SEATTLE (June 29, 2026) — Today, Seattle Kraken General Manager Jason Botterill announced that the
club has signed forwards Lleyton Roed and J.R. Avon both to one-year, two-way deals ($850,000 AAV) for
the 2026-27 season.
Roed, 23, appeared in his second full season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, Seattle’s American
Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. The White Bear, Minnesota native totaled 38 points (11g/27a) over a
career-high 65 regular-season games in 2025-26. Roed’s 38 points and 27 assists were both AHL career-
highs. He ranked fourth in points, fifth in assists and eighth in goals among all Firebirds in 2025-26. In 12
Calder Cup playoff games, he ranked fifth in points (7) after adding three goals and four assists. In 236
regular-season career AHL games, Roed has totaled 66 points (25g/41a) and eight points (4g/4a) in 17
career playoff games.
Avon, 22, also played the 2025-26 season with Coachella Valley, adding a career-high 24 points (10g/14a)
in his first season with the team and recording eight points (7g/1a) in 12 post-season contests with the
Firebirds. The Peterborough, Ontario native’s seven goals were tied for the most among all Coachella
skaters in the playoffs. Over 170 career regular-season games split between the Lehigh Valley Phantoms
and Coachella Valley, Avon has notched 59 points (26g/33a) in total.
