List of Seattle Kraken draft picks
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Seattle Kraken. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The Seattle Kraken franchise was founded as an expansion team in Seattle, Washington in 2021.
The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[1] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[2] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[1]
Seattle's first-ever draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[3][4] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League’s best rookie, managing 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games.[5]
Key[edit]
Played at least one game with the Kraken.
Spent entire NHL career with the Kraken.
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Draft picks[edit]
Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses, goals against average and save percentage apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | T | OT | GAA |
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2021 | 1 | 2 | Matty Beniers | United States | C | 167 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 2 | 35 | Ryker Evans | Canada | D | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 3 | 67 | Ryan Winterton | Canada | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 4 | 99 | Ville Ottavainen | Finland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 5 | 131 | Jacob Melanson | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 6 | 163 | Semyon Vyazovoy | Russia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 7 | 195 | Justin Janicke | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 1 | 4 | Shane Wright | Canada | C | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 2 | 35 | Jagger Firkus | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 2 | 49 | Jani Nyman | Finland | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 2 | 58 | Niklas Kokko | Finland | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 2 | 61 | David Goyette | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 3 | 68 | Ty Nelson | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 3 | 91 | Ben MacDonald | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 4 | 100 | Tyson Jugnauth | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 4 | 123 | Tucker Robertson | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 6 | 164 | Barrett Hall | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 7 | 196 | Kyle Jackson | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 1 | 20 | Eduard Šalé | Czech Republic | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 2 | 50 | Carson Rehkopf | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 2 | 52 | Oscar Fisker Mølgaard | Denmark | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 2 | 57 | Lukas Dragicevic | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 3 | 84 | Caden Price | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 4 | 116 | Andrei Loshko | Belarus | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 5 | 148 | Kaden Hammell | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 6 | 168 | Visa Vedenpää | Finland | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 6 | 180 | Zeb Forsfjäll | Sweden | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 7 | 212 | Zaccharya Wisdom | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References[edit]
- General
- "Seattle Kraken Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- "Seattle Kraken Draft History". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- Specific
- ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (July 24, 2021). "Beniers becomes first pick in Kraken history at No. 2 in 2021 NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Baker, Geoff (July 23, 2021). "Kraken makes Michigan center Matty Beniers the first NHL entry draft pick in franchise history". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Erin. "Kraken's Matty Beniers Wins 2022-23 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-03-09.