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Seattle Kraken

Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for the Seattle Kracken in 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Kraken eagerly await player lists ahead of expansion draft

Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for the Seattle Kracken in 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 17, 2021, 4:06pm National Sports

The NHL pause arrived Saturday after a busy day of league-wide deals that helped teams solidify rosters and make decisions on what players would exposed to Seattle ahead of next Wednesday’s expansion draft. Read story

The ice and seating areas of Climate Pledge Arena are viewed during a media tour of the facility, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Seattle. The arena will be the home of the NHL hockey team Seattle Kraken and the WNBA Seattle Storm basketball team as well as hosting concerts and other performing arts events. (AP Photo/Ted S.

NHL’s expansion struggles changed with Vegas and now Seattle

The ice and seating areas of Climate Pledge Arena are viewed during a media tour of the facility, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Seattle. The arena will be the home of the NHL hockey team Seattle Kraken and the WNBA Seattle Storm basketball team as well as hosting concerts and other performing arts events. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 15, 2021, 8:01pm National Sports

The NHL reworked its expansion draft rules in 2017 and Vegas flipped the league on its head by becoming the most successful first-year franchise in NHL history, reaching the Stanley Cup Final in the Golden Knights’ inaugural season. Read story

The NHL expansion Seattle Kraken are scheduled to play six exhibition games before the 2021-22 NHL season begins in October. Their three home games against Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary will be played around the state of Washington while Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle gets some finishing touches before opening for the franchise's first home game in mid-October. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Kraken to play NHL exhibition games in Spokane, Everett and Kent

The NHL expansion Seattle Kraken are scheduled to play six exhibition games before the 2021-22 NHL season begins in October. Their three home games against Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary will be played around the state of Washington while Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle gets some finishing touches before opening for the franchise's first home game in mid-October. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 9, 2021, 2:59pm National Sports

The Seattle Kraken will take the ice for the first time in Spokane for their exhibition opener, with the NHL expansion franchise touring around the state of Washington while their arena renovation is completed. Read story

New Seattle Kraken Head Coach Dave Hakstol listens during a news conference, Thursday, June, 24, 2021 in Seattle. The Kraken hired Hakstol as head coach of the expansion franchise that will begin its first NHL hockey season in the fall. It's his second NHL head-coaching job after three plus seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers from 2015-19.

Expansion Seattle Kraken hire Dave Hakstol as first coach

New Seattle Kraken Head Coach Dave Hakstol listens during a news conference, Thursday, June, 24, 2021 in Seattle. The Kraken hired Hakstol as head coach of the expansion franchise that will begin its first NHL hockey season in the fall. It's his second NHL head-coaching job after three plus seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers from 2015-19.

June 24, 2021, 2:55pm National Sports

Through all the speculation, rumors, leaks and educated guesses that came with the search for the Seattle Kraken’s first coach, the name Dave Hakstol never surfaced. Read story