2022–23 Seattle Kraken season

The 2022–23 Seattle Kraken season was the second season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.

2022–23 Seattle Kraken
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	7th Western
2022–23 record	46–28–8
Home record	20–17–4
Road record	26–11–4
Goals for	289
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Ron Francis
Coach	Dave Hakstol
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle Yanni Gourde Adam Larsson Jaden Schwartz
Arena	Climate Pledge Arena
Average attendance	17,151^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jared McCann (40)
Assists	Vince Dunn (50)
Points	Jared McCann (70)
Penalty minutes	Yanni Gourde (76)
Plus/minus	Vince Dunn (+28)
Wins	Martin Jones (27)
Goals against average	Philipp Grubauer (2.85)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

In January 2023, the Kraken became the first team in NHL history to win all seven games of a road trip.^[2] On April 6, the Kraken clinched a playoff spot for the first time in franchise history after a win over the Arizona Coyotes.^[3] On April 30, the Kraken won their inaugural playoff series in seven games, upsetting the defending champion Colorado Avalanche.^[4] In the Second Round, the Kraken lost to the Dallas Stars in seven games.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	22	9	38	272	229	+43	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	50	23	9	45	325	260	+65	109
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	47	25	10	37	280	257	+23	104
4	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
5	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
6	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
7	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

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; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	46	33	3	36	247	225	+22	95
3	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
4	CE	e – Nashville Predators	82	42	32	8	29	229	238	−9	92
5	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
6	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	37	38	7	27	263	301	−38	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	28	40	14	20	228	299	−71	70
8	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	49	7	18	204	301	−97	59
10	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

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 5, 2022.^[8]

2022 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Edmonton	0–3	Seattle		Jones	Climate Pledge Arena	17,151	1–0–0	^[9]
2	September 27	Calgary	0–3	Seattle		Hellberg	Climate Pledge Arena	17,151	2–0–0	^[10]
3	September 29	Seattle	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Jones	Rogers Arena	16,480	3–0–0	^[11]
4	October 1	Vancouver	0–4	Seattle		Grubauer	Climate Pledge Arena	17,151	4–0–0	^[12]
5	October 3	Seattle	1–4	Calgary		Jones	Scotiabank Saddledome	16,045	4–1–0	^[13]
6	October 7	Seattle	3–5	Edmonton		Grubauer	Rogers Place	17,328	4–2–0	^[14]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 7, 2022,^[15]

