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DALLAS — Stars 2, Kraken 0 at American Airlines Center

Game 2: Kraken 5, Wild 4, SO

Fan favorite goalie Joey Daccord is sticking around with the Kraken past this season. Daccord agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Kraken worth an average of $5 million per season that will keep him from hitting free agency after the conclusion of the upcoming season, according to TSN. 

SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken were rolling midway through the second period of their nationally televised season opener.

Three months ago, Spokane Chief Berkly Catton signed his Seattle Kraken contract after the center was selected in the first round of the National Hockey League entry draft. He was reassigned to the Chiefs for the upcoming WHL season.

SEATTLE – Dan Bylsma was an alternate captain for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but in a 12-year pro career spent only four full seasons at the NHL level. Many times he was called into the coach’s office and was told he’d be sent to the minors, before eventually switching to the other side of the desk. He still draws on those experiences.

SEATTLE – As he stood in a sweaty practice jersey – on the precipice, perhaps, of a permanent stay – Shane Wright was asked what it’s like to be the old guy at Kraken rookie camp.

SEATTLE – In the Seattle Kraken’s season opener, when the cameras pan to the benches, ESPN viewers will get a glimpse of a first. Jessica Campbell will assume her place behind the players as the St. Louis Blues visit Climate Pledge Arena.

There's a name for the Kraken's ROOT Sports replacement — Kraken Hockey Network, the team announced Monday morning. The team arm is set to produce games that aren't nationally televised for distribution on KING 5, KONG and select TEGNA, Gray, Cox and Morgan Murphy TV stations. Prime Video will stream those games for Prime members in Washington, Oregon and Alaska as part of their ...

Kraken prospect Jagger Firkus entered rarefied air when he won the David Branch Player of the Year Award as the Canadian Hockey League's most outstanding player. Also the CHL Top Scorer Award — exactly what it sounds like. He was the hockey-crazed country's top producer at its top level, piling up 61 goals and 126 points in 63 regular-season games with the Moose Jaw Warriors before ...

Amid fan and media reactions to the Seattle Kraken’s stunning $94 million free -agency outlay last week was understandable consternation about the pickup of Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson.

SEATTLE – There’s a clip from the iconic 1977 satirical hockey movie “Slap Shot” that briefly forced Seattle Kraken draft pick Nathan Villeneuve to stop using his cellphone.

Team dinners can take on a personal flavor for Kraken draft pick Alexis Bernier whenever his major junior team travels around the Canadian province of Quebec on road trips. After all, some of the main course might involve his family's former tenants. Bernier, a 6-foot-1, 189-pound right-handed defenseman taken by the Kraken in the third round, 73rd overall in last weekend's NHL Entry ...

SEATTLE – Refs? Check. Front office? Indeed. Scouting, skating coaches, video work – those boxes are a long way from blank.

The good news: the Kraken made two moves to immediately improve Monday. The bad news: that's not enough. Not if this franchise is serious about clearing the bar it set two campaigns ago, when the Kraken posted 100 points and upset the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in a dazzling playoff debut. 

Refs? Check. Front office? Indeed. Scouting, skating coaches, video work — those boxes are a long way from blank.

SEATTLE – Berkly Catton was drafted into the Seattle Kraken organization Friday, the No. 8 pick in the NHL draft. He was already in the thick of it by Tuesday, surrounded by his fellow Seattle prospects at Kraken Community Iceplex, covered in slush after being tossed off the puck and into the net during a physical one-on-one drill.

Arguably the most aggressive day in Kraken history ended with them committing nearly $94 million for a pair of 30-year-old free agents they hope can vault them back into playoff contender status. 

SEATTLE – Fresh off signing free agent defenseman Brandon Montour, the Seattle Kraken continued major additions to their team Monday by inking Vegas Golden Knights centerman Chandler Stephenson to a seven-year, $43.75 million deal.