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Seattle Expansion Draft Series: Article 24 - Reaction to Expansion Draft Share this story Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. It’s over. The players all leaked hours before the draft started. And I can’t watch it live, even though I pay for ESPN+, so this is very on brand for the NHL. Because I can’t watch it, I’m going to write this as a recap of what we learned today, as opposed to the presentation of the actual show. (UPDATE: I wrote an additional section at the end after finishing this and going to bed and seeing people reacting on Twitter)

NHL Expansion Draft Ruined By People Doing Their Job Get our free mobile app Okay, maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but I'm truly disappointed in what's transpired. The Expansion Draft is happening at 8PM tonight, and is going to be broadcast on ESPN2. This was supposed to be ESPN's debut in their new agreement, and the first chance for the two sides to show off their commitment to exciting hockey coverage in the future. Unfortunately, a number of reporters began to receive "scoops" and "intel" on who the Kraken would be choosing, and promptly took to Twitter to report their findings. By 3:18P...

Earlier today, it was reported that the Seattle Kraken had selected John Quenneville from the Chicago Blackhawks in the Epxansion Draft. During the broadcast of the Expansion Draft on ESPN2 and Sportsnet, the pick was made official: it’s John Quenneville. Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp announce the #Blackhawks player selected by #SeaKraken: John Quenneville Quenneville did not play in the NHL this past season for Chicago and recorded just nine NHL games last season. He has spent the majority of his time with the Blackhawks organization with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL. Over the past two sea...

The team's so-called expansion draft will be held Wednesday in a made-for-tv event broadcast by ESPN. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 5:31 PM PDT July 19, 2021 SEATTLE — The stage is nearly set for a moment that is more than a decade in the making.  On Monday, production crews were rapidly assembling a stage at Seattle's Gasworks Park that will help introduce the first class of Seattle Kraken players. The team's so-called expansion draft will be held Wednesday in a made-for-tv event broadcast by ESPN. The Kraken will pick players from established rosters of 3...

. With no first round draft pick this year, the Arizona Coyotes have worked to acquire more draft capital and have added the Islanders’ second round pick in the 2021 Draft (60th overall, originally owned by the Colorado Avalanche), a conditional second in the 2022 Draft and a further conditional third round pick in the 2023 Draft. This means that the Coyotes will now have picks 37 (originally Columbus’), 43 and 60 in this year’s draft, while holding a further three second round picks in next year’s draft after also acquiring the San Jose Sharks’ pick in the Adin Hill trade. The draf...