Recent blown leads by the Kraken have less to do with porous defense and are more about an inability to add on to early scoring, a fixable issue they must quickly overcome if they want to extend this playoff push

This revitalized playoff run by the Kraken has seen several young players elevated to key roles that will only further their development if they can meet the moment and make contributions big and small

The Kraken failed to show their typical commitment level in a pair of road losses coming out of the break and understand they need to up their game back to prior norms with eight of their next nine contests at Climate Pledge Arena action Friday, something the Kraken hope can be brought back with them for the team’s upcoming playoff push

Teammates Matty Beniers, Freddy Gaudreau and Ryan Winterton serve up burrito bowls and lively conversation, plus learn a lot, at young adult shelter for homeless in the University District 

Saturday’s divisional matchup between the Kraken and Vancouver will be amplified by a night of celebrating Black Hockey History from local hero to song to cheer teams to a futuristic jersey

While hockey isn’t a huge sport in Japan, the 12-Under Nikko Icebucks team from the greater Tokyo area certainly made an impression here locally during a dream visit arranged for a second straight year by the Kraken and their Jr Kraken youth squads