2024–25 Seattle Kraken season

Previous season During the Kraken's previous season, the team scored 217 goals, ranking 29th in the league. The team was eliminated from playoff contention on April 3, 2024. The team ended their season with a 34–35–13 record and 81 points. Four days later, the team's head coach, Dave Hakstol was fired, along with Kraken assistant coach Paul McFarland. This made Hakstol the 10th NHL head coach to get fired following the 2023–24 season. was named the Seattle Kraken's head coach on May 28, 2024. Nearly a month later on May 28, the Kraken organization made the decision to replace Hakstol with the Kraken's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Dan Bylsma. One month later, the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft held at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada, commenced. The next day, rounds 2–7 of the draft took place. The Kraken spent their second-round 40th overall pick on Julius Miettinen of the WHL's Everett Silvertips. Also in the second round, the Kraken selected Nathan Villeneuve 63rd overall. Villeneuve played with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Sudbury Wolves, captained by fellow Kraken prospect David Goyette. With their third-round 73rd overall pick, the Kraken selected their first defenseman of the draft Alexis Bernier, of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Bernier's father, David, was drafted into the NHL twice, and played as a forward. The Kraken used another third-round selection to select their first goaltender of the draft, Kim Saarinen, 88th overall. Saarinen's 6'4" stature as well as his ability to track the puck are some of the reasons he was selected. The Kraken used their 105th overall fourth-round selection to select Ollie Josephson, who at some point was a member of Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, along with Berkly Catton. Before the fifth round, the Kraken traded their 169th overall (sixth round) and 201st overall (seventh round) picks to the Florida Panthers, in exchange for their 141st overall fifth-round pick. The Kraken ultimately used this pick to select Clarke Caswell, a childhood friend of Berkly Catton. The Kraken used their last pick, 202nd overall in the seventh round, to select Jakub Fibigr. ==Off-season==

On the morning of July 1, 2024, 40 minutes after the start of free agency, the Kraken signed Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour to a seven-year, $50 million contract. A few hours later, the team signed Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson to a seven-year, $43.75 million contract. In the afternoon, the Kraken signed five new players—Ben Meyers, Mitchell Stephens, Brandon Biro, Nikolas Brouillard, and Maxime Lajoie. Bob Woods also joined the Kraken's coaching staff, ultimately teaming him and Campbell with assistant coach Dave Lowry. Later in the day, the team signed Panthers defenseman Josh Mahura to a one-year, $775,000 contract. Kraken general manager Ron Francis himself stated that "Josh is a veteran defenseman who adds depth and experience to our blue line." In the afternoon, the team re-signed restricted free agent Eeli Tolvanen to a two-year, $6.95 million contract. More than a month later on August 20, the Kraken re-signed yet another, restricted free agent, center Matty Beniers, to a seven-year, $49.98 million contract. Beniers was the franchise's first ever draft pick, and he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year with the team after the end of the 2022–23 season. On September 10, the Kraken re-signed defenseman Adam Larsson to a four-year, $21 million contract. The previous season, he had 18 points though 81 games. Six days later, the team announced the Kraken Hockey Network (KHN), a television network which includes over-the-air television stations in Seattle (KING-TV and KONG), Spokane (KREM and KSKN), and Yakima (KAPP and KVEW), Washington; Eugene (KEVU and KLSR-TV) and Portland (KGW), Oregon; and Anchorage (KAUU) and Juneau (KYEX-LD), Alaska. ==Preseason==

On September 18, the Kraken began their annual training camp. On September 22, the Kraken hosted the Calgary Flames first game of their preseason. Kraken draft pick Nathan Villeneuve scored his first-ever and only preseason goal, the only Kraken goal of what would be a 6–1 loss. On September 24, the Kraken took on the host Vancouver Canucks, where the Kraken's Ben Meyers scored off a pass from Jaden Schwartz, the only Kraken goal in a 3–1 loss. ==Standings==

Divisional standings Conference standings ==Schedule and results==

Preseason The Seattle Kraken's preseason schedule was released on June 26, 2024. The schedule includes a break from February 10–21, 2025, as the NHL will hold their 4 Nations Face-Off. Legend: ==Player statistics==

Skaters Goaltenders †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kraken. Stats reflect time with the Kraken only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kraken only. ==Transactions==

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season. Italics indicate contract is entry-level. Trades Free agents acquired Free agents lost Claimed via waivers Lost via waivers Lost via retirement Other signings Other players lost ==Draft picks==

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Notes ==References==