Seattle Kraken draft tracker: A closer look at the team’s 11 picks
Jul 8, 2022, 1:52 PM | Updated: Jul 18, 2022, 3:30 pm
Shane Wright is taken by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The 2022 NHL Draft is here, and it promises to be a busy couple of days for the Seattle Kraken.
Seattle Kraken get No. 4 overall pick in NHL Draft
That would be the case if the Kraken just made all of their picks, because there are plenty of them – 12 to be exact. But just like how they acquired their five extra selections in the seven-round draft, there is a high possibility of trades by Kraken general manager Ron Francis to further flesh out their NHL roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
Keep an eye on this post throughout the draft, which starts at 4 p.m. Thursday at Montreal’s Bell Centre, for updates on each Seattle Kraken selection and deal.
the table is set 👀 pic.twitter.com/x7fhzv15Y3
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 7, 2022
Seattle Kraken NHL Draft picks
First round (Thursday)
• No. 4: Shane Wright, C, Kingston Frontenacs (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
Full story on Wright from SeattleSports.com Kraken insider Andy Eide
The chips couldn’t have fallen any better than they did for the Kraken. Wright, the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 pick for essentially a year heading into this draft, didn’t go No. 1 to Montreal. Or No. 2 to New Jersey. And when Arizona took Logan Cooley at No. 3, the player that the Kraken likely would have taken if they had the top pick in the draft landed in their lap.
Wright, an 18 year old from Ontario, starred for Canada in the U18 World Championships in 2021, finishing second in the tournament in scoring and tallying two goals in Canada’s win over Russia in the gold medal game. He also had a staggering 94 points (32 goals, 62 assists) in 63 games with the OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs in 2021-22.
The Kraken now have a tremendous young duo of Wright and Matty Beniers, their selection at No. 2 overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, to build around.
WRIGHT. ON. THE. MONEY.
With the fourth-overall pick, the #SeaKraken select Shane Wright. pic.twitter.com/oxFlbKEB70
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 7, 2022
"He's definitely worthy of that #1 ranking heading into the #NHLDraft." – Sam Cosentino on Shane Wright pic.twitter.com/bsYZvL3CBf
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) July 7, 2022
Second round (Friday)
• No. 35: Jagger Firkus, RW, Moose Jaw Warriors (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
Kraken get Jagger Firkus!! love the pick, big scorer for the Moose Jaw Warriors
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) July 8, 2022
Welcome aboard! 🦑
With the 35th overall pick, the #SeaKraken select Jagger Firkus! pic.twitter.com/v0L8LP9qLg
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 8, 2022
Jagger Firkus with the cleeeaannn Michigan 🥍
🎥: @TheWHL pic.twitter.com/i4C5faKjuc
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 23, 2022
• No. 49 (from Nashville): Jani Nyman, RW, Ilves (Finland) | Stats/bio
Nyman is from Finland, 6-foot-3, 215, scored 18 goals in 35 pro league games last season https://t.co/ddogtwofIQ
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) July 8, 2022
4:26 TO GO AND WE HAVE A TIE GAME! Jani Nyman doesn't let up and gets @leijonat back in it! #SWEFIN #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/mpUYr3CsD7
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 30, 2022
• No. 58 (from Toronto): Niklas Kokko, G, Tappara (Finland) | Stats/bio
With the 26th pick in the second round (58th overall) of 2022 NHL Draft, the #SeaKraken have selected goaltender Niklas Kokko from the Karpat U20. pic.twitter.com/SEryqZNsOP
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) July 8, 2022
• No. 61 (from Florida via Calgary): David Goyette, C, Sudbury Wolves (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
ANOTHER ONE 🚨
David Goyette rips one RIGHT after Grayden Siepmann's first goal. It's 2-0 🇨🇦#U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/YjH55Z4Pt1
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 24, 2022
Pick 61, Kraken take David Goyette from the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL, skilled center
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) July 8, 2022
Third round
• No. 68: Ty Nelson, D, North Bay Battalion (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
Kraken take D-Man Ty Nelson, offensive guy,
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) July 8, 2022
Leave 'em in the dust, Ty Nelson.
(🎥 IG/kid_nelly89) pic.twitter.com/Ni6tckEafU
— NHL (@NHL) February 16, 2021
• No. 91: Ben Macdonald, C, Noble & Greenough (Massachusetts HS) | Stats/bio
Ben MacDonald’s goal assisted by Joe Mense and Austin Tasca: pic.twitter.com/52RxQihfB0
— Nobles Boys Hockey (@nobleshockey) March 2, 2022
Fourth round
• No. 100: Tyson Jugnauth, D, West Kelowna (British Columbia Hockey League) | Stats/bio
Tyson Jugnauth, my 31st ranked West prospect, is taken 100th by #SeaKraken. This is a boom or bust pick. Wonderful skater with vision in the O zone but his commitment to defensive play needs a lot of improvement.#2022NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/pKRpm8HLhG
— Donesh Mazloum (@DMaz16) July 8, 2022
• No. 123 (from Calgary): Tucker Robertson, C, Peterborough (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
One more #OHL ticket to Seattle, please! 🎟️@PetesOHLhockey 41-goal scorer Tucker Robertson goes to the @SeattleKraken at 123rd overall in the 2022 #NHLDraft. pic.twitter.com/Zhry6SNVvM
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) July 8, 2022
Sixth round
• No. 164: Barrett Hall, C, Gentry Academy (Minnesota HS) | Stats/bio
With the third pick in the sixth round (164th overall) of 2022 NHL Draft, the #SeaKraken have selected forward Barrett Hall from Gentry Academy. pic.twitter.com/Sd5h58t2nU
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) July 8, 2022
Seventh round
• No. 196: Kyle Jackson, C, North Bay Battalion (Ontario Hockey League) | Stats/bio
With pick 196 the Kraken select center Kyle Jackson,
30 goal scorer for North Bay in the OHL— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) July 8, 2022
