2021–22 Seattle Kraken season

2021–22 Seattle Kraken
2021–22 Seattle Kraken
Division	8th Pacific
Conference	15th Western
2021–22 record	27–49–6
Home record	16–22–3
Road record	11–27–3
Goals for	216
Goals against	285
Team information
General manager	Ron Francis
Coach	Dave Hakstol
Captain	Mark Giordano (Oct. – Mar.) ; Vacant (Mar. – May)
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle; Yanni Gourde; Adam Larsson; Jaden Schwartz
Arena	Climate Pledge Arena
Average attendance	17,151
Minor league affiliate(s)	Charlotte Checkers (AHL); Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jared McCann (27)
Assists	Vince Dunn (28)
Points	Jared McCann (50)
Penalty minutes	Jeremy Lauzon (67)
Plus/minus	Carson Soucy (+7)
Wins	Philipp Grubauer (18)
Goals against average	Chris Driedger (2.96)
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The 2021–22 Seattle Kraken season was the inaugural season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena. The Kraken played their first regular season game on October 12, 2021 against the Vegas Golden Knights, a 4–3 loss on the road. In their second game just two days later, the Kraken earned their first win in franchise history, defeating the Nashville Predators 4–3 in an away game.^[2] The Kraken played their first home game on October 23, against the Vancouver Canucks, a 4–2 loss.

The franchise recorded its first ever shutout on February 22, 2022, with Philipp Grubauer making 19 saves against the New York Islanders 3–0 at home.^[3] On March 30, the Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3–0 loss to the Golden Knights.^[4] The Kraken finished last in the Pacific Division with 60 points, the second-worst in the Western Conference ahead of the Arizona Coyotes.

Before their first ever regular season home game on October 23, the Kraken retired the jersey number 32, in recognition of the franchise being the 32nd to join the NHL and in honor of the 32,000 fans who placed deposits for tickets on the first possible day.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Calgary Flames	82	50	21	11	44	293	208	+85	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	38	290	252	+38	104
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	35	239	236	+3	99
4	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
5	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
6	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97

3	PA	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
4	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
5	CE	e – Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	32	252	257	−5	89
6	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
9	PA	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60
10	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 9, 2021. With Climate Pledge Arena not scheduled to open until mid-October, the Kraken instead played their home preseason games at three different WHL arenas in Washington.^[8] On September 26, 2021, the Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–3, giving them their first preseason win in franchise history.^[9]

2021 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Vancouver	3–5	Seattle		Driedger	Spokane Arena	10,208	1–0–0	^[10]
2	September 28	Seattle	0–6	Edmonton		Driedger	Rogers Place	13,627	1–1–0	^[11]
3	September 29	Seattle	4–3	Calgary	SO	Daccord	Scotiabank Saddledome	14,451	2–1–0	^[12]
4	October 1	Edmonton	1–2	Seattle	OT	Daccord	Angel of the Winds Arena	—	3–1–0	^[13]
5	October 2	Calgary	4–1	Seattle		Driedger	accesso ShoWare Center	—	3–2–0	^[14]
6	October 5	Seattle	4–0	Vancouver		Grubauer	Rogers Arena	9,268	4–2–0	^[15]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021,^[16] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February as a result of NHL players participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[17]

2021–22 game log

October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 12	Seattle	3–4	Vegas		Grubauer	18,431	0–1–0	0	^[18]
2	October 14	Seattle	4–3	Nashville		Grubauer	17,159	1–1–0	2	^[19]
3	October 16	Seattle	1–2	Columbus	OT	Grubauer	17,593	1–1–1	3	^[20]
4	October 18	Seattle	1–6	Philadelphia		Grubauer	17,727	1–2–1	3	^[21]
5	October 19	Seattle	2–4	New Jersey		Daccord	13,806	1–3–1	3	^[22]
6	October 23	Vancouver	4–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	1–4–1	3	^[23]
7	October 26	Montreal	1–5	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	2–4–1	5	^[24]
8	October 28	Minnesota	1–4	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	3–4–1	7	^[25]
9	October 31	NY Rangers	3–1	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	3–5–1	7	^[26]

November: 5–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	Seattle	2–5	Edmonton		Daccord	15,860	3–6–1	7	^[27]
11	November 4	Buffalo	2–5	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	4–6–1	9	^[28]
12	November 6	Seattle	4–5	Arizona		Grubauer	15,045	4–7–1	9	^[29]
13	November 9	Seattle	2–4	Vegas		Driedger	18,246	4–8–1	9	^[30]
14	November 11	Anaheim	7–4	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	4–9–1	9	^[31]
15	November 13	Minnesota	4–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	4–10–1	9	^[32]
16	November 17	Chicago	4–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	4–11–1	9	^[33]
17	November 19	Colorado	7–3	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	4–12–1	9	^[34]
18	November 21	Washington	2–5	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	5–12–1	11	^[35]
19	November 24	Carolina	1–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	6–12–1	13	^[36]
20	November 26	Seattle	0–3	Tampa Bay		Grubauer	19,092	6–13–1	13	^[37]
21	November 27	Seattle	4–1	Florida		Driedger	15,305	7–13–1	15	^[38]
22	November 29	Seattle	7–4	Buffalo		Driedger	10,004	8–13–1	17	^[39]

