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Kate Shefte

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Seattle Kraken Beat Writer at Seattle Times

Seattle Kraken coverage for @SeaTimesSports. She/her. Overdressed and running late. As they say in hockey, let’s do that hockey.

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  • Women’s pro hockey league expanding to Seattle. Here's what we know.

    2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Kate Shefte

    Seattle is indeed getting a professional women’s hockey team, based out of Climate Pledge Arena and set to begin play this fall. The first wave of Professional Women’s Hockey League expansion benefited the Pacific Northwest. Seattle’s team is due to debut in time for the PWHL’s third season. It will play home games at CPA and train at Kraken Community Iceplex alongside the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.

  • Announcement could signal women's pro hockey league is expanding to Seattle

    2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Kate Shefte

    There will be a news conference Wednesday morning at Climate Pledge Arena “for a major announcement related to women’s sports in Seattle.”The announcement that Vancouver would be getting the seventh Professional Women’s Hockey League team came in similar fashion on April 23. The newest franchise, known for now as “PWHL Vancouver,” is the league’s first expansion team. Its reach now extends to the West Coast.

  • Seattle Kraken’s Berkly Catton on tear in WHL playoffs | Prospect roundup

    2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Kate Shefte

    Berkly Catton is the center of attention in the Kraken prospect pool once again. He captained the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs to their first Western Conference finals berth since 2019 this week. They’ll face the Portland Winterhawks. The 19-year-old center was drafted eighth overall by the Kraken last summer. Catton had three assists and set up the double-overtime winner as Spokane (45-20-1-2) eliminated the Victoria Royals in Tuesday’s Game 6.

  • Kraken’s coaching search, Jessica Campbell’s future and more | Mailbag

    2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Kate Shefte

    In The Seattle Times’ first Kraken mailbag in quite some time, we address some reader comments and concerns, offered up via email in the wake of several major team moves. On Monday, Kraken coach Dan Bylsma was fired after just one season. The next day, original general manager Ron Francis was elevated to president of hockey operations, with assistant GM Jason Botterill taking over GM responsibilities. Questions are truncated for clarity and ease.

  • Kate Shefte: Kraken GM Ron Francis replaced by Jason Botterill in front-office restructure

    3 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Kate Shefte

    SEATTLE — The Kraken restructuring became official Tuesday morning. The team's only general manager to date, Ron Francis was elevated to president of hockey operations while handing over some of the day-to-day business of roster management. Jason Botterill, Kraken assistant general manager and one-time Buffalo Sabres general manager, will take over as Seattle's general manager and executive vice president. kAmp? 62C=J @C56C @7 3FD:?6DD H:== 36 9:C:?8 2 ?6H 4@249] s2?

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