Chiefs among them: Four former Spokane players begin NHL season on active...
<p><p>Three months ago, Spokane Chief Berkly Catton signed his Seattle Kraken contract after the center was selected in the first round of the National Hockey League entry draft. He was...
View ArticleKraken open Dan Bylsma era with loss to Blues
<p><p>SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken were rolling midway through the second period of their nationally televised season opener.</p></p><p><p>A two-goal lead was...
View ArticleKraken's Joey Daccord rewarded for breakout season
<p><p>SEATTLE – Fan-favorite goalie Joey Daccord is sticking around with the Seattle Kraken beyond this season.</p></p><p><p>Daccord agreed to a five-year contract...
View ArticleJordan Eberle scores twice, Kraken best Wild in shootout for first win
<p><h3>Game 2: Kraken 5, Wild 4, SO</h3></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> Seattle (1-1) surrendered a two-goal advantage in its season opener. This...
View ArticleKraken concede early goals, can’t get offense going in loss to Stars
<p><h4>DALLAS — Stars 2, Kraken 0 at American Airlines Center</h4></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> All the scoring in this one happened in 13 seconds,...
View ArticleWild say former Spokane Chief Jared Spurgeon's absence related to...
<p><p>ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. – <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nhl/team/wild/">Minnesota Wild</a> captain <a...
View ArticleKraken hand Calgary first loss on Jordan Eberle’s overtime goal
<p><h3>Kraken 2, Flames 1, OT at Climate Pledge Arena</h3></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> Seattle (4-2) won its third straight game on an overtime...
View ArticleTrick or treat: Montour’s hat trick leads Kraken to 8-2 rout of Canadiens
<p><p>Over the first three seasons of the franchise, only two players in Kraken history recorded a hat trick.</p></p><p><p>It took Brandon Montour all of 10 games to...
View ArticleJessica Campbell, NHL's first woman assistant coach, on the pinch-me...
<p><p>TORONTO – As a rule, most <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nhl">NHL</a> teams don’t permit their assistant coaches to speak with reporters. It’s a practice that...
View ArticleKraken blanked again in Boston, despite 31 saves from Joey Daccord
<p><p>Boston native Joey Daccord tried hard to salvage a bad start, but there was little he could do about a stagnant Kraken offense.</p></p><p><p>The Kraken were...
View ArticleKraken road trip ends under avalanche of Colorado goals in 6-3 loss
<p><p>For the final game of a forgettable road trip, Kraken coach Dan Bylsma gave his lineup a significant change and sent a message to his roster in the...
View ArticleKraken face uncertainty after captain Jordan Eberle leaves with injury
<p><p>SEATTLE – Already without one of their top defensemen, the Kraken might now be wondering if their captain and second-leading goal scorer is about to have his own extended...
View ArticleKraken fail to build on homestand momentum with 5th straight road loss
<p><p>LOS ANGELES — Getting resettled during their recent homestand was precisely what the Kraken needed to stabilize after teetering toward...
View ArticleGrubauer terrific in net, Bjorkstrand scores twice as Kraken thump Bruins
<p><h3>Kraken 5, Bruins 1, at Climate Pledge Arena</h3></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> The Kraken won for the fourth time in six games with a...
View ArticleLightning hand Kraken 5-1 loss, snapping Seattle’s three-game point streak
<p><h3>Lightning 5, Kraken 1 at Climate Pledge Arena</h3></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> Defenseman Brandon Montour scored a power-play goal 4:24...
View ArticleBoston Bruins waive Spokane native Tyler Johnson
<p><p>BOSTON – The Tyler Johnson experiment is over before it ever really got off the ground.</p></p><p><p>The Bruins announced on Thursday that the club had placed...
View ArticleKraken drop fifth straight game with 5-2 loss to Avalanche
<p><p>The Kraken dropped their fifth straight game in regulation 5-2 Sunday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The Colorado Avalanche swept the season series against...
View ArticleHow Kraken coach Dan Bylsma uses the ‘Bylbrary’ to help players grow
<p><p>SEATTLE – There’s a celebrated but somewhat romanticized Icelandic tradition called Jólabókafló, or “Christmas book flood,” where publishers release new titles in time for the...
View ArticleNumbers game: Here are the stories behind what's on Kraken jerseys
<p><p>SEATTLE – A hockey player’s number is part of their identity at the rink, nearly synonymous with names, even though they’re only...
View ArticleAnother Kraken comeback falls short with 4-2 loss to Oilers
<p><p>SEATTLE – Ten seconds after the puck was dropped Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena, the ice went dark. An inexplicable, likely accidental button push killed the illumination and...
View ArticleKaapo Kakko doing the work to fit in with Kraken on and off ice
<p><p>SEATTLE – Kaapo Kakko is earning his keep.</p></p><p><p>While apartment hunting, the Seattle newcomer is staying in Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen’s guest room,...
View ArticleAnalysis: The good, bad and future as Kraken hit midpoint of season
<p><p>SEATTLE – The 17-21-3 Kraken hit the halfway point of the 2024-25 season with a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. It would be a modern-day NHL marvel if the Kraken...
View ArticleKraken drop fourth straight with sloppy 6-2 loss to Blue Jackets
<p><p>The Kraken began the second half of the season on Thursday night in Columbus with a performance that looked unsurprisingly similar to plenty of other games over the past few...
View ArticleKaapo Kakko leads third-period flurry in Kraken comeback win over Sabres
<p><p>Prone to weak starts, the Kraken haven’t figured out how to eliminate them. But they can occasionally win in spite of them.</p></p><p><p>It took another...
View ArticleKraken fall into early hole during blowout loss to Red Wings
<p><p>There would be no unlikely comeback Sunday afternoon as the Kraken plunged too far, too fast.</p></p><p><p>The Detroit Red Wings scored their first two goals...
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