Geoff Baker

Seattle

NHL Writer and Columnist at Seattle Times

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Paired With The Kraken And Now Team Canada | Seattle Kraken

5 days ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Brandon Montour and Ryker Evans enjoyed the third most minutes among Kraken defensive pairings this past season ahead of playing together for Team Canada at the ongoing world championships overseas May 09, 2025 There was a time Kraken veteran Brandon Montour was just a mid-20s newcomer partaking in his first IIHF World Hockey Championship in Slovakia for a silver medalist Canadian squad.
Kraken Again Will Pick No. 8 Overall In NHL Draft

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

The Kraken will pick 8th overall in the upcoming NHL Draft for a second straight year, two spots lower than their opening odds based on where they finished the season. A live draft lottery was held Monday at NHL Network Studios in Secaucus, NJ. saw the New York Islanders come away with the No. 1 overall pick after entering the day with just a 3.5% chance of doing so.
Reviving Perpetual Spring Fever

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

The Kraken enter this summer looking to revive their playoff fever memories from two springs ago in a league where modern success isn’t defined as much by championships anymore as the ability to continuously compete for one May 02, 2025 It was two years ago this past Wednesday that the Kraken franchise’s biggest on-ice achievement occurred in Denver when they dethroned the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 for their first playoff series win.
Kraken Players Seek USA World Championship Redux

2 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

There should be an abundant Kraken presence at next month’s IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship, including two of our local players and a team equipment manager hoping to bring this country its first gold medal at the actual event in some 92 years.
Moving Forward With Hockey And Life | Seattle Kraken

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Newest Kraken general manager Jason Botterill knows he made the right decision during a pivotal crossroads in his life, a path many top hockey names helped steer him toward April 24, 2025 Kraken general manager Jason Botterill was hanging out at the intersection of innocuous and harmless when realizing he’d stumbled into one of life’s crossroads from which there was no turning back.
Francis becomes Kraken president, Botterill new GM

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Transition plan had been in the works for much of the past two years as team looks to emulate others by splitting some duties in a modern GM role that’s become ever-more-challenging April 22, 2025 Ron Francis has spent two years since his Kraken contract extension pondering a transition plan that Tuesday saw him elevated to president of hockey operations while Jason Botterill was promoted to executive vice president and general manager.
Kraken Made Difficult Coaching Decision

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Kraken head coach Dan Bylsma has been relieved of his duties one season into his tenure as the second bench boss in franchise history. No immediate replacement was announced. The Kraken finished five points behind their record of a season ago. Bylsma had guided Coachella Valley to successive Calder Cup appearances in the Firebirds’ first two seasons while serving as an assistant coach the prior year when the Kraken split a Charlotte Checkers affiliate with the Florida Panthers.
Joey Daccord On Wearing Mic And Staying Authentic | Seattle Kraken

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Kraken goalie Joey Daccord has always been about keeping things loose, whether tending goal in actual games or doing so in practice. And keeping things loose extends to his teammates as well, with Daccord trying to “be myself” with them as much as possible so as not to throw off their routines. That includes situations where Daccord, last week named winner of the Pete Muldoon Award as Kraken team MVP, is asked to wear a microphone for television.
Giving Kraken Fans More | Seattle Kraken

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

There’s something to be said about giving fans more of what they ask for and the Kraken certainly did that and then some at a private season ticket member brunch this week. Not only did Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke unveil new customized “experiences” for season ticket members to choose from next season – everything from skating on Climate Pledge Arena ice to photo ops with mascot Buoy – but he also met fans where it resonates most: The intersection between their wallet and the register.
Kraken Coach Bylsma Learned Who He Could Count On

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

During a trying season getting to know his players, Kraken coach Dan Bylsma feels he found something after the March trade deadline that needs to be maintained April 17, 2025 Kraken coach Dan Bylsma feels “a lot of learning” went into the past season when it came to determining which players he’d most want to head into battle with.