RECAP: Kraken fall in franchise opener 4–3 to Golden Knights
After two years of waiting, the Seattle Kraken finally played their first official NHL game in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. The results were not as Kraken faithful wished for,… Read more »
Category Archives: Jeff Osborn
Kraken Anchor Points — Team captains, COVID-19 protocol, waivers
As the Seattle Kraken staff and front office re-arrange the furniture on the SS Kraken in preparation for game one, COVID-19 has had other ideas. ⚓ According to head coach… Read more »
Kraken Anchor Points — Jarnkrok in COVID protocol
Seattle Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol announced today that forward Calle Jarnkrok has been placed in COVID-19 protocol and out indefinitely. As reported by Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times,… Read more »
Kraken Hostile Seattle Rinkcast, Season 1 Episode 5 – Regular season ready
The-Rink.com host Jeff Osborn is joined by The Rink staffer Sean Fitzgerald to discuss the wrap-up of training camp and pending regular season opener. ⚓ Kraken go 4-2 in the preseason…. Read more »
Kraken Anchor Points — Post camp notes (10/6)
With the preseason complete, the Kraken got rolling with roster assignments, putting Kole Lind and Max McCormick on waivers. If both clear, they will be assigned to Charlotte. Kole Lind… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken wrap up preseason with 4–0 shutout over Canucks
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up a pretty successful 4–2 preseason against the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday on a high note. Goalie Philipp Grubauer had a 38-save shutout and defenseman Vince Dunn… Read more »
Kraken Anchor Points — Camp News
With training camp coming to a close, soon, the Kraken need to trim down their roster to the NHL limit of 23 players. ⚓ Alexander True and Carsen Twarynski were… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken take their lumps from Calgary Flames, lose 4–1
The Seattle Kraken played as the home team against the Calgary Flames, at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington, on Saturday, but there was no home cooking. Calgary went up… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken get revenge, beat Oilers 2–1 in overtime
The Seattle Kraken returned to Washington on Friday to wrap up the back end of their home-and-home series with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. After beating the Flames on… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 2 – Band(wagon) Camp
New Rinkcast host Andy Campbell and co-host Eric Andrews are joined by Rink staffers Jeff Osborn from the Rink Seattle, Sean Fitzgerald, and new guy Andrew Bard get the season rolling… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken beat Calgary 4–3 in shootout, Giordano bites his former team
Fresh off their humbling 6–0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, the Seattle Kraken headed south on Wednesday to face the Calgary Flames. One player, in particular, had this… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken overmatched in Edmonton, lose 6–0
After winning their first game Sunday night, the Seattle Kraken traveled to Alberta to face Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in the team’s first-ever road game. Unfortunately for the… Read more »
RECAP: Kraken get first goal and win against rival Canucks
Everything led up to last night for the Seattle Kraken, as they suited up for their first-ever preseason game in Spokane, Washington. The Kraken hosted the neighboring Vancouver Canucks, and… Read more »
Kraken Hostile Seattle Rinkcast, Season 1 Episode 4 – 32 Krew’s Brandon Seeley
The-Rink.com host Jeff Osborn and co-host Brian “Burkie” Burke are joined by return guest, Brandon Seeley, the founder of 32 Krew (formerly Kraken Krew) to talk about his plight with… Read more »
Kraken Anchor Points — Training Camp — Day 1
The final countdown to the first Seattle Kraken training camp has expired and the first official Kraken practice went, as scheduled, this morning. Here are some news and notes: Kraken… Read more »
Kraken Anchor Points — Sept. 18
As the hype starts to grow for the first training camp, beginning Sept. 23, their first preseason game, on Sept. 28 and their eventual first regular season game, on Oct…. Read more »
Kraken announce fan COVID-19 vaccine requirements, sign defenseman Cholowski
The Seattle Kraken continued to prepare for the start of their inaugural season yesterday by announcing their COVID-19 protocols for games at the Climate Pledge Arena as well as another… Read more »
Kraken news and notes — Aug. 30
As the NHL’s 2021–22 season approaches, the Seattle Kraken and General Manager Ron Francis have been busy building the NHL’s 32nd franchise. Since the free agency period opened up, the… Read more »
Kraken sign Marcus Johansson and Vince Dunn
As the waterfall of the summer free agency period slows to an annoying drip, the Seattle Kraken continue to shape their opening night roster with the announcement today of their… Read more »
Kraken make big free agency splash, sign Grubauer
Reports before the free agency period opened indicated that the Seattle Kraken were going to be aggressive in the free agent market, and Kraken General Manager Ron Francis did not… Read more »
The Rink 2021 Blackhawks/Avalanche/Kraken Free Agent & Trade Tracker
The Rink will be providing player movement through free agency and trade from the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken.
BREAKING: Kraken trade MacDermid to Avalanche
With the free agent period opening up in just under 24 hours the Seattle Kraken flipped another expansion draft player for a draft pick. After taking physical defenseman Kurtis MacDermid… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Kraken draft deep dive
In conjunction with FC Hockey, we took a deep dive on the first-ever Seattle Kraken draft class prospects. Matthew Beniers: Center; 6-foot-2; 175 pounds; University of Michigan “Beniers is a… Read more »
Seattle Kraken NHL Entry Draft results
Following the great leaked expansion draft, which yielded very few surprises and hardly any fireworks, the Seattle Kraken set their sights on their first NHL Entry Draft, July 23 and… Read more »
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Tracker
The Rink is happy to provide fans the Seattle Kraken expansion draft list. Please keep in mind that this is a fluid list, at the moment, so changes may come…. Read more »