Sound Of Hockey - Seattle Kraken Hockey Podcast

BIG-TIME GUEST ALERT!  This is a fun episode that features Spokane, Washington's own Derek Ryan! The Calgary Flames center has had a fascinating journey to get to the NHL, and his story will leave you feeling inspired to keep grinding to achieve your dreams.  Also on this episode, plenty of discussion about some of the latest content at SoundOfHockey.com , including John's idea abou...

Big-time guests on Sound of Hockey this week, as not one but two brilliant minds from the Seattle Kraken's analytics department join the show for a fun and informative chat. Namita Nandakumar and Dani Chu bring tons of deep data-driven knowledge to the team and to the episode. You won't want to miss this!  Also in this episode, the guys share some thoughts on the retirement of Doc Emrick, and...

NHL DRAFT DAY IS UPON US! Sound of Hockey is here to get you fully prepared for the NHL Draft, which will take place virtually on the evening of Tuesday, 10/6. Even if you get to this after the Draft, though, it should hold up pretty well, as you will learn about the guys that get selected.  The best way that Andy, John, and Darren know how to help bring you up to speed is to welcome back the...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are your Stanley Cup Champions, and the guys from Sound Of Hockey have a lot of opinions about it.  On this week's episode, John, Andy, and Darren dig deep into what it took for Tampa Bay to reach the promised land, before turning their attention to the upcoming NHL Draft. To do so, they welcome Seth Jarvis of the Portland Winterhawks and Gage Goncalves of the Everett...

WHOA! This is a BIG episode! Not only is this one of the longest episodes Sound Of Hockey has ever done, it also features one of the biggest-named guests the guys have ever welcomed in ESPN's Linda Cohn. With Linda, the guys discuss everything from her upbringing as a goalie to her favorite TV commercial from the NHL playoffs. Tons of fun to be had in this interview. You will NOT want to miss this...

It happened again… Darren has experienced more travel woes - this time wildfire related - and he is back to share about it in “Storytime with Darren” to start the show. Tons of goalie talk in this episode, as John, Andy, and Darren consider the offseason implications on Seattle, especially after that landscape has dramatically changed during these playoffs. Read this article that John wrote to bri...

Whoa!  Get ready for a HIGH ENERGY interview with Jonny Greco, the newly hired SVP, Live Entertainment and Game Presentation for the Seattle Kraken. Jonny famously led the in-game productions for the Vegas Golden Knights in their magical inaugural season and beyond, and he also previously worked for the WWE, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, and many others. So, he has stories to share...

MAJOR GUEST ALERT!!  It's a BIG-TIME episode this week, as the guys welcome Mr. Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Seattle Kraken. You will hear from a side of Tod in this interview that you likely have not heard before, as he truly lets his passion and fandom for the sport of hockey shine through in this very fun conversation. Of course John, Andy, and Darren ask about the arduous process of naming the...

It's here! It's here! We are the Seattle Kraken!  The guys recorded this week's Sound of Hockey episode on Monday, but intentionally held off on releasing it, knowing that the team name could be coming this week. So, at the beginning, you get John, Andy, and Darren's same-day reactions to the news, then you get a full episode of standard banter and good times. Aside from all the Seattle Krake...

It's probably stated almost weekly, but seriously, super fun episode this week!  John, Andy, and Darren have a lot to talk about, as there's been some great recent content on NHLtoSeattle.com, and hockey is inching ever closer to a return to play.  Andy and John give a quick Seattle update, and Darren shares some "Breaking Minn-news-tiae."  Also, John leads another thrilling round o...

Hockey is *almost* back, as news has broken this week that a new collective bargaining agreement and return to play plan could be ratified in the coming days. Lots of... uh... exciting stuff to break down here, and John, Andy, and Darren do their best to accomplish this.  The guys also take a look at an article from The Athletic this week that utilizes the local knowledge of its writers to pu...

Lots of news to discuss on this week's Sound of Hockey, both locally and nationally.  First, Andy gives an update on what's happening with the WHL. Then John gives an update on what's happening with the NHL Seattle franchise, as the name release and AHL arena have apparently been delayed. John, Andy, and Darren also give an update as to what is happening for the NHL as a whole, which is still...

