2023–24 Seattle Kraken season

The 2023–24 Seattle Kraken season is the third season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.

2023–24 Seattle Kraken
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record2–4–1
Home record1–2–0
Road record1–2–1
Goals for16
Goals against25
Team information
General managerRon Francis
CoachDave Hakstol
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJordan Eberle
Yanni Gourde
Adam Larsson
Jaden Schwartz
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJaden Schwartz (4)
AssistsVince Dunn (6)
PointsVince Dunn (7)
Penalty minutesYanni Gourde (16)
Plus/minusTye Kartye (+2)
WinsJoey Daccord (2)
Goals against averageJoey Daccord (2.85)

Standings

Divisional standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 7 7 0 0 6 28 13 +15 14
2 Vancouver Canucks 6 4 2 0 4 23 15 +8 8
3 Los Angeles Kings 6 3 2 1 3 27 22 +5 7
4 Calgary Flames 7 2 4 1 2 17 26 −9 5
5 Seattle Kraken 7 2 4 1 1 16 25 −9 5
6 Anaheim Ducks 6 2 4 0 1 14 17 −3 4
7 Edmonton Oilers 6 1 4 1 1 17 27 −10 3
8 San Jose Sharks 6 0 5 1 0 8 23 −15 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Winnipeg Jets 6 3 3 0 2 20 23 −3 6
2 CE Arizona Coyotes 6 3 3 0 2 16 15 +1 6
3 CE Nashville Predators 7 3 4 0 3 20 19 +1 6
4 CE St. Louis Blues 5 2 2 1 1 11 15 −4 5
5 PA Calgary Flames 7 2 4 1 2 17 26 −9 5
6 PA Seattle Kraken 7 2 4 1 1 16 25 −9 5
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 6 2 4 0 1 14 17 −3 4
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 7 2 5 0 2 14 21 −7 4
9 PA Edmonton Oilers 6 1 4 1 1 17 27 −10 3
10 PA San Jose Sharks 6 0 5 1 0 8 23 −15 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[10]

2023–24 game log
October: 2–4–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 10Seattle1–4VegasGrubauer18,7240–1–00[11]
2October 12Seattle0–3NashvilleGrubauer17,6290–2–00[12]
3October 14Seattle1–2St. LouisSODaccord18,0960–2–11[13]
4October 17Colorado4–1SeattleGrubauer17,1510–3–11[14]
5October 19Carolina4–7SeattleDaccord17,1511–3–13[15]
6October 21NY Rangers4–1SeattleGrubauer17,1511–4–13[16]
7October 24Seattle5–4DetroitOTDaccord16,8942–4–15[17]
8October 26Seattle–Carolina
9October 28Seattle–Florida
10October 30Seattle–Tampa Bay

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

Roster

Updated October 23, 2023[18][19]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 France Pierre-Edouard Bellemare C L 38 2023 Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
10 United States Matty Beniers C L 20 2021 Hingham, Massachusetts
22 Denmark Oliver Bjorkstrand RW R 28 2022 Herning, Denmark
3 United States Will Borgen D R 26 2021 Moorhead, Minnesota
95 Sweden Andre Burakovsky Injured Reserve LW L 28 2022 Klagenfurt, Austria
35 United States Joey Daccord G L 27 2021 Boston, Massachusetts
8 United States Brian Dumoulin D L 29 2023 Biddeford, Maine
29 Canada Vince Dunn D L 26 2021 Mississauga, Ontario
7 Canada Jordan Eberle (A) RW R 33 2021 Regina, Saskatchewan
37 Canada Yanni Gourde (A) C L 31 2021 Saint-Narcisse, Quebec
31 Germany Philipp Grubauer G L 31 2021 Rosenheim, Germany
52 Canada Tye Kartye LW L 22 2022 Kingston, Ontario
6 Sweden Adam Larsson (A) D R 30 2021 Skellefteå, Sweden
19 Canada Jared McCann C L 27 2021 Stratford, Ontario
44 United States Jaycob Megna D L 30 2023 Plantation, Florida
24 Canada Jamie Oleksiak D L 30 2021 Toronto, Ontario
17 Canada Jaden Schwartz (A) LW L 31 2021 Melfort, Saskatchewan
4 Canada Justin Schultz D R 33 2022 Kelowna, British Columbia
94 Canada Devin Shore C L 29 2023 Ajax, Ontario
13 Canada Brandon Tanev Injured Reserve LW L 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario
20 Finland Eeli Tolvanen RW L 24 2022 Vihti, Finland
21 Sweden Alexander Wennberg C L 29 2021 Nacka, Sweden
56 United States Kailer Yamamoto RW R 25 2023 Spokane, Washington

Transactions

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024-25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Brian DumoulinPittsburgh Penguins2-yearFree agency[20]
Marian StudenicDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[20]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Kailer YamamotoDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[20]
July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)Pierre-Edouard BellemareTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[21]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)Martin JonesToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[22]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)Joey Daccord2-year[23]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)John Hayden1-year[20]
Jimmy Schuldt1-year[20]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Connor Carrick1-year[20]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)Tucker Robertson3-year†[24]
July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)Will Borgen2-year[21]
Kole Lind1-year[25]
July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)Cale Fleury2-year[26]
July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)Eduard Sale3-year†[27]
July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)Vince Dunn4-year[28]

Draft picks
See also: List of Seattle Kraken draft picks

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 20 Eduard Sale LW  Czechia HC Kometa Brno (ELH)
2 50[upper-alpha 1] Carson Rehkopf LW  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
52 Oscar Fisker Molgaard C  Denmark HV71 (SHL)
57[upper-alpha 2] Lukas Dragicevic D  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3 84 Caden Price D  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 116 Andrei Loshko C  Belarus Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
5 148 Kaden Hammell D  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
6 168[upper-alpha 3] Visa Vedenpaa G  Finland Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
180 Zeb Forsfjall C  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell)
7 212 Zaccharya Wisdom RW Canada Canada Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

Notes

  1. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Vitek Vanecek to Washington in exchange for this pick.[29] Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Brenden Dillon to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[30]
  2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the Seattle 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 2022, a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[31]
  3. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Marcus Johansson to Washington in exchange for Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[32]

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