Hello from the friendly skies for another edition of “Kraken Road Dispatches,” as I reflect on my second Kraken road trip of the season. After following
Bruce Miles: Chicago Blackhawks forward Teuvo Teravainen left last night’s game after the second period with a lower-body injury, and he won’t travel with the team to New York.
The Kraken welcomed back a pair of forwards to their lineup tonight against Dallas. The team announced (Twitter link) that forwards Berkly Catton and Ben Meyers have been activated off injured reserve.
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Seattle Kraken signed forwards Ryan Winterton and Ben Meyers to two-year contract extensions. This comes just after the Winter Olympic roster freeze was lifted at midnight yesterday, Feb.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Seattle Kraken shared that Ben Meyers has been signed to a two-year extension worth $1MM per season. The forward’s one year deal worth $775k was set to expire this summer, where he would have become an unrestricted free agent.
It is time for another edition of 10‑for‑10, where we identify 10 metrics that tell the story of the Seattle Kraken’s last 10 games and how they relate to their current position in the standings.
The Seattle Kraken will be down a hot hand for the final two games of their current homestand. Depth forward Ben Meyers has been placed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury that has him out week-to-week.
The Kraken announced last night that they’ve called up forward Ben Meyers from the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds. They moved rookie center Berkly Catton to injured reserve in a corresponding move.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Seattle Kraken activated center Frédérick Gaudreau off of injured reserve before Saturday’s win over the San Jose Sharks. He came one day short of missing a full month of action, after sustaining an undisclosed injury in Seattle’s October 16th loss to the Ottawa Senators.
On Monday, June 2, the Seattle Kraken announced they have signed Ben Meyers to a one-year extension. The 26-year-old forward received a one-way contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000.
While blockbuster trades are happening to make sure teams are feeling confident enough heading into playoffs, plenty more minor trades are happening; while at face value, not scale tipping for many teams, open the door to more trades happening with the assets acquired.
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired forward Ben Meyers from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2024. Meyers, 25, is in the final year of his $775,000 contract.
This year’s undrafted college free agent market looks to have a wealth of talented options for NHL clubs to sign once their respective NCAA seasons are completed.