Geoff Baker

Seattle

NHL Writer and Columnist at Seattle Times

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Kraken Finishing On High Note With Big Hopes Ahead | Seattle Kraken

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Will look to ride strong final weeks and expected summer additions into a more consistent start and playoff bid next season April 14, 2025 On a mid-October night seemingly a hockey lifetime ago in Minnesota, newly minted team captain Jordan Eberle helped the Kraken overcome three regulation deficits, then a fourth in a shootout to ultimately defeat the hometown Wild for their first victory of the season.
Jaden Schwartz Notches 25th Goal in Kraken Win

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

The last time Kraken forward Jaden Schwartz notched 25 goals was while wearing the uniform of the team he scored against Saturday night to again claim the milestone. Schwartz opening the scoring against a St. Louis Blues squad he won a Stanley Cup with six years ago made him the only Kraken player other than Jared McCann to ever manage 25 in a season.
Kraken (34-40-6) vs Blues (43-30-7) | 7:00 p.m.

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

One: Play For The Home FansWe hear the Kraken talk about their fans a lot and wanting to play hard in front of them. Well, they have only two more chances to do that this season and can guarantee themselves a second “winning” season at home since inception. Sure, their 17-17-5 home record includes five overtime and shootout losses.
Where ‘Unbreakable’ Records Get Obliterated | Seattle Kraken

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

A great thing about watching hockey for decades is you get to see records and milestones you thought unbreakable get absolutely destroyed. And I’m not just talking about Alex Ovechkin last weekend overtaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals mark of 894, which came 26 years after The Great One overtook Gordie Howe and his 801 that nobody thought could be eclipsed.
Learning To Never Say Never

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Serving as the sustainability lead for partnerships at an NHL team’s home arena is about the last thing Kaan Yalkin ever imagined himself doing. For one thing, he was one of those rare Canadians that never showed any interest at all in hockey. While others around him in his native Vancouver, B.C. were busy firing pucks in local rinks, he’d be in the pool pursuing his love for swimming.
Resourcefulness To Help Conserve Resources

1 week ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

A knack for resourcefulness inadvertently helped Mustika Katon avoid getting caught up in a riot at the very first rock concert he attended. That was back in his native Java, Indonesia, in October 1988, when Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones came to the island’s biggest city, Jakarta, and chaos erupted outside Senayan Stadium because of ticket costs.
Rookie Laps For All

2 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

A One Roof Foundation initiative helped students at Olympic View Elementary gain initial access to skating lessons they might not have ordinarily had April 04, 2025 Robert Trowbridge knew he’d made the right call as he watched his son, Oscar, 6, skating around happily with Kraken mascot Buoy and a bunch of other first-grade classmates.
Kraken Starting To Play Bigger | Seattle Kraken

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Some added size up front in recent weeks and a mindset to match has the Kraken offering a glimpse of the future somewhat meaner teams will have in store for opponents April 03, 2025 We’re coming up on 15 years ago this summer when my future wife, Amy, who was embarking on a business trip, phoned me in a baseball pressbox from SeaTac Airport saying she had somebody special to put on the line.
Kraken Play It Close, But Can’t Pull It Out

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

That’s one more goal than a year ago for the team that traded him here and a career high of 41 points that have his new Kraken squad excited about his future. The present, however, quickly became less exciting as the Kraken found themselves trailing just two minutes after Kakko scored and eventually lost 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars to conclude their penultimate homestand of the season.
Kraken (31-37-6) vs. Stars (48-21-4) | 7:00 p.m.

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

One: Stop giving Dallas the extra manWe had this same warning when the Kraken played the Edmonton Oilers earlier this homestand. The Stars are tough enough to beat at even strength, let alone when you keep giving them the man advantage. The Kraken did that five times the other night and it was the difference in the game, with the Stars scoring twice.