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  The Seattle Kraken’s woes continue. On Thursday, the Kraken had their worst game of the season, a 9-3 loss to the high-powered Edmonton Oilers. Last night, was a different story, but the results were the same as Seattle dropped a 4-3 decision to the Detroit Red Wings It was a fairly even contest, but thanks to future Hall-of-Famer Patrick Kane, the Kraken were unable to muster any standings points. With the game tied at three in the final three minutes, Red Wings’ goalie John Gibson made a kick save on the Kraken’s Tye Karte. Alex DeBrincat and Kane went down the ice on a 2-on-1 and Kane beat Seattle netminder Joey Daccord on the glove side for the 457 th goal of his career. The Red Wings, winless in three heading into last night’s game, improve their record 15-11-3. Seattle (11-9-6) has dropped four straight in regulation, with their last point coming in a shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Nov. 23. ``This was a little reset and we got back to basics,’’ said defen...

Seattle Torrent fans couldn’t have asked for a more exciting finish to the team’s first-ever victory last night at Climate Pledge Arena. The Torrent scored twice in 22 seconds within the last two minutes to post a 2-1 victory over the New York Sirens. The win improves the Torrent record to 1-1-0-1 on the season. Seattle alternate captain Alex Carpenter scored the tying marker at 18:36 and Hilary Knight, Torrent captain and former US Olympic captain, notched the game winner at 18:58. Hannah Murphy, playing her first pro game was a standout between the pipes. The former Colgate standout, stopped 23 of 24 shots to earn the victory.  “It was an awesome experience,’’ said Murphy, who faced another former Colgate goalie, New York’s Kayla Osborne, who had 16 saves. ``The Seattle fanbase was unbelievable and unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I had chills. To cap it off with the win was awesome.” Murphy had a busy second period as the Kingston, Ontario native had 12 saves. Afte...

  The good news for the Seattle Kraken is that they’re in the thick of the race for a playoff berth in the Western Conference of the NHL. The bad news- the Kraken are officially the lowest scoring team (59 goals) in the National Hockey League. And it has become a problem. Yesterday afternoon at Climate Pledge Arena the Kraken were blanked 4-0 by the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner earned the shutout in the Oilers’ net. In his previous start against the Dallas Stars, the Oiler netminder was chased to the showers after allowing four goals on eight shots before being unceremoniously pulled with 14 seconds remaining in the first period. While the Kraken haven’t been a high-scoring machine all season long, the scoring draught first became noticeable last weekend. In a Sunday game against the New York Islanders, the Kraken had a mere 11 shots early in the third period. Edmonton had the first eight shots in yesterday’s game, but the Kraken would take an 12-11 SOG lead at the end o...

  With 3:57 left in the second period in yesterday’s contest between the Seattle Torrent and the Minnesota Frost, the crowd delivered its first `Ref, You Suck’ at Climate Pledge Arena. Yes, women’s hockey has arrived in the Emerald City. Seattle Torrent captain Hilary Knight had been taken down, obviously interfered with away from the play, moments after Seattle had been called for a penalty. The referees may or may not have seen the play and no Minnesota penalty was forthcoming. More so than the referees, the Torrent had the misfortune of facing the two-time Walter Cup champions, in their first-ever home game. Led by three of Knight’s Team USA chums, Kelly Pannek, Kendall Coyne-Scofield and goalie Nicole Hensley, the Frost spoiled the Torrent debut with a 3-0 victory. However, there were a lot of positives starting with the Seattle setting a record for indoor women’s hockey attendance in the USA, 16,014, Not surprising, considering that Seattle’s the only city to have major league...

There’s been a declaration made on some on-line sites that the Seattle Kraken are a boring team to watch. The Kraken won’t ever be mistaken for the Edmonton Oilers- the Wayne Gretzky or Connor McDavid versions- in fact, just the opposite. Only one team in the NHL, the Nashville Predators (50) have scored fewer goals than Seattle (57). In fairness to the Kraken, arguably their two best pure goal scorers- Jared McCann and Kaapo Kakko have missed most of the season with injuries. Conversely, maybe more importantly? – only three teams have given up fewer goals than Seattle. The Kraken have allowed 59, trailing Pittsburgh (58), Philadelphia (56) and Colorado (50). New head coach Lane Lambert implemented a structured system since Day One of training camp, and it’s paid dividends for a club that’s made the playoffs only once in its previous four years of existence. The mark of a solid goaltender is a save percentage over .900, stopping at least nine out of every ten shots. The Kraken ...

  The Seattle Torrent made their Professional Women’s Hockey Debut last night in Vancouver as the Torrent (think torrential downpour) make Seattle the first city to have teams in all three women professional league joining the Seattle Storm (WNBA) and the Seattle Reign (National Women’s Soccer League. The positive- the fan enthusiasm, as a busload of fans made the trip to Vancouver and several local watering holes hosting Torrent viewing parties. The negative- the Torrent dropped a 4-3 decision to the Vancouver Goldeneyes, who were also making their league debut. Seattle led most of the game at 1-0, 2-1 and 3-1 before the Goldeneyes tied the game with 17:57 left in regulation. Vancouver’s Claire Thompson scored seconds after goalie Emerance Maschmeyer was pulled for an extra attacker and Abby Boreen notched the game in overtime. Julia Gosling scored the first two goals in Torrent history, the second set up by captain Hillary Knight. The captain of the 2023 US gold-medal win...