December: 2–5–3 (home: 1–4–2; road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
23	December 1	Seattle	3–4	Detroit	SO	Grubauer	18,963	8–13–2	18	^[40]
24	December 3	Edmonton	3–4	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	9–13–2	20	^[41]
25	December 6	Pittsburgh	6–1	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	9–14–2	20	^[42]
26	December 9	Winnipeg	3–0	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	9–15–2	20	^[43]
27	December 11	Columbus	5–4	Seattle	OT	Grubauer	17,151	9–15–3	21	^[44]
28	December 14	Seattle	3–1	San Jose		Driedger	12,403	10–15–3	23	^[45]
29	December 15	Seattle	1–4	Anaheim		Grubauer	14,762	10–16–3	23	^[46]
30	December 18	Edmonton	5–3	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	10–17–3	23	^[47]
—	December 19	Toronto	–	Seattle	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[48] Rescheduled for February 14.^[49]
—	December 21	Arizona	–	Seattle	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[50] Rescheduled for February 9.^[49]
—	December 23	Seattle	–	Calgary	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[51] Rescheduled for February 19.^[49]
—	December 27	Seattle	–	Vancouver	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[52] Rescheduled for February 21.^[49]
31	December 29	Philadelphia	3–2	Seattle	OT	Grubauer	17,151	10–17–4	24	^[53]
32	December 30	Calgary	6–4	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	10–18–4	24	^[54]

January: 4–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
33	January 1	Vancouver	5–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	10–19–4	24	^[55]
—	January 4	NY Islanders	–	Seattle	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[56] Rescheduled for February 22.^[49]
—	January 6	Ottawa	–	Seattle	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[57] Rescheduled for April 18.^[49]
—	January 8	Seattle	–	Winnipeg	Postponed due to attendance restrictions.^[58] Rescheduled for February 17.^[49]
34	January 10	Seattle	3–4	Colorado		Grubauer	17,516	10–20–4	24	^[59]
35	January 12	Seattle	2–5	Dallas		Grubauer	17,825	10–21–4	24	^[60]
36	January 13	Seattle	1–2	St. Louis		Driedger	17,017	10–22–4	24	^[61]
37	January 15	Los Angeles	3–1	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	10–23–4	24	^[62]
38	January 17	Chicago	2–3	Seattle	SO	Grubauer	17,151	11–23–4	26	^[63]
39	January 20	San Jose	2–3	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	12–23–4	28	^[64]
40	January 21	St. Louis	5–0	Seattle		Daccord	17,151	12–24–4	28	^[65]
41	January 23	Florida	3–5	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	13–24–4	30	^[66]
42	January 25	Nashville	4–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	13–25–4	30	^[67]
43	January 27	Seattle	2–1	Pittsburgh	OT	Grubauer	18,228	14–25–4	32	^[68]
—	January 29	Seattle	–	NY Islanders	Postponed due to January 2022 North American blizzard. Rescheduled for February 2.^[69]
44	January 30	Seattle	2–3	NY Rangers		Grubauer	18,006	14–26–4	32	^[70]

February: 2–8–1 (home: 0–4–1; road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
45	February 1	Seattle	2–3	Boston		Driedger	17,850	14–27–4	32	^[71]
46	February 2	Seattle	3–0	NY Islanders		Grubauer	17,255	15–27–4	34	^[72]
47	February 9	Arizona	5–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	15–28–4	34	^[73]
48	February 11	Seattle	4–3	Anaheim		Driedger	12,530	16–28–4	36	^[74]
49	February 14	Toronto	6–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	16–29–4	36	^[75]
50	February 17	Seattle	3–5	Winnipeg		Grubauer	13,071	16–30–4	36	^[76]
51	February 19	Seattle	1–2	Calgary		Grubauer	9,639	16–31–4	36	^[77]
52	February 21	Seattle	2–5	Vancouver		Driedger	18,346	16–32–4	36	^[78]
53	February 22	NY Islanders	5–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	16–33–4	36	^[79]
54	February 24	Boston	3–2	Seattle	OT	Grubauer	17,151	16–33–5	37	^[80]
55	February 27	Seattle	1–3	San Jose		Grubauer	13,171	16–34–5	37	^[81]

