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Seattle Kraken Home Opener at Climate Pledge Arena

Seattle Kraken Home Opener at Climate Pledge Arena

The Seattle Kraken opened the doors to Climate Pledge Arena in their inaugural home game against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. The publicly financed $1.15 billion renovation of the old Key Arena kept the original roof and exterior. It now features an...

Riley Sheahan on Seattle Kraken and mental health in sports

Riley Sheahan on Seattle Kraken and mental health in sports

Seattle Kraken forward Riley Sheahan exclusively discussed his thoughts with insidehockey.com on playing in Seattle, the strengths of the Kraken team, creating a new podcast, and addressing mental health issues in sports. Sheahan started his professional hockey career...

Seattle Kraken Community Iceplex Launch Event

Seattle Kraken Community Iceplex Launch Event

The Seattle Kraken welcomed media members and invited guests to the launch of the Kraken Community Iceplex. Insidehockey.com captured some sights and sounds from the event. In an exclusive interview, Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke discussed on the location criteria and his...

Hakstol Named As First Kraken Head Coach

Hakstol Named As First Kraken Head Coach

The Seattle Kraken named Dave Hakstol as their inaugural head coach for the upcoming NHL season. Prior to joining the NHL's newest franchise, Hakstol was the Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach for the last two seasons. His previous NHL experience included a three...

Seattle Kraken Arena Construction Update

Seattle Kraken Arena Construction Update

The inside of the Seattle Kraken's Climate Pledge Arena continues to take shape with the installation of seats and pouring of concrete for the hockey rink. The $1 billion building is slated to open in October with 17,100 seats for hockey and 18,100 for basketball....

Dylan Larkin Named Red Wings Captain

Dylan Larkin Named Red Wings Captain

Dylan Larkin, the 24-year-old Detroit Red Wings center, was announced as the franchise’s 37th team captain. He became the first native Detroiter and Michigander in the club’s history to hold the captain’s title.

Seattle Kraken Hire New Broadcaster Everett Fitzhugh

Seattle Kraken Hire New Broadcaster Everett Fitzhugh

Everett Fitzhugh was named as the NHL's newest broadcaster with the expansion Seattle Kraken, who start league play in the 2021-22 season. Fitzhugh sat down with insidehockey.com for a video interview to discuss the journey to landing his NHL dream job, potential...

NHL Releases 2019-20 Preseason Schedule

NHL Releases 2019-20 Preseason Schedule

The National Hockey League released its 2019-20 preseason schedule that features 107 games played across 43 NHL and neutral-site venues in North America and Europe from Sept. 15-30. As part of the 2019 NHL Global Series, the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers...

Kraken GM Ron Francis on Upcoming Drafts, Arena Construction and Head Coach Search

Ron Francis Named Seattle GM

NHL Seattle CEO,Tod Leiweke, today named Ron Francis as the team's general manager. Francis will oversee the club's hockey operations. This includes player personnel, coaching staff, amateur and pro scouting, player development, analytics, sports science and the...

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