Kraken call up prospect Jani Nyman
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Kraken call up prospect Jani Nyman

Just as general manager Ron Francis said they would, the Seattle Kraken have begun to give some of their prospects a look over the final 17 games of the 2024-25 NHL season, as the franchise called up forward Jani Nyman today. Nyman has lit up the AHL, being named as an All-Star in his rookie season in North America and he’ll now get the chance to showcase his talent in the best league in the world.

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A step towards a new era: Recapping the Seattle Kraken trade deadline, 2025
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A step towards a new era: Recapping the Seattle Kraken trade deadline, 2025

With the Seattle Kraken trading some key, beloved forwards ahead of the 2025 NHL trade deadline, it was made clear that some changes were going to be made after a second straight disappointing season for the NHL’s second newest (Utah, sadly, is the newest now) franchise. What all happened for the Kraken ahead of the deadline? CSS’ Jayd Serdy breaks the trades down.

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Seattle Kraken practice notebook: January 24th, 2025
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Seattle Kraken practice notebook: January 24th, 2025

Following last night's tough loss to the Washington Capitals and prior to their early start game against the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow, our Seattle Kraken held a full practice session at the Kraken Community Iceplex that featured some players missing due to injury, a familiar face back on the ice working back from injury, and other notes.

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Top Kraken takeaways from Seattle’s home loss to the Washington Capitals on January 23rd, 2025
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Top Kraken takeaways from Seattle’s home loss to the Washington Capitals on January 23rd, 2025

Our Seattle Kraken played a tight game for most of their Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 home game against the NHL leading Washington Capitals but ultimately critical mistakes with the puck and a lack of enough pressure in the offensive zone resulted the Kraken being shutout for the sixth time this year. Here are some key takeaways from CSS Kraken writer Jayd Serdy.

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Who to watch in the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from Seattle area teams

Who to watch in the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from Seattle area teams

With the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships beginning today, there are nine players that call the Seattle area home currently that you should keep an eye on if you’re a hockey fan around here. Eight of them are prospects of the Seattle Kraken, including one that’s an Everett Silvertips player, and one is a co-captain for our Seattle Thunderbirds.

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Seattle looks to end skid against division-leading Las Vegas: previewing the Kraken at the Golden Knights, December 21st, 2024
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Seattle looks to end skid against division-leading Las Vegas: previewing the Kraken at the Golden Knights, December 21st, 2024

Our Seattle Kraken enter the first game of a brutal back-to-back on this road trip ahead of the NHL’s Holiday break, as they take on the team at the top of the Pacific Division in the Vegas Golden Knights. What do you need to look for, who to watch, and what does the history say for this matchup? Silvia Leija-Rosas and Charles Hamaker have your game preview!

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Seeking a successful end to the homestand: previewing the Kraken hosting the Senators, December 17th, 2024
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Seeking a successful end to the homestand: previewing the Kraken hosting the Senators, December 17th, 2024

To close out their four-game homestand, our Seattle Kraken will host an Ottawa Senators team that has been red hot during the month of December, in large part because of their goaltender. Linus Ullmark, Brady Tkachuk, and the rest of Ottawa come into town looking to handle business against a Kraken team that fell flat against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game back on Saturday.

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Thursday night battle with Boston: previewing the Kraken hosting the Bruins, December 12th, 2024
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Thursday night battle with Boston: previewing the Kraken hosting the Bruins, December 12th, 2024

Our Seattle Kraken continue their four-game homestand in the middle of the month of December, as they welcome the Boston Bruins to town as the Kraken are in the middle of a four-game stretch against opponents from the Atlantic Division. Here are key storylines, key players, morning skate notes, and other things to watch in our game preview.

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Heading into the eye of the storm: previewing the Kraken visiting the Canes, December 3rd, 2024
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Heading into the eye of the storm: previewing the Kraken visiting the Canes, December 3rd, 2024

Our Seattle Kraken, following a disastrous past stretch of games against the Pacific Division that saw them drop four of five, are out on the road for their next four contests. This road trip features tough games against four teams that all seem likely for the postseason, beginning tonight in Raleighwood against the Carolina Hurricanes. Here’s our game preview of Kraken at Canes.

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Buscando domesticar Smashville: vista previa del Kraken que recibirá a los Predators, 20 de noviembre de 2024
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Buscando domesticar Smashville: vista previa del Kraken que recibirá a los Predators, 20 de noviembre de 2024

Para cerrar su estadía de seis juegos en casa durante toda la temporada, nuestro Seattle Kraken recibirá a los Nashville Predators para una exhibición el miércoles por la noche en la televisión nacional en el Climate Pledge Arena. Silvia Leija-Rosas y Charles Hamaker hacen una vista previa de este juego, mientras el Kraken busca seguir acumulando puntos en noviembre.

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The day in Seattle professional sports: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 

The day in Seattle professional sports: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 

In the first ever published edition of “The day in Seattle professional sports, Charles Hamaker takes a look at the busy day of Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, as five of the eight professional teams that call Seattle home had some sort of activity taking place including three games.

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