2022–23 game log
October: 4–4–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Seattle 4–5 Anaheim OT Grubauer 17,530 0–0–1 1 ^[16] 2 October 13 Seattle 4–1 Los Angeles Jones 15,645 1–0–1 3 ^[17] 3 October 15 Vegas 5–2 Seattle Jones 17,151 1–1–1 3 ^[18] 4 October 17 Carolina 5–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 1–2–1 3 ^[19] 5 October 19 St. Louis 4–3 Seattle OT Jones 17,151 1–2–2 4 ^[20] 6 October 21 Seattle 3–2 Colorado Jones 18,131 2–2–2 6 ^[21] 7 October 23 Seattle 4–5 Chicago Jones 14,892 2–3–2 6 ^[22] 8 October 25 Buffalo 1–5 Seattle Jones 17,151 3–3–2 8 ^[23] 9 October 27 Vancouver 5–4 Seattle Jones 17,151 3–4–2 8 ^[24] 10 October 29 Pittsburgh 1–3 Seattle Jones 17,151 4–4–2 10 ^[25]
November: 10–1–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 6–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Seattle 5–4 Calgary Daccord 16,803 5–4–2 12 ^[26] 12 November 3 Seattle 4–0 Minnesota Jones 17,221 6–4–2 14 ^[27] 13 November 5 Seattle 3–2 Pittsburgh Jones 18,302 7–4–2 16 ^[28] 14 November 8 Nashville 1–5 Seattle Jones 17,151 8–4–2 18 ^[29] 15 November 11 Minnesota 1–0 Seattle Jones 17,151 8–5–2 18 ^[30] 16 November 13 Winnipeg 3–2 Seattle OT Jones 17,151 8–5–3 19 ^[31] 17 November 17 NY Rangers 2–3 Seattle OT Jones 17,151 9–5–3 21 ^[32] 18 November 19 Los Angeles 2–3 Seattle OT Jones 17,151 10–5–3 23 ^[33] 19 November 23 San Jose 5–8 Seattle Jones 17,151 11–5–3 25 ^[34] 20 November 25 Seattle 4–2 Vegas Grubauer 18,119 12–5–3 27 ^[35] 21 November 27 Seattle 5–4 Anaheim Jones 14,324 13–5–3 29 ^[36] 22 November 29 Seattle 9–8 Los Angeles OT Jones 13,215 14–5–3 31 ^[37]
December: 4–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Washington 2–3 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 15–5–3 33 ^[38] 24 December 3 Florida 5–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 15–6–3 33 ^[39] 25 December 6 Montreal 4–2 Seattle Jones 17,151 15–7–3 33 ^[40] 26 December 9 Seattle 1–4 Washington Grubauer 18,573 15–8–3 33 ^[41] 27 December 11 Seattle 5–2 Florida Jones 15,625 16–8–3 35 ^[42] 28 December 13 Seattle 2–6 Tampa Bay Grubauer 19,092 16–9–3 35 ^[43] 29 December 15 Seattle 2–3 Carolina Grubauer 18,680 16–10–3 35 ^[44] 30 December 18 Winnipeg 2–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 17–10–3 37 ^[45] 31 December 20 St. Louis 2–5 Seattle Jones 17,151 18–10–3 39 ^[46] 32 December 22 Seattle 5–6 Vancouver SO Jones 18,794 18–10–4 40 ^[47] 33 December 28 Calgary 3–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 18–11–4 40 ^[48] 34 December 30 Edmonton 7–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 18–12–4 40 ^[49]
January: 11–3–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 7–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 35 January 1 NY Islanders 1–4 Seattle Jones 17,151 19–12–4 42 ^[50] 36 January 3 Seattle 5–2 Edmonton Jones 18,297 20–12–4 44 ^[51] 37 January 5 Seattle 5–1 Toronto Jones 18,624 21–12–4 46 ^[52] 38 January 7 Seattle 8–4 Ottawa Jones 19,347 22–12–4 48 ^[53] 39 January 9 Seattle 4–0 Montreal Jones 21,105 23–12–4 50 ^[54] 40 January 10 Seattle 4–3 Buffalo Grubauer 13,219 24–12–4 52 ^[55] 41 January 12 Seattle 3–0 Boston Jones 17,850 25–12–4 54 ^[56] 42 January 14 Seattle 8–5 Chicago Jones 20,075 26–12–4 56 ^[57] 43 January 16 Tampa Bay 4–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 26–13–4 56 ^[58] 44 January 17 Seattle 2–5 Edmonton Jones 18,183 26–14–4 56 ^[59] 45 January 19 New Jersey 3–4 Seattle OT Jones 17,151 27–14–4 58 ^[60] 46 January 21 Colorado 2–1 Seattle SO Grubauer 17,151 27–14–5 59 ^[61] 47 January 25 Vancouver 1–6 Seattle Jones 17,151 28–14–5 61 ^[62] 48 January 27 Calgary 5–2 Seattle Jones 17,151 28–15–5 61 ^[63] 49 January 28 Columbus 1–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 29–15–5 63 ^[64]
February: 4–6–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 7 Seattle 0–4 NY Islanders Jones 17,255 29–16–5 63 ^[65] 51 February 9 Seattle 1–3 New Jersey Grubauer 15,697 29–17–5 63 ^[66] 52 February 10 Seattle 3–6 NY Rangers Jones 18,006 29–18–5 63 ^[67] 53 February 12 Seattle 4–3 Philadelphia Grubauer 18,129 30–18–5 65 ^[68] 54 February 14 Seattle 2–3 Winnipeg SO Grubauer 14,237 30–18–6 66 ^[69] 55 February 16 Philadelphia 2–6 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 31–18–6 68 ^[70] 56 February 18 Detroit 2–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 32–18–6 70 ^[71] 57 February 20 Seattle 0–4 San Jose Jones 13,445 32–19–6 70 ^[72] 58 February 23 Boston 6–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 32–20–6 70 ^[73] 59 February 26 Toronto 5–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 32–21–6 70 ^[74] 60 February 28 Seattle 5–3 St. Louis Jones 18,096 33–21–6 72 ^[75]
March: 8–4–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 6–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 Seattle 5–4 Detroit OT Grubauer 18,289 34–21–6 74 ^[76] 62 March 3 Seattle 4–2 Columbus Grubauer 18,712 35–21–6 76 ^[77] 63 March 5 Seattle 3–2 Colorado OT Grubauer 18,107 36–21–6 78 ^[78] 64 March 7 Anaheim 2–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 37–21–6 80 ^[79] 65 March 9 Ottawa 5–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 37–22–6 80 ^[80] 66 March 11 Dallas 4–3 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 37–22–7 81 ^[81] 67 March 13 Dallas 5–2 Seattle Jones 17,151 37–23–7 81 ^[82] 68 March 16 Seattle 2–1 San Jose OT Grubauer 11,720 38–23–7 83 ^[83] 69 March 18 Edmonton 6–4 Seattle Jones 17,171 38–24–7 83 ^[84] 70 March 21 Seattle 5–4 Dallas OT Daccord 18,532 39–24–7 85 ^[85] 71 March 23 Seattle 1–2 Nashville SO Daccord 17,436 39–24–8 86 ^[86] 72 March 25 Seattle 7–2 Nashville Grubauer 17,335 40–24–8 88 ^[87] 73 March 27 Seattle 1–5 Minnesota Grubauer 19,291 40–25–8 88 ^[88] 74 March 30 Anaheim 1–4 Seattle Jones 17,151 41–25–8 90 ^[89]
April: 5–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 1 Los Angeles 3–1 Seattle Jones 17,151 41–26–8 90 ^[90] 76 April 3 Arizona 1–8 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 42–26–8 92 ^[91] 77 April 4 Seattle 5–2 Vancouver Jones 18,722 43–26–8 94 ^[92] 78 April 6 Arizona 2–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 44–26–8 96 ^[93] 79 April 8 Chicago 3–7 Seattle Jones 17,151 45–26–8 98 ^[94] 80 April 10 Seattle 4–1 Arizona Grubauer 4,600 46–26–8 100 ^[95] 81 April 11 Seattle 1–4 Vegas Daccord 18,377 46–27–8 100 ^[96] 82 April 13 Vegas 3–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 46–28–8 100 ^[97]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Seattle won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 18 Seattle 3–1 Colorado Grubauer 18,138 1–0 ^[98] 2 April 20 Seattle 2–3 Colorado Grubauer 18,141 1–1 ^[99] 3 April 22 Colorado 6–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 1–2 ^[100] 4 April 24 Colorado 2–3 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 2–2 ^[101] 5 April 26 Seattle 3–2 Colorado Grubauer 18,143 3–2 ^[102] 6 April 28 Colorado 4–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 3–3 ^[103] 7 April 30 Seattle 2–1 Colorado Grubauer 18,143 4–3 ^[104]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Seattle 5–4 Dallas OT Grubauer 18,532 1–0 ^[105] 2 May 4 Seattle 2–4 Dallas Grubauer 18,532 1–1 ^[106] 3 May 7 Dallas 2–7 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 2–1 ^[107] 4 May 9 Dallas 6–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 2–2 ^[108] 5 May 11 Seattle 2–5 Dallas Grubauer 18,532 2–3 ^[109] 6 May 13 Dallas 3–6 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 3–3 ^[110] 7 May 15 Seattle 1–2 Dallas Grubauer 18,756 3–4 ^[111]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[112] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jared McCann 79 40 30 70 +18 14 Vince Dunn 81 14 50 64 +28 55 Jordan Eberle 82 20 43 63 +6 34 Matty Beniers 80 24 33 57 +14 2 Yanni Gourde 81 14 34 48 +23 76 Daniel Sprong 66 21 25 46 +13 14 Oliver Bjorkstrand 81 20 25 45 −1 16 Jaden Schwartz 71 21 19 40 –17 22 Andre Burakovsky 49 13 26 39 –9 14 Alexander Wennberg 82 13 25 38 –7 20 Brandon Tanev 82 16 19 35 +21 44 Justin Schultz 73 7 27 34 +4 40 Adam Larsson 82 8 25 33 +27 47 Morgan Geekie 69 9 19 28 +14 24 Eeli Tolvanen^† 48 16 11 27 +10 10 Ryan Donato 71 14 13 27 +16 46 Jamie Oleksiak 75 9 16 25 +13 72 Will Borgen 82 3 17 20 +11 47 Carson Soucy 78 3 13 16 +18 68 Jesper Froden 14 0 4 4 +4 6 Karson Kuhlman 14 1 2 3 +3 0 John Hayden 7 2 0 2 +2 7 Shane Wright 8 1 1 2 +4 2 Cale Fleury 12 0 1 1 0 2 Gustav Olofsson 3 0 0 0 +1 0 Jaycob Megna^† 6 0 0 0 –3 0

