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The Seattle Kraken had the sixth-best odds in the NHL draft lottery, but dropped two spots to hold the eighth overall pick for the second straight year.

On April 29, 2024, Ron Francis wore a black pullover and black pants to announce the firing of the Seattle Kraken’s first coach.

SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken restructuring became official Tuesday morning. The team’s only general manager to date, Ron Francis, was elevated to president of hockey operations while handing over some of the day-to-day business of roster management.

SEATTLE – For the second consecutive year, as the Stanley Cup playoffs roll on, the Kraken are on the outside and looking for a coach. They also will have a new general manager, according to a report.

At a fan event last Tuesday during which he announced a widespread pricing drop for season tickets, CEO Tod Leiweke welcomed a Jr. Kraken player to the mic for the last query. It turned out to be less of a question than a rallying cry.

The team simply didn’t have the talent to compete for a playoff spot this season — which is something perilously close to becoming a recurring theme.

Before Tuesday's regular-season finale and fan appreciation night, Kraken owner Samantha Holloway sat down with The Seattle Times to speak about running the franchise, the performance on the ice and the lingering talks about the NBA potentially returning to Seattle.

The Kraken have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs and are looking forward to a high draft pick this summer. Counterproductive to the latter cause, they keep on winning.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Alex Ovechkin stands alone.

Hopefully the security surrounding Steph Curry’s SAP Center suite was better than it was around the Sharks’ net.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL career goals record.

SEATTLE – When passersby see 6-foot-7, 252-pound Jamie Oleksiak, even if they don’t recognize him, they have to have some inkling what his job is. Then the Kraken defenseman opens his mouth and drives the point home, showing a gap where a front tooth once was.

Former Spokane Chiefs star Kailer Yamamoto has been recalled by the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League.

Those buying beers or battling traffic missed nearly all the scoring action in a 3-1 Dallas Stars victory over the Kraken on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. There were three goals in the first 3:19, and then none at all until a Stars empty netter with 1:07 left in the game.

Now that there’s no more glimmer of hope, the eulogies to the 2024-25 Seattle Kraken can safely begin. They knew how to rally, but never truly contended.

With nine games to go in the regular season, the Kraken were formally eliminated from 2025 postseason contention when the St. Louis Blues won their ninth game in a row against the Colorado Avalanche.

Communication was key as three of the Seattle Kraken’s youngest players combined forces Saturday night in Edmonton.

Kaapo Kakko scored twice and the Kraken put up a spirited fight on Saturday night. But even without their superstars, the Edmonton Oilers continued to dominate their Pacific Division neighbor.

Jets 3, Kraken 2, OT at Climate Pledge Arena