Analysis: Three thoughts on Kraken as they head into final month of season
<p><p>With a month to go in the Seattle Kraken’s NHL season and playoffs now looking like a wild dream more than a wild-card dream, here are a few thoughts on a season that wasn’t from...
View ArticleJoey Daccord chased early, Kraken cap brutal homestand with loss to Sabres
<p><p>Had they bottled up the first 24 seconds of Monday night’s game and gone home, it would have been a perfect outing for a Kraken team in desperate need of...
View ArticleKraken feast on lowly Ducks, snap 8-game losing streak
<p><p>Every pressure cooker needs an outlet valve and the Kraken’s wound up scalding their bystander opponents big-time Tuesday night with pent-up steam let loose early and...
View ArticleKraken overcome power-play blunders, beat Ducks for 2nd time in 3 days
<p><p>SEATTLE – When the Kraken went out for a third-period power play, they were up by a goal. By the time it ended, they were trailing by one. Yes, you read that...
View ArticleKraken can’t spoil Stars’ first trip back to Seattle since tense playoff series
<p><p>SEATTLE – </p></p><p><p>Back in Climate Pledge Arena for the first time since May 13, when they were on the other side of a feverish Game 6, second-round...
View ArticleKraken plan to give Shane Wright feel for NHL game, but not for too long
<p><p>SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kraken prospect Shane Wright says he’s learned plenty more about professional hockey since his last stint with the team four months...
View ArticleKraken’s success in L.A. ends with measly offensive showing in 5-2 loss to Kings
<p><p>LOS ANGELES – One of the more bizarre streaks of the Kraken’s short history finally had its closing chapter written here Wednesday night by an offense that could barely get a shot off...
View ArticleShane Wright tallies first multi-goal game of career in Kraken’s win over Ducks
<p><p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — An early stolen puck in the offensive zone and quick shot on net was the first sign Kraken forward Shane Wright was tuned in and ready to do some...
View ArticleAnalysis: Kraken’s fan base disappointed in missing playoffs. Here’s why...
<p><p>Though it’s tough to tell amid a season in which the Seattle Kraken’s playoff hopes vanished weeks ago, there has been progress by the franchise on certain...
View ArticleKraken lose to Stars for 7th straight defeat against playoff-bound teams
<p><p>DALLAS — Eleven months since their prior season ended here in a Game 7 playoff heartbreaker, the Kraken are winding down another campaign under far different circumstances of...
View ArticleKraken put up fight, but fall to playoff-bound Jets for 4th straight loss
<p><p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba — There were plenty of opportunities for the Kraken to quit by the early second period stages of the one game they definitely weren’t supposed to win on this...
View ArticleKraken finish off disappointing season on a high, winning 4-3 in Minnesota
<p><p>SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Kraken goalie Joey Daccord was his team’s feel-good story in their third season of franchise existence, so it was almost inevitable he’d be tasked to salvage the...
View ArticleCommentary: It’s time for the Kraken to embrace change. Are they willing to?
<p><p>SEATTLE – On May 15, 2023, thousands of fans filed into Climate Pledge Arena to watch a hockey game. They came in jerseys and octopus hats and blue hair dye and mermaid fins, looking...
View ArticleKraken coach Dave Hakstol’s future on hold until evaluation is complete
<p><p>SEATTLE – Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Monday that an evaluation of coach Dave Hakstol and his staff is ongoing and added that he won’t have an answer on their future until...
View ArticleAnalysis: Kraken GM Ron Francis can’t afford misstep on Dave Hakstol decision
<p><p>SEATTLE – Various opinions are floating around about the Seattle Kraken’s handling of Dave Hakstol and his coaching staff .</p></p><p><p>Namely, how...
View ArticleKraken leaving ROOT Sports for new TV and streaming deals
<p><p>SEATTLE – In a landmark move, the Seattle Kraken announced Thursday they’ve ended their Root Sports partnership in favor of showing games for free over the air next season with...
View ArticleUnpacking Matty Beniers' sophomore season with Kraken – and what comes next
<p><p>SEATTLE – Matty Beniers’ entry-level days are done. He needs a new contract this summer.</p></p><p><p>It was an uneven season , a learning season. The Kraken’s...
View ArticleCoach Dave Hakstol fired after Kraken miss NHL playoffs
<p><p>Seattle Kraken coach Dave Hakstol, who guided the franchise to its first playoff appearance a year ago, won’t get another chance at a second such...
View ArticleCommentary: Why it was time for the Kraken to move on from Dave Hakstol
<p><p>SEATTLE – Ron or Dave? Who was this really on?</p></p><p><p>The big news in Kraken Land on Monday was coach Dave Hakstol being fired after three seasons in...
View Article‘Extremely disappointed’ Kraken deny report that players demanded Dave...
<p><p>Kraken general manager Ron Francis on Wednesday disputed an ESPN report that multiple players came to him in exit interviews demanding coach Dave Hakstol be...
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