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Alexander Ovechkin registers 1600th NHL regular season point

Alexander Ovechkin registers 1600th NHL regular season point. He is the 11th player all-time to accomplish the feat.

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Seattle Kraken Considering Jessica Campbell For Coaching Position

Seattle Kraken's potential hiring of Jessica Campbell as NHL assistant coach and her impact on player development at Coachella Valley.

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Kraken coach Dave Hakstol receives contract extension

Kraken coach Dave Hakstol certainly enjoyed a swing in his team’s and his own fortunes this past season and on Wednesday was rewarded for it with a two-year contract extension.

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Deep talent pool in NHL draft could leave top defensemen available to Kraken at No. 20

SEATTLE — Kraken general manager Ron Francis has no idea who he’ll select Wednesday in a third NHL draft quite different from the franchise’s first two.

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Kraken seize ‘great opportunity’ and clinch playoff berth at Climate Pledge Arena

SEATTLE — Exactly three years ago this week, a pandemic-generated holding pattern was keeping the entity that eventually became the Seattle Kraken from having a team name, logo, home arena and season ticket holders to fill it with.

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Larry Stone: Kraken facing a different kind of construction as another NHL season begins

Precisely one year ago, Tod Leiweke was racing against time as the finishing touches were being put on Climate Pledge Arena. Its carefully formulated construction schedule torn asunder by COVID-19 disruptions, the goal was to have the $1.2 billion building ready for the Kraken’s home opener Oct. 23, 2021 —…

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Larry Stone: With novelty worn off, Kraken will have to improve to keep fans' attention

SEATTLE — For the Seattle Kraken, their inaugural season was all about the wonderment of having an actual NHL team in town, playing in a brand-spanking-new arena.

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Geoff Baker: 'Christmas came early' for the Kraken with Shane Wright -- which could delay their playoff debut

Last week's opening of NHL free agency told us a whole lot about the direction the Kraken appear to be headed in the next few seasons.

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Report: Kraken sign former Colorado Avalanche forward Andre Burakovsky to 5-year, $27.5 million deal

It wasn’t quite one of the big names they’d been linked to, but the Kraken reportedly added some scoring punch up front Wednesday by signing Colorado Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky to a five-year, $27.5 million deal.

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Kraken’s inaugural season comes to end with loss in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It was 132 years ago and about an equal number of miles west of this rain-soaked city that a player who’d eventually bring Stanley Cup glory to Seattle was born.

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Matt Calkins: Kraken plan to play the long game with rookie Matty Beniers

SEATTLE — If you're wondering why you should watch a hockey team that's lost 20 more games than it has won and sits at the bottom of the Pacific Division, the answer lies in a 19-year-old rookie.

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Geoff Baker: Kraken GM Ron Francis now must finish repair job that began with trades

GLENDALE, Ariz. — It was just Friday that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon was trotted out solo for the Kraken's first public autograph-signing session.

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Former Seattle hockey player, Hall of Fame coach and GM Emile 'The Cat' Francis dies at 95

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Word came out over the weekend that Hall of Fame coach and general manager Emile "The Cat" Francis, the oldest living former player from one of Seattle's professional teams, had died at age 95.

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