Alex Ovechkin chips away at goals record as Kraken fall at Capitals
<p><p>WASHINGTON – Again, the Kraken were begrudgingly part of history in the making.</p></p><p><p>Seattle managed to stay with the Eastern Conference’s top team...
View ArticleCommentary: Kraken better hope to find relevance before potential Sonics return
<p><p>The Kraken can sell tickets. We saw that right away. Ten thousand of them went off the board 12 minutes after they were available in 2018.</p></p><p><p>The...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken fall in OT to Jets, former teammate Brandon Tanev
<p><h3>Jets 3, Kraken 2, OT at Climate Pledge Arena</h3></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> The Kraken forced overtime, but fell to old friend Brandon...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken’s struggles against Oilers continue with 5-4 loss
<p><p>Kaapo Kakko scored twice and the Kraken put up a spirited fight on Saturday night. But even without their superstars, the Edmonton Oilers continued to dominate their Pacific Division...
View ArticleWhy Seattle Kraken built new young forward line with language in mind
<p><p>Communication was key as three of the Seattle Kraken’s youngest players combined forces Saturday night in Edmonton.</p></p><p><p>Each member of the new forward...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken eliminated from 2025 NHL playoffs contention
<p><p>With nine games to go in the regular season, the Kraken were formally eliminated from 2025 postseason contention when the St. Louis Blues won their ninth game in a row against the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Seattle Kraken will miss NHL playoffs again. What’s next?
<p><p>Now that there’s no more glimmer of hope, the eulogies to the 2024-25 Seattle Kraken can safely begin. They knew how to rally, but never truly...
View ArticleDallas earns a 3-1 victory over the Kraken, sweeping a two-game set
<p><p>Those buying beers or battling traffic missed nearly all the scoring action in a 3-1 Dallas Stars victory over the Kraken on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. There were three...
View ArticleSpokane's Kailer Yamamoto back in NHL with Utah Hockey Club
<p><p>Former Spokane Chiefs star Kailer Yamamoto has been recalled by the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League.</p></p><p><p>Yamamoto has played three...
View ArticleHow Seattle Kraken players earned their ‘hockey smiles’
<p><p>SEATTLE – When passersby see 6-foot-7, 252-pound Jamie Oleksiak, even if they don’t recognize him, they have to have some inkling what his job is. Then the Kraken defenseman opens his...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with 894 career goals
<p><p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL career goals...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken dominate last-place San Jose Sharks
<p><p>Hopefully the security surrounding Steph Curry’s SAP Center suite was better than it was around the Sharks’ net.</p></p><p><p>Jared McCann scored twice and the...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin passes Wayne Gretzky, breaks NHL goals record with No. 895
<p><p>ELMONT, N.Y. – Alex Ovechkin stands alone.</p></p><p><p>The Washington Capitals’ captain – who burst into the NHL two decades ago and has hardly slowed down...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken play spoiler again, beat playoff-bound Kings
<p><p>The Kraken have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs and are looking forward to a high draft pick this summer. Counterproductive to the latter cause, they keep on...
View ArticleQ+A: Kraken owner Samantha Holloway on building a franchise
<p><p>Before Tuesday’s regular-season finale and fan appreciation night, Kraken owner Samantha Holloway sat down with The Seattle Times to speak about running the franchise, the...
View ArticleCommentary: What Seattle Kraken must accomplish this offseason to regain...
<p><p>SEATTLE – You can’t blame the players for protecting their teammates.</p></p><p><p>Nobody was going to point to individual shortcomings or areas where the...
View ArticleAnalysis: The Kraken missed the mark again, and now they're on the clock
<p><p>At a fan event last Tuesday during which he announced a widespread pricing drop for season tickets, CEO Tod Leiweke welcomed a Jr. Kraken player to the mic for the last query. It...
View ArticleKraken fire coach Dan Bylsma and reassign GM Ron Francis, reports say
<p><p>SEATTLE – For the second consecutive year, as the Stanley Cup playoffs roll on, the Kraken are on the outside and looking for a coach. They also will have a new general manager,...
View ArticleKraken GM Ron Francis replaced by Jason Botterill in front-office restructure
<p><p>SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken restructuring became official Tuesday morning. The team’s only general manager to date, Ron Francis, was elevated to president of hockey operations while...
View ArticleCommentary: Was Kraken GM Ron Francis held to same standard as coach Dan Bylsma?
<p><p>On April 29, 2024, Ron Francis wore a black pullover and black pants to announce the firing of the Seattle Kraken’s first coach.</p></p><p><p>The general...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken drop two spots in NHL draft lottery
<p><p>The Seattle Kraken had the sixth-best odds in the NHL draft lottery, but dropped two spots to hold the eighth overall pick for the second straight...
View ArticleWhere Seattle Kraken coach search sits as popular picks find jobs
<p><p>A full month after firing Dan Bylsma following a single season at the helm, the Seattle Kraken reportedly had an offer declined and still haven’t named their third head...
View ArticleOilers overcome loss of Hyman in Game 4, move within 1 win of Stanley Cup Final
<p><p>EDMONTON, Alberta – The Edmonton Oilers moved to within one step of returning to the Stanley Cup Final by defeating the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference...
View ArticleCommentary: As NHL teams hire coaches, is it time for concern with Kraken’s...
<p><p>SEATTLE – We’re waiting.</p></p><p><p>More than a month after the Seattle Kraken missed the playoffs and fired their coach for a second consecutive season, Dan...
View ArticleKraken hire Lane Lambert as their third coach
<p><p>SEATTLE – The Kraken named Lane Lambert the third coach in franchise history on Thursday. Lambert guided the New York Islanders for a season and a half, his only prior NHL head...
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