Top 5 Kraken Performances at the World Juniors Adam Kierszenblat | December 25, 2021 Before some of the Seattle Kraken were lighting up the NHL, they made their countries proud at the World Junior Championship. This year is no different, as two Kraken prospects…
Revisiting Departed Panthers Players From 2020-21 Team Grant Tingley | November 22, 2021 The Florida Panthers returned much of their core from last season, which has resulted in an excellent start (they are atop the NHL at 13-2-3 as of this writing). However,…
Kraken Stats Round-Up: Schwartz, Wennberg, Geekie, & Grubauer Jake Zrihen | November 18, 2021 The Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season has been very disappointing to this point. A team that hoped to contend for a playoff spot is dead last in the weak Pacific Division,…
3 Takeaways From the Seattle Kraken’s Inaugural Game Adam Kierszenblat | October 13, 2021 In their first-ever regular-season game, the Seattle Kraken fell 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives as Seattle kept pace with one of…
Panthers Need Better Penalty Kill for Successful Season Mitch Davidson | October 7, 2021 Expectations for the 2021-22 Florida Panthers are high. The team added a goal-scorer in Sam Reinhart, re-signed multiple high-profile acquisitions from last season, including Sam Bennett, and extended pleasant surprises…
Kraken’s Best & Worst Contracts for Inaugural Season Jake Zrihen | September 26, 2021 Though the Seattle Kraken are the NHL’s newest team, with their first training camp having just begun, they are not entirely exempt from an affliction with which all professional sports…
Meet the Kraken: Center Alexander Wennberg Jonathan Amatulli | August 11, 2021 In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers will be doing a deep dive into each player projected to be on the opening-night roster. This…
Seattle Kraken Sign Alexander Wennberg to 3-Year Contract Ryan Gagne | July 28, 2021 The Seattle Kraken has added to their center depth by signing former first-round pick Alexander Wennberg to a three-year contract valued at $13.5 million. The annual average value of the…
Senators Need to Target Wennberg in Free Agency Ryan Shuvera | July 27, 2021 There are a ton of moving parts and players as NHL general managers turn their focus to free-agent targets with the free agency signing period set to open on Wednesday.…
Sharks Need to Find a Third-Line Center in Free Agency Josh Frojelin | July 27, 2021 In the San Jose Sharks’ dominant 2018-19 regular season performance, the team’s offense soared. Between Brent Burns’ point-per-game scoring as a blueliner, both Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski hitting the…
NHL Draft History – 14th Pick Overall Colin Newby | July 19, 2021 Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…
Wild Have Internal & Free Agent Options to Fill 2021-22 Roster Aaron Heckmann | July 9, 2021 The Minnesota Wild made a crucial move last Friday by locking up Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year contract extension. It isn’t exactly surprising that they witnessed the promising young…