Playoffs^[113] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Yanni Gourde 14 4 9 13 +1 14 Jordan Eberle 14 6 5 11 +5 6 Jaden Schwartz 14 5 5 10 –2 2 Justin Schultz 14 3 7 10 +5 2 Oliver Bjorkstrand 14 4 4 8 –5 0 Eeli Tolvanen 14 3 5 8 –4 6 Matty Beniers 14 3 4 7 +6 4 Alexander Wennberg 14 2 5 7 –5 2 Vince Dunn 14 1 6 7 +2 22 Tye Kartye 10 3 2 5 +6 2 Morgan Geekie 13 2 2 4 0 12 Adam Larsson 14 2 2 4 +2 8 Brandon Tanev 14 1 3 4 0 4 Will Borgen 14 1 2 3 –6 8 Jared McCann 8 1 2 3 –1 6 Jamie Oleksiak 14 1 2 3 –6 8 Daniel Sprong 10 1 1 2 –3 0 Carson Soucy 14 1 1 2 +6 12 Ryan Donato 14 0 2 2 –2 12 Jesper Froden 1 0 0 0 –1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[114]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Martin Jones	48	42	2,625:39	27	13	3	131	2.99	1,145	.887	3	0	0	0
Philipp Grubauer	39	36	2,065:37	17	14	4	98	2.85	930	.895	0	0	1	0
Joey Daccord	5	4	248:08	2	1	1	13	3.14	130	.900	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[115]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Philipp Grubauer	14	14	822:42	7	7	41	2.99	422	.903	0	0	0	0
Martin Jones	1	0	18:15	0	0	0	0.00	2	1.000	0	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.