March: 5–6–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
56	March 2	Nashville	3–4	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	17–34–5	39	^[82]
57	March 5	Seattle	2–5	Washington		Driedger	18,573	17–35–5	39	^[83]
58	March 6	Seattle	2–3	Carolina		Grubauer	18,156	17–36–5	39	^[84]
59	March 8	Seattle	4–6	Toronto		Grubauer	17,547	17–37–5	39	^[85]
60	March 10	Seattle	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Driedger	11,622	17–37–6	40	^[86]
61	March 12	Seattle	4–3	Montreal	SO	Grubauer	20,608	18–37–6	42	^[87]
62	March 16	Tampa Bay	4–1	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	18–38–6	42	^[88]
63	March 19	Detroit	2–4	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	19–38–6	44	^[89]
64	March 23	Seattle	4–2	Arizona		Grubauer	11,670	20–38–6	46	^[90]
65	March 26	Seattle	2–4	Los Angeles		Grubauer	18,230	20–39–6	46	^[91]
66	March 28	Seattle	6–1	Los Angeles		Driedger	13,919	21–39–6	48	^[92]
67	March 30	Vegas	3–0	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	21–40–6	48	^[93]

April: 6–8–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
68	April 1	Vegas	5–2	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	21–41–6	48	^[94]
69	April 3	Dallas	1–4	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	22–41–6	50	^[95]
70	April 6	Seattle	1–4	St. Louis		Driedger	18,096	22–42–6	50	^[96]
71	April 7	Seattle	2–0	Chicago		Grubauer	18,677	23–42–6	52	^[97]
72	April 9	Calgary	4–1	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	23–43–6	52	^[98]
73	April 12	Seattle	3–5	Calgary		Driedger	16,392	23–44–6	52	^[99]
—	April 13	Seattle	–	Winnipeg	Postponed due to weather conditions. Rescheduled for May 1.^[100]
74	April 16	New Jersey	3–4	Seattle	SO	Grubauer	17,151	24–44–6	54	^[101]
75	April 18	Ottawa	2–4	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	25–44–6	56	^[102]
76	April 20	Colorado	2–3	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	26–44–6	58	^[103]
77	April 22	Seattle	3–6	Minnesota		Grubauer	19,047	26–45–6	58	^[104]
78	April 23	Seattle	2–3	Dallas		Driedger	18,532	26–46–6	58	^[105]
79	April 26	Seattle	2–5	Vancouver		Daccord	18,261	26–47–6	58	^[106]
80	April 27	Los Angeles	5–3	Seattle		Grubauer	17,151	26–48–6	58	^[107]
81	April 29	San Jose	0–3	Seattle		Driedger	17,151	27–48–6	60	^[108]

May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
82	May 1	Seattle	3–4	Winnipeg		Driedger	14,443	27–49–6	60	^[109]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[110]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jared McCann	74	27	23	50	–26	33
Yanni Gourde	74	21	27	48	–13	45
Jordan Eberle	79	21	23	44	–28	14
Alexander Wennberg	80	11	26	37	–26	28
Vince Dunn	73	7	28	35	–21	63
Ryan Donato	74	16	15	31	–13	40
Calle Jarnkrok^‡	49	12	14	26	–15	2
Adam Larsson	82	8	17	25	–23	55
Jaden Schwartz	37	8	15	23	–13	14
Mark Giordano^‡	55	6	17	23	–21	47
Marcus Johansson^‡	51	6	17	23	–22	4
Morgan Geekie	73	7	15	22	–16	18
Joonas Donskoi	75	2	20	22	–10	14
Carson Soucy	64	10	11	21	+7	47
Colin Blackwell^‡	39	8	9	17	+1	4
Mason Appleton^‡	49	6	11	17	–4	14
Riley Sheahan	69	4	13	17	+6	2
Jamie Oleksiak	72	1	16	17	–1	54
Brandon Tanev	30	9	6	15	+4	13
Matty Beniers	10	3	6	9	–1	0
Victor Rask^†	18	4	4	8	–3	0
Will Borgen	36	2	6	8	+1	28
Kole Lind	23	2	6	8	–1	12
Karson Kuhlman^†	25	2	6	8	–2	6
Daniel Sprong^†	16	6	0	6	–6	0
Jeremy Lauzon^‡	53	1	5	6	–9	67
Haydn Fleury	36	2	2	4	0	13
Derrick Pouliot^†	9	0	3	3	+6	2
Nathan Bastian	12	1	1	2	–1	31
Austin Czarnik^†	6	0	2	2	0	0
Dennis Cholowski^†	4	0	2	2	+1	0
Alex Barre-Boulet^†	2	0	1	1	0	0
Max McCormick	10	0	0	0	+1	10
Cale Fleury	9	0	0	0	–3	0
Alexander True	8	0	0	0	–2	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[111]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Philipp Grubauer	55	54	3,111:25	18	31	5	164	3.16	1,479	.889	2	1	0
Chris Driedger	27	24	1,478:24	9	14	1	73	2.96	722	.899	1	0	4
Joey Daccord	5	4	293:13	0	4	0	21	4.30	140	.850	0	0	0

^†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.

