Sound Of Hockey - Seattle Kraken Hockey Podcast

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! Seattle has officially been awarded the 32nd NHL franchise, and John Barr, Andy Eide, and Darren Brown are here to tell you all about it!   In Episode 13, Darren starts the show off with a VERY unique musical tribute to his co-host, John, for all of the incredible work that John put in to make the NHL coming to Seattle a reality (don't laugh at Darren, he tried really hard). T...

Episode 12 is here, and the guys have lots to talk about after two coach firings, two very full slates of NHL games on the days before and after Thanksgiving, and one Gritty wedding crash.  Darren has been on vacation in New York during recording, but refuses to miss a week #ForThePod!  This week, the guys discuss the upcoming December 4th Board of Governors vote to determine whether or not Seattl...

The title of this week's episode may spoil this, but... Sound of Hockey welcomes Emily Kaplan to Episode 10!  John, Andy, and Darren have a great chat with ESPN's National Hockey Reporter and co-host of ESPN On Ice with Wyshynski and Kaplan about her experiences so far in her role. Plus, plenty of hockey talk with Emily about such topics as the Joel Quenneville firing, Seattle's hockey culture, an...

On the latest episode of Sound of Hockey, John, Andy, and Darren start by sharing their heartfelt love for Brad Marchand, who recently pulled yet another interesting stunt to get himself in hot water.  On the Seattle front, John confesses that he's never seen The Mighty Ducks, when sharing about the upcoming SIFF film festival event. This leads to some spoilers of classic hockey films, because And...

This week, Andy, John, and Darren start with a nice discussion about John Tortorella's latest rant , this one regarding the newfound softness of the NHL.  They then slide into some Seattle talk, specifically about the news that the NHL already has 2020 realignment on the radar to accommodate the new team, as well as that the NHL's players are completely out of touch with what the team should be ca...

HUMONGOUS EPISODE THIS WEEK!   The first ever guest on Sound of Hockey is Dave Tippett, former NHL player, head coach, Jack Adams Award winner, and current advisor for NHL Seattle. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this one whether you’re a Seattle-based hockey fan or not. With Dave, the guys - John, Andy, and Darren - talk extensively about Tippett's experience working on the Seattle project, but...

In Episode 6, John is back from New York - where he watched his Sharks get smoked by the Islanders with 8,000 of his closest friends - so he once again joins Andy and Darren in BarrDown Studios. Together, the guys revisit Seattle's practice facility now that the news is official, and give a riveting update on the construction of KeyArena. Also in Seattle hockey news, they analyze the "heated" exch...

In the latest episode, John has selfishly taken a vacation to New York, but unselfishly has also taken time out of said vacation to participate in the podcast. So, Sound of Hockey has officially gone bi-coastal!  This week, John, Andy, and Darren break down the revelation of the NHL Seattle group planning a three-ice-sheet practice facility in the area of Northgate Mall, and they daydream about ho...

In the latest episode of Sound of Hockey, the guys are over the moon about the NHL's Board of Governors Executive Committee recommending acceptance of Seattle's expansion application. There's no shortage of discussion on what this means to the city, the fans, and the league.  John, Andy, and Darren also chat about the latest from around the NHL, including some surprising and unfortunate injury new...

The third episode of Sound of Hockey is a fun one! With the ENORMOUS NEWS of the Seattle City Council officially voting 8-0 in favor of the KeyArena project, the guys are in a particularly chipper mood for this one. Helping that mood even more is the Philadelphia Flyers' revelation of their new mascot, Gritty, which has taken the hockey world by storm. Together, John, Andy, and Darren break down b...

HOCKEY IS BACK!  In this episode of Sound of Hockey, the guys talk about a bevy of topics. Locally, they talk about the latest on the Seattle Arena front, and Andy gives a little tutorial on the WHL and how it functions as a league.  In more broad hockey talk, John, Darren, and Andy react to the earth shattering news of the past week, with Steve Yzerman stepping down in Tampa Bay (could he be tied...

Not all of our episodes will be this heavily focused on NHL to Seattle news, but with so much happening this week surrounding a possible franchise coming to the Emerald City, we couldn't resist talking about it! The NHL's Bill Daly hinted that expansion may not come in 2020, but rather 2021, so the guys discussed this to determine if there should be any concern. John and Andy also attended Seattle...