11:43 PM ET The Seattle Kraken selected their first group of players in the expansion draft on Wednesday night. Some arrived in person, the first to wear the newest NHL jerseys. Some had their names announced by flying fish and an octopus in the local aquarium, and some by Seattle SuperSonics legends Gary Payton and
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8:41 PM ET The NHL’s newest expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, continues to take shape on Wednesday night with the 2021 expansion draft. Prior to the draft, 30 of the NHL’s other 31 teams had to set their lists of protected and available players; the Vegas Golden Knights, having just entered the league in 2017,
11:36 AM ET The Seattle Kraken will not select Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price in the expansion draft, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. Price, who just led Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final, waived his no movement clause to become available for the Kraken’s expansion draft, which is being held on Wednesday night. Price
11:07 AM ET The Seattle Kraken used their exclusive negotiating window with unrestricted free agents to start building their roster ahead of Wednesday night’s NHL expansion draft reveal. Sources confirmed to ESPN that Edmonton Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson has agreed to a four-year, $16 million deal with the Kraken; and that Florida Panthers goalie Chris
11:47 AM ET Logan Mailloux, 18, has renounced himself from the 2021 NHL draft after his conviction for a crime of a sexual nature in Sweden last year had teams vowing not to select him this weekend. “Being drafted into the NHL is an honor and a privilege that no one takes lightly,” Mailloux said
11:47 AM ET Logan Mailloux, 18, has renounced himself from the NHL draft after his conviction for a crime of a sexual nature in Sweden last year had teams vowing not to select him this weekend. “Being drafted into the NHL is an honor and a privilege that no one takes lightly. The NHL draft
7:00 AM ET The Seattle Kraken will stretch their tentacles and pluck players from 30 teams on Wednesday night in the NHL expansion draft, starting at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Every team except the Vegas Golden Knights, the 2017 expansion franchise that was exempt from this draft, submitted lists of protected players to the
2:40 PM ET As the Seattle Kraken select their first roster of players in Wednesday’s expansion draft, some of the city’s most famous athletes will be announcing their names. Scheduled to reveal players selected by the Kraken in the expansion draft (8 p.m. ET Wednesday, ESPN2) are Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, Seattle Sounders FC
12:00 PM ET On Monday, Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop became the first active player under NHL contract to come out as gay. Prokop made the announcement on Instagram, saying, “From a young age I have dreamed of being an NHL player, and I believe that living my authentic life will allow me to bring
12:23 PM ET The NHL’s 2021-22 regular-season schedule will include a break for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, sources with knowledge of the schedule confirmed on Monday. The Olympic break is reportedly scheduled from Feb. 5-22, 2022. The schedule, which will be released on Thursday, is expected to include a caveat that NHL participation in