On this week's Sound of Hockey, Darren is quite frustrated by his experience buying his first car through a car dealership, and he gives his two cents via a show-opening "Get Off My Lawn" segment.  John, Andy, and Darren also break down a recent NHLtoSeattle.com story about potential goalies that NHL Seattle may select in the 2021 Expansion Draft. Other segments this week include Weekly One-T...

Recognizing all that's happening in the world right now, the guys get a bit emotional on this week's episode of Sound of Hockey. It's been quite the week, as you know, and John, Andy, and Darren certainly did not want to avoid the topics at hand. Nonetheless, they hope that you get a bit of a mental break while listening to this episode, as there's some fun to be had as well.  The guys interv...

Sound of Hockey gets back to its roots this week, with a more straight-forward episode to appease the die-hard SOH listeners. Lots of banter about the NHL's return to play plans, which gets the idea mill churning a bit for John, Andy, and Darren. The guys also do a fun exercise in this episode of determining which NHL teams have the most nonsensical names.  Segments this week include Goalie G...

Very fun episode this week, as Sound of Hockey overuses the phrase "quote unquote," and welcomes a "special guest" to the podcast.  The "special guest" gives his "story" about helping to bring "NHL to Seattle." And that's all we can say, because we don't want to spoil who the surprise guest is.  This week, you will also get a WHL, AHL, and NHL update, a breakdown of the NHLtoSeattle surv...

Sound of Hockey welcomes another awesome guest this week, as World Champion (Team USA) and NCAA Champion (Wisconsin), Annie Pankowski joins the show.  With Pankowski, the guys discuss a variety of topics, from her title run with the Badgers, to her impactful performance in a very bizarre gold medal game at the Women's World Championship, to her work as an aspiring veterinarian. She even (sort...

On this week's Sound of Hockey, John, Andy, and Darren welcome 14-year NHL veteran and former coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Steve Konowalchuk. Steve has some fantastic stories to share, from prank wars to developing elite players, and he manages to battle off wild birds and geckos while recording the interview. This is a fun one that you definitely won't want to miss. Also on this episode, Da...

Man, the big-time guests just keep on rolling in during this quarantine period. This week, Sound of Hockey welcomes an incredibly well-respected and genuinely kind hockey man in Scott Burnside, National Hockey Writer for The Athletic and co-host of the Two Man Advantage podcast.  With Burnside, the guys finally stroll into the COVID-related weeds a bit, as they start to consider what hockey c...

On the latest Sound of Hockey, John, Andy, and Darren welcome their first guest calling in from another continent, as new San Jose Shark, Alexander True, joins the pod from Denmark. With True, the guys discuss the many differences between growing up in the relatively small hockey nation of Denmark, and how that journey to the NHL diverges from the paths taken by North Americans. Lots of fun in thi...

Big-time interview with a big-time guest this week, as Sound of Hockey welcomes current Washington Capital and former San Jose Shark, Dallas Star, and Seattle Thunderbird, Brenden Dillon.  With "Dilly Dilly," the guys discuss a variety of facets of his hockey career and how tough it was at times as he fought to achieve his dream of playing in the NHL. Dillon has a fascinating story of perseve...

Sound of Hockey is still in quarantine, but that doesn't mean it will stop putting out great content! This week, John, Andy, and Darren welcome Jason Berger, Equipment Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a light-hearted look into his world working behind the scenes of an NHL franchise.  With Jason, the guys take a journey down the road that he followed to get to the NHL, which coincidentally...

Welp... that escalated quickly. It's a new world, and Sound of Hockey is here to just give you a bit of an escape from it. The guys recognize that there's no longer hockey to talk about, so instead, they're going to focus on interviews for the foreseeable future. The first guest in this sequence of interviews is Kwame Mason, who directed and produced the documentary film, Soul On Ice, a story of i...

FULL DISCLOSURE - Sound of Hockey recorded this episode on Monday night, before the extra crazy and scary coronavirus news started hitting about leagues canceling, travel being banned, etc., so please take that into account when listening. That said, this is a good opportunity to mostly escape from the COVID19 talk, though it has to at least be briefly discussed. On Episode 77, John, Andy, and Dar...

It's been a weird week in Seattle, so the Sound of Hockey guys are here to hopefully brighten your day a bit with some mindless hockey talk (and yes, they do briefly discuss the coronavirus and the impact it's having on the local area, as well as the hockey world).  In this episode, there's a decent amount of NHL Seattle chatter, as ground has officially been broken on the practice facility, and a...