Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken expansion draft: 6 teams in play to make a side dealAs it stands, the Seattle Kraken are on track to make their final payment to the NHL by the end of April. Finishing that last bit of business will make them a full-fledged league member...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken expansion draft: 6 teams in play to make a side dealAs it stands, the Seattle Kraken are on track to make their final payment to the NHL by the end of April. Finishing that last bit of business will make them a full-fledged league member...WW…

Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken partner with Seattle University on MBA program to diversify sports leadershipAll the professional sports team in Seattle – the Kraken, Mariners, Seahawks, Storm and Sounders – partnered with Seattle University to create a MBA program in...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams Seattle Kraken partner with Seattle University on MBA program to diversify sports leadershipAll the professional sports team in Seattle – the Kraken, Mariners, Seahawks, Storm and Sounders – partnered with Seattle University to create a MBA program in...WW…

Feb 22, 2021Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way. is extremely interested in the prospect of becoming the first head coach in history.Figuring out who will be the first coach in franchise history is one of the most prominent questions the expansion team must solve.Boudreau’s aim is that he can be the answer in what is expected to be a sizable pool of candidates. Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke told 950 KJR-AM last week they could possibly wait until the current NHL regular season has concluded in May so they as some coaches currently under contract become available. In November, Kraken...…Feb 22, 2021Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way. is extremely interested in the prospect of becoming the first head coach in history.Figuring out who will be the first coach in franchise history is one of the most prominent questions the expansion team must solve.Boudreau’s aim is that he can be the answer in what is expected to be a sizable pool of candidates. Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke told 950 KJR-AM last week they could possibly wait until the current NHL regular season has concluded in May so they as some coaches currently under contract become available. In November, Kraken...WW…

Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsAtlanticMetropolitanCentralPacificAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams What does new assistant GM Jason Botterill bring to the Seattle Kraken?Jason Botterill does not know for sure, but there could come a day when he sifts through the box scores of his 88 NHL games to see whether or not he ever played...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsAtlanticMetropolitanCentralPacificAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams What does new assistant GM Jason Botterill bring to the Seattle Kraken?Jason Botterill does not know for sure, but there could come a day when he sifts through the box scores of his 88 NHL games to see whether or not he ever played...WW…

Aug 5, 2020Editor’s Note: This story was included in The Athletic’s Best of 2020. A late May evening walk after dinner in North Carolina’s Triangle was followed by a visit to a nearby candy store along the way. and his family blended right in with the crowd. He wasn’t the Carolina ’ All-Star defenseman, but a dad with his family. His wife, Kylie, was on stroller duty as they navigated the aisles of a candy store in search of something sweet.They made their way to the register and the checkout clerk peered into the stroller.“Did you adopt her?” the woman asked.“Yes,” Kylie answered...…Aug 5, 2020Editor’s Note: This story was included in The Athletic’s Best of 2020. A late May evening walk after dinner in North Carolina’s Triangle was followed by a visit to a nearby candy store along the way. and his family blended right in with the crowd. He wasn’t the Carolina ’ All-Star defenseman, but a dad with his family. His wife, Kylie, was on stroller duty as they navigated the aisles of a candy store in search of something sweet.They made their way to the register and the checkout clerk peered into the stroller.“Did you adopt her?” the woman asked.“Yes,” Kylie answered...WW…

Jun 19, 2020Grace, humility and respect is the earnest, honest approach the Boyds have taken when discussing how their family is like so many others.But that’s the thing. Their family is not like other families. Especially those in the NHL.NHL agent Eustace King has joked with Joel Boyd before about the fact they are the “First Black Family of Hockey” because of what they have achieved. Dr. Joel Boyd is an orthopedic surgeon and the first black team physician in league history, a position he has held with the since their inception. His daughter, Kendall Boyd-Tyson, is the vice president for...…Jun 19, 2020Grace, humility and respect is the earnest, honest approach the Boyds have taken when discussing how their family is like so many others.But that’s the thing. Their family is not like other families. Especially those in the NHL.NHL agent Eustace King has joked with Joel Boyd before about the fact they are the “First Black Family of Hockey” because of what they have achieved. Dr. Joel Boyd is an orthopedic surgeon and the first black team physician in league history, a position he has held with the since their inception. His daughter, Kendall Boyd-Tyson, is the vice president for...WW…

Jun 1, 2020A few seconds have passed. That is the time needs to collect his thoughts before answering what is the first of several questions regarding what it is like to see his two universes finally collide.Hockey, and the perpetual conversations about facing racism as a black man.George Floyd died a week ago Monday when he was arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis. Several videos of Floyd’s arrest revealed how a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck while he was pinned to the ground. Floyd’s death has generated mass protests and rioting in numerous cities...…Jun 1, 2020A few seconds have passed. That is the time needs to collect his thoughts before answering what is the first of several questions regarding what it is like to see his two universes finally collide.Hockey, and the perpetual conversations about facing racism as a black man.George Floyd died a week ago Monday when he was arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis. Several videos of Floyd’s arrest revealed how a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck while he was pinned to the ground. Floyd’s death has generated mass protests and rioting in numerous cities...WW…

Jun 3, 2020There was a thought inside ’s mind when it came to what was happening in the world.He’s white. He’s from Canada. He’s a professional hockey player. This might not be his business.“I started looking more into everything and started researching and following along and had an accountability moment that this was my business,” the center explained. “This is something I am feeling about the world right now. I can’t grasp how much pain people are in. Seeing it, it was an eye-opener to me.”Nine days have passed since George Floyd, an African American man, died after being arrested by...…Jun 3, 2020There was a thought inside ’s mind when it came to what was happening in the world.He’s white. He’s from Canada. He’s a professional hockey player. This might not be his business.“I started looking more into everything and started researching and following along and had an accountability moment that this was my business,” the center explained. “This is something I am feeling about the world right now. I can’t grasp how much pain people are in. Seeing it, it was an eye-opener to me.”Nine days have passed since George Floyd, an African American man, died after being arrested by...WW…