2024–25 Seattle Kraken season

National Hockey League season

2024–25 Seattle Kraken
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record0–0–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record0–0–0
Goals for0
Goals against0
Team information
General managerRon Francis
CoachDan Bylsma
CaptainTBD
Alternate captainsJordan Eberle
Yanni Gourde
Adam Larsson
Jaden Schwartz
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
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The 2024–25 Seattle Kraken season is the fourth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena. This will is the first season of Dan Bylsma being the Kraken's head coach.

Off-season

On April 29, 2024, following the end of the 2023–24 season, Seattle Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol was fired.[1] The previous season, the Kraken were mediocre, scoring only 217 goals, getting eliminated from playoff contention on April 3, and finishing their season with a 34–35–13 record and 81 points.[2][3] The Kraken organization made the decision to replace him with Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Dan Bylsma on May 28.[4]


Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 26, 2024.[5]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 Calgary – Seattle
2 September 24 Seattle – Vancouver
3 September 27 Vancouver – Seattle
4 September 28 Seattle – Edmonton
5 September 30 Seattle – Calgary
6 October 2 Edmonton – Seattle

Regular season

The Seattle Kraken regular season schedule was announced on July 2.[6] The schedule includes a break from February 10-21, as the NHL will hold their 4 Nations Face-Off.[7]

2024–25 regular season game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 St. Louis – Seattle
2 October 12 Seattle – Minnesota
3 October 13 Seattle – Dallas
4 October 15 Seattle – Nashville
5 October 17 Philadelphia – Seattle
6 October 19 Calgary – Seattle
7 October 22 Colorado – Seattle
8 October 24 Winnipeg – Seattle
9 October 26 Carolina – Seattle
10 October 29 Seattle – Montreal
11 October 31 Seattle – Toronto
November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 2 Seattle – Ottawa
13 November 3 Seattle – Boston
14 November 5 Seattle – Colorado
15 November 8 Vegas – Seattle
16 November 12 Columbus – Seattle
17 November 14 Chicago – Seattle
18 November 16 NY Islanders – Seattle
19 November 17 NY Rangers – Seattle
20 November 20 Nashville – Seattle
21 November 23 Seattle – Los Angeles
22 November 25 Seattle – Anaheim
23 November 27 Anaheim – Seattle
24 November 29 Seattle – San Jose
25 November 30 San Jose – Seattle
December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 3 Seattle – Carolina
27 December 5 Seattle – NY Islanders
28 December 6 Seattle – New Jersey
29 December 8 Seattle – NY Rangers
30 December 10 Florida – Seattle
31 December 12 Boston – Seattle
32 December 14 Tampa Bay – Seattle
33 December 17 Ottawa – Seattle
34 December 19 Seattle – Chicago
35 December 21 Seattle – Vegas
36 December 22 Seattle – Colorado
37 December 28 Seattle – Vancouver
38 December 30 Utah – Seattle
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 Vancouver – Seattle
40 January 4 Edmonton – Seattle
41 January 6 New Jersey – Seattle
42 January 9 Seattle – Columbus
43 January 11 Seattle – Buffalo
44 January 12 Seattle – Detroit
45 January 14 Seattle – Pittsburgh
46 January 16 Seattle – Winnipeg
47 January 18 Los Angeles – Seattle
48 January 20 Buffalo – Seattle
49 January 23 Washington – Seattle
50 January 25 Pittsburgh – Seattle
51 January 27 Seattle – Edmonton
52 January 28 Anaheim – Seattle
53 January 30 San Jose – Seattle
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 February 2 Calgary – Seattle
55 February 4 Detroit – Seattle
56 February 6 Toronto – Seattle
57 February 8 Seattle – Calgary
58 February 22 Seattle – Florida
59 February 23 Seattle – Tampa Bay
60 February 25 Seattle – St. Louis
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 1 Vancouver – Seattle
62 March 4 Minnesota – Seattle
63 March 6 Seattle – Nashville
64 March 8 Seattle – Philadelphia
65 March 9 Seattle – Washington
66 March 12 Montreal – Seattle
67 March 14 Utah – Seattle
68 March 16 Winnipeg – Seattle
69 March 18 Seattle – Chicago
70 March 19 Seattle – Minnesota
71 March 22 Seattle – Edmonton
72 March 25 Seattle – Calgary
73 March 27 Edmonton – Seattle
74 March 29 Dallas – Seattle
75 March 31 Dallas – Seattle
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
76 April 2 Seattle – Vancouver
77 April 5 Seattle – San Jose
78 April 7 Seattle – Los Angeles
79 April 8 Seattle – Utah
80 April 10 Seattle – Vegas
81 April 12 St. Louis – Seattle
82 April 15 Los Angeles – Seattle