Transactions

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 NHL season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Boston Bruins WSH 4th-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2022	To Seattle Kraken CGY 3rd-round pick in 2022	^[116]
July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2023 WPG 4th-round pick in 2023	To Seattle Kraken Oliver Bjorkstrand	^[117]
February 5, 2023 (2023-02-05)	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2023	To Seattle Kraken Jaycob Megna	^[118]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Andre Burakovsky	Colorado Avalanche	5-year	Free agency	^[119]
	Jesper Froden	Boston Bruins	1-year		^[119]
	Magnus Hellberg	Detroit Red Wings			^[119]
	Cameron Hughes	Boston Bruins	2-year		^[120]
	Martin Jones	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year		^[119]
	Austin Poganski	Winnipeg Jets			^[120]
	Andrew Poturalski	Carolina Hurricanes	2-year		^[119]
	Brogan Rafferty	Anaheim Ducks	1-year		^[119]
	Justin Schultz	Washington Capitals	2-year		^[119]
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)	John Hayden	Buffalo Sabres	1-year		^[121]
July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)	Michal Kempny	Washington Capitals			^[122]
October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)	Christopher Gibson	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)			^[123]
November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)	Magnus Hellberg	Ottawa Senators		Waivers	^[124]
December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)	Eeli Tolvanen	Nashville Predators			^[125]
May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)	Ales Stezka	HC Vítkovice (ELH)	1-year†‡	Free agency	^[126]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Connor Carrick	Boston Bruins	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
	Haydn Fleury	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year		^[128]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Antoine Bibeau	Ottawa Senators	1-year		^[129]
August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)	Derrick Pouliot	San Jose Barracuda (AHL)			^[130]
	Riley Sheahan	Buffalo Sabres			^[131]
October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)	Magnus Hellberg	Ottawa Senators		Waivers	^[132]
October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15)	Victor Rask	HC Fribourg-Gottéron (NL)	1-year	Free agency	^[133]
October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)	Michal Kempny			Contract termination	^[134]
November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)	Magnus Hellberg	Detroit Red Wings		Waivers	^[135]
December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)	Karson Kuhlman	Winnipeg Jets			^[136]
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)	Jesper Froden	ZSC Lions (NL)	2-year‡	Free agency	^[137]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	Karson Kuhlman	1-year	^[138]
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)	Alexander True		^[139]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Jacob Melanson	3-year†	^[140]
	Ryan Winterton		^[140]
	Shane Wright		^[119]
July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)	Kole Lind	1-year	^[141]
	Carsen Twarynski		^[141]
July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)	Morgan Geekie		^[142]
July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)	Ryan Donato		^[143]
August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30)	Cale Fleury		^[144]
October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)	Daniel Sprong		^[145]
March 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)	Ville Ottavainen	3-year†‡	^[146]
April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	David Goyette		^[147]
	Logan Morrison		^[148]
April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)	Jagger Firkus		^[149]
May 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)	Ty Nelson		^[150]
June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)	Jani Nyman	3-year†‡
June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27)	Gustav Olofsson	2-year‡

Draft picks

See also: List of Seattle Kraken draft picks

Below are the Seattle Kraken's selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Shane Wright	C	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2	35	Jagger Firkus	RW	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	49	Jani Nyman	RW	Finland	KOOVEE (Mestis)
2	58	Niklas Kokko	G	Finland	Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
2	61	David Goyette	C	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	68	Ty Nelson	D	Canada	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
3	91	Ben MacDonald	C	United States	Noble & Greenough School (USHS-MA)
4	100	Tyson Jugnauth	D	Canada	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
4	123	Tucker Robertson	C	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6	164	Barrett Hall	C	United States	Gentry Academy (USHS-MN)
7	196	Kyle Jackson	LW	Canada	North Bay Battalion (OHL)

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