen Dohner | August 24, 2020 The only thing we know for sure about the 2020-21 season is that it will be the NHL’s last season with 31 teams. Now that the Seattle Hockey Club has…
Kraken Will Have to Work to Build an Engaged Fan Base Sean Mallon | August 22, 2020 The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League have at times been accused of pumping fan noise into their stadium at home games. (from ‘LOUD & CLEAR ; GIANTS HEAR…
Climate Pledge Arena is Setting a New Standard for Environmentalism Sean Mallon | August 20, 2020 The future home of the Seattle Kraken will be known as Climate Pledge Arena. The partners – Oakview Group, Amazon, and the NHL franchise itself – announced the arena name…
Kraken Will Have Future NHL Talent in Their Own Backyard Johnny Berman | August 20, 2020 The Seattle Kraken won’t need to go far to scout NHL prospects. One of the benefits of playing in Seattle is that they will be surrounded by teams from the…
Seattle Kraken Have Some Cracking Choices for Their First Head Coach Sean Mallon | August 18, 2020 Sometimes it’s hard to know who the best candidate is going to be for a coaching job in the NHL. It can be a choice between a veteran with visible…
More Than Words – The Seattle Kraken Find Their Broadcast Voice Sean Mallon | August 15, 2020 The voice of the Seattle Kraken has been identified. Everett Fitzhugh has been hired to call goals, penalties, and hopefully someday a Stanley Cup. The timing makes sense, it couldn’t have…
Red Wings Expansion Draft Projections 2.0 Tony Wolak | July 27, 2020 Could the Detroit Red Wings have a new rival soon? Now that the Seattle Kraken have officially revealed their team name, the NHL suddenly has two octopus-affiliated franchises. There are…
Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken: The Next Great NHL Rivalry Christopher Kelsall | July 25, 2020 National Hockey League rivalries can be intense, highly entertaining and will fester and smoulder for decades, only to be freshly renewed during the postseason; the proverbial pulling the scab off…
Kraken Should Have Their Eyes on This Oiler Christopher Kelsall | July 25, 2020 After 55 years of expansions, the National Hockey League will have grown from the Original Six teams to 32 clubs by the time the 2021-22 season begins. The league finally…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning, Kraken, More Jim Parsons | July 24, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Columbus Blue Jackets’ coach John Tortorella is not happy with his team and explains why. In Pittsburgh, there are questions about who starts in goal…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Oilers, Hall, Seattle Kraken, More Jim Parsons | July 23, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Filip Zadina of the Detroit Red Wings could be heading to the Czech Republic, Oilers’ prospect Philip Broberg might actually make…
Seattle Kraken Reveal NHL Team Name & Logo Brandon Share-Cohen | July 23, 2020 The Seattle Kraken are the NHL’s newest franchise. After months of speculation, the NHL’s 32nd franchise has announced their team name and revealed their logo in a press conference perfectly…