Player awards

After their final home game on April 29, the Kraken announced the inaugural winners of their player awards for the season.^[112]^[113]

Jared McCann won the Pete Muldoon Award for the Kraken's most valuable player, as voted on by Seattle-area media. Philipp Grubauer won the Three Stars of the Year Award for having accrued the most stars of any player using a point system for stars at home games. Yanni Gourde won the Guyle Fielder Award as the teammate who best exemplified "perseverence, hustle and dedication" as voted upon by his teammates and coaches. Gourde also won the Fan Favorite Award, determined by a fan vote.^[112]

Transactions

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	To Calgary Flames Tyler Pitlick	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2022	^[114]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	To Colorado Avalanche Kurtis MacDermid	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023	^[115]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Washington Capitals Vitek Vanecek	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2023	^[116]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To Calgary Flames Calle Jarnkrok	To Seattle Kraken FLA 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024	^[117]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Giordano Colin Blackwell	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024	^[118]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Nashville Predators Jeremy Lauzon	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022	^[119]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Winnipeg Jets Mason Appleton	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023	^[120]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson	To Seattle Kraken Daniel Sprong 4th-round pick in 2022 6th-round pick in 2022	^[121]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)	Luke Henman	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[122]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Philipp Grubauer	Colorado Avalanche	6-year	Free agency	^[123]
	Jaden Schwartz	St. Louis Blues	5-year	Free agency	^[124]
	Alexander Wennberg	Florida Panthers	3-year	Free agency	^[124]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Connor Carrick	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[125]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Marcus Johansson	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency	^[126]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Antoine Bibeau	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	Gustav Olofsson	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[128]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Riley Sheahan	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[129]
September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)	Ryan Donato	San Jose Sharks	1-year	Free agency	^[130]
September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)	Max McCormick	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	^[131]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)	Alex Barre-Boulet	Tampa Bay Lightning		Waivers	^[132]
February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	Austin Czarnik	New York Islanders		Waivers	^[133]
February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)	Dennis Cholowski	Washington Capitals		Waivers	^[134]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	Tye Kartye	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[135]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	Derrick Pouliot	Vegas Golden Knights		Waivers	^[136]
May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)	Peetro Seppala	KooKoo (Liiga)	3-year	Free agency	^[137]
June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)	Ville Petman	SaiPa (Liiga)	2-year	Free agency	^[138]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Gavin Bayreuther	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-year	Free agency	^[139]
September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)	John Quenneville	ZSC Lions (NL)	1-year	Free agency	^[140]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)	Dennis Cholowski	Washington Capitals		Waivers	^[141]
October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)	Alex Barre-Boulet	Tampa Bay Lightning		Waivers	^[142]
November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)	Nathan Bastian	New Jersey Devils		Waivers	^[143]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Chris Driedger	3-year	Re-signing	^[144]
	Adam Larsson	4-year	Re-signing	^[144]
	Jamie Oleksiak	5-year	Re-signing	^[144]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Alexander True	1-year	Re-signing	^[125]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	William Borgen	2-year	Re-signing	^[145]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Vince Dunn	2-year	Re-signing	^[146]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Cale Fleury	1-year	Re-signing	^[147]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Carsen Twarynski	1-year	Re-signing	^[148]
September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)	Dennis Cholowski	1-year	Re-signing	^[149]
March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	Jared McCann	5-year	Extension	^[150]
April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)	Matty Beniers	3-year	Entry-level	^[151]
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)	Ryker Evans	3-year	Entry-level	^[152]
May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)	Max McCormick	2-year	Extension	^[153]
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)	Gustav Olofsson	1-year	Extension	^[154]

Draft picks

Expansion draft

Seattle filled its roster by selecting players in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. The 2021 draft used the same rules as the 2017 NHL expansion draft did for the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kraken had to select or sign one player from each existing team except for Vegas. Teams opted to protect some of their players against being drafted.^[155]

Entry draft

Before the draft lottery, the Kraken were given the same odds as the team with the third worst point total from 2020–21 season, which meant that they would not draft any lower than fifth overall and would draft third in each subsequent round.^[156] On June 2, 2021, the Kraken received a second overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft during the draft lottery.^[157]

Below are the Seattle Kraken's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Matty Beniers	C	United States	Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)
2	35	Ryker Evans	D	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
3	67	Ryan Winterton	C	Canada	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
4	99	Ville Ottavainen	D	Finland	JYP (Liiga)
5	131	Jacob Melanson	RW	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
6	163	Semyon Vyazovoy	G	Russia	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
7	195	Justin Janicke	LW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)

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