List of Seattle Kraken general managers

Ron Francis served as the general manager of the Seattle Kraken from 2019 to 2025.

The Seattle Kraken are an American professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). ^[1] The team joined the NHL in 2021 as an expansion team. The Kraken play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena. ^[2]

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers [a]
Ref(s)	References

General managers

General managers of the Seattle Kraken franchise

No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1	Ron Francis	July 16, 2019 — April 22, 2025	1 playoff appearance	[3] [4]
2	Jason Botterill	April 22, 2025 — present		[4]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• ^a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

1. "Teams". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
2. "Arena Info". Climate Pledge Arena . Retrieved 2021-06-24.
3. "Hall of Famer Ron Francis to Serve as Seattle Franchise's First GM". Sports Illustrated . July 16, 2019.
4. Baker, Geoff (April 22, 2025). "Francis becomes Kraken president, Botterill new GM". Seattle Kraken. Retrieved April 23, 2025.