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM

Roster

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Updated July 5, 2024[8][9]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
10 United States Matty Beniers C L 21 2021 Hingham, Massachusetts
22 Denmark Oliver Bjorkstrand RW R 29 2022 Herning, Denmark
3 United States Will Borgen D R 27 2021 Moorhead, Minnesota
95 Sweden Andre Burakovsky LW L 29 2022 Klagenfurt, Austria
35 United States Joey Daccord G L 27 2021 Boston, Massachusetts
29 Canada Vince Dunn D L 27 2021 Mississauga, Ontario
7 Canada Jordan Eberle (A) RW R 34 2021 Regina, Saskatchewan
37 Canada Yanni Gourde (A) C L 32 2021 Saint-Narcisse, Quebec
31 Germany Philipp Grubauer G L 32 2021 Rosenheim, Germany
52 Canada Tye Kartye LW L 23 2022 Kingston, Ontario
6 Sweden Adam Larsson (A) D R 31 2021 Skellefteå, Sweden
– Canada Josh Mahura D L 26 2024 St. Albert, Alberta
19 Canada Jared McCann C L 28 2021 Stratford, Ontario
– United States Ben Meyers C L 25 2024 Delano, Minnesota
– Canada Brandon Montour D R 30 2024 Ohsweken, Ontario
24 Canada Jamie Oleksiak D L 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario
17 Canada Jaden Schwartz (A) LW L 32 2021 Melfort, Saskatchewan
– Canada Chandler Stephenson C L 30 2024 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
13 Canada Brandon Tanev LW L 32 2021 Toronto, Ontario
20 Finland Eeli Tolvanen RW L 25 2022 Vihti, Finland


Awards and honors

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Records

Regular season
Player Record Reached

Transactions

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Anaheim Ducks
Brian Dumoulin 		To Seattle Kraken
4th-round pick in 2026 		[10]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Brandon Montour Florida Panthers 7-year [11]
Chandler Stephenson Vegas Golden Knights [12]
Ben Meyers Anaheim Ducks 1-year [13]
Mitchell Stephens Montreal Canadiens 2-year†
Brandon Biro Buffalo Sabres 1-year†
Nikolas Brouillard New York Rangers
Maxime Lajoie Toronto Maple Leafs
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Josh Mahura Florida Panthers 1-year [14]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Devin Shore Minnesota Wild [15]
Connor Carrick Edmonton Oilers [16]
Kole Lind Dallas Stars [17]
Cameron Hughes [18]
Jimmy Schuldt San Jose Sharks [19]
Chris Driedger Florida Panthers [20]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Tomas Tatar New Jersey Devils [21]
Peetro Seppala Orebro HK (SHL) [22]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Andrew Poturalski San Jose Sharks [23]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref

Other signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Eeli Tolvanen 2-year [24]
Berkly Catton 3-year†

Other players lost

Date Player Term Ref

Draft picks

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 8 Berkly Catton C  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2 40 Julius Miettinen C  Finland Everett Silvertips (WHL)
63[A] Nathan Villeneuve C  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 73 Alexis Bernier D  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
88[B] Kim Saarinen G  Finland HPK (J20 Nationell)
4 105 Ollie Jospehson C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
5 141[C] Clarke Caswell LW  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 202[D] Jakub Fibigr D  Czechia Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes

  1. ^ The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Alexander Wennberg to New York in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.[25]
  2. ^ The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in both 2022 and 2023 and this pick.[26]
  3. ^ The Florida Panthers' fifth round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade that sent the Kraken's sixth round and seventh round picks to Florida in exchange for this pick.[27]
  4. ^ The Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Calle Jarnkrok to Calgary in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Kraken Fire Head Coach Dave Hakstol". Pro Hockey Rumors. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Seattle Kraken season on Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Greenspan, Dan (April 3, 2024). "Moore scores hat trick, Kings defeat Kraken to gain in wild card". NHL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bylsma hired as coach of Kraken, replaces Hakstol". NHL.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Seattle Kraken Announce Pre-Season Schedule And More Ticket Options Than Ever Before". NHL.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Release the Kraken…Schedule!". NHL.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "NHL 2024–25 schedule released, begins with Global Series in Czechia on Oct. 4". NHL.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Seattle Kraken Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Seattle Kraken Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "We've acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2026 #NHLDraft from the @AnaheimDucks in exchange for defenseman Brian Dumoulin". Seattle Kraken on Twitter. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brandon Montour agrees to seven-year contract with Seattle Kraken". SportsNet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Chandler Stephenson signs seven-year deal with Kraken". SportsNet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Seattle Kraken 2024 Free Agency Live Blog". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  14. ^ "Seattle Kraken signing Josh Mahura to one-year, $775K deal". SportsNet. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "Minnesota Wild sign Devin Shore to one-year, two-way contract". SportsNet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "Oilers sign Connor Carrick to one-year contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "Stars sign Kole Lind to a one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  18. ^ "Stars sign Cameron Hughes to a one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sharks sign Jimmy Schuldt to Two-Way Contract". San Jose Barracuda. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Goaltender Chris Driedger on One-Year Contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  21. ^ "Devils Agree to Terms with Forward Tomas Tatar". NHL.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  22. ^ Kiiski, Jyrki (July 2, 2024). "Orebro gets more Finnish color from Peetro Seppälä". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  23. ^ "San Jose Sharks sign Andrew Poturalski to two-year, two-way deal". SportsNet. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "Tolvanen, Catton each sign contract with Kraken". NHL.com. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  25. ^ "Rangers Acquire Alex Wennberg". NHL.com. New York Rangers. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  26. ^ "Maple Leafs acquire veteran D Giordano from Kraken". TSN.ca. March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  27. ^ "Trade Alert". Seattle Kraken on Twitter. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  28. ^ "Jarnkrok traded to Flames by Kraken". NHL.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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