The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season, making them the second newest team in the NHL behind the Utah Hockey Club. Since their creation, the Kraken have participated in three drafts and selected 28 players.
The NHL entry draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held, exceptions being players on the reserve list of a team, other than as a try-out , a player who has been claimed in two prior entry drafts, a player who previously played in the NHL and became a free agent pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, or a player age 21 or older who had played hockey for at least one season in North America when he was age 18, 19, or 20. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[1] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[2] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[1]
The Kraken's first-ever draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft.[3][4] After the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League’s best rookie after accumulating 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games.[5] The Kraken's second overall pick in 2021 was the highest they have ever drafted. Only four of the Kraken's draft picks have gone on to play with the Kraken: Beniers, Ryker Evans, Ryan Winterton, and Shane Wright.[6]
Key
edit| * | Played at least one game with the Kraken. |
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| † | Spent entire NHL career with the Kraken. |
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Draft picks
editStatistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses, and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | T[a] | OT | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | Matty Beniers† |  United States |
C | 167 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 35 | Ryker Evans† |  Canada |
D | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 67 | Ryan Winterton† | Canada |
C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 99 | Ville Ottavainen |  Finland |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 131 | Jacob Melanson | Canada |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 163 | Semyon Vyazovoy |  Russia |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 195 | Justin Janicke | United States |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | Shane Wright† | Canada |
C | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 35 | Jagger Firkus | Canada |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 49 | Jani Nyman | Finland |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 58 | Niklas Kokko | Finland |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 61 | David Goyette | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 68 | Ty Nelson | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 91 | Ben MacDonald | United States |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 100 | Tyson Jugnauth | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 123 | Tucker Robertson | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 164 | Barrett Hall | United States |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 196 | Kyle Jackson | Canada |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | Eduard Šalé |  Czech Republic |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 50 | Carson Rehkopf | Canada |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 52 | Oscar Fisker Mølgaard |  Denmark |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 57 | Lukas Dragicevic | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 84 | Caden Price | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4 | 116 | Andrei Loshko |  Belarus |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 148 | Kaden Hammell | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 168 | Visa Vedenpää | Finland |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 180 | Zeb Forsfjäll |  Sweden |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 212 | Zaccharya Wisdom | Canada |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
editReferences
edit- General
- "Seattle Kraken Draft History". HockeyDB. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- "Seattle Kraken Draft History". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- Specific
- ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (July 24, 2021). "Beniers becomes first pick in Kraken history at No. 2 in 2021 NHL Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Baker, Geoff (July 23, 2021). "Kraken makes Michigan center Matty Beniers the first NHL entry draft pick in franchise history". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Erin (June 26, 2023). "Kraken's Matty Beniers Wins 2022–23 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Condor, Bob (May 31, 2024). "Crossing Over: Scouting 'Top Half' of Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Shootouts are fan-friendly". The Washington Times. August 19, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2024.