List of Seattle Kraken draft picks

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Matty Beniers was the first ever draft selection for the Kraken taken 2nd overall in 2021. Beniers smiles-2.jpg
Matty Beniers was the first ever draft selection for the Kraken taken 2nd overall in 2021.

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Seattle Kraken franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The Seattle Kraken franchise was founded as an expansion team in Seattle, Washington in 2021.

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The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. [1] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick. [2] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. [1]

Seattle's first draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. [3] [4] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League’s best rookie, managing 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games. [5]

Key

  Played at least one game with the Kraken.
  Spent entire NHL career with the Kraken.

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses, goals against average and save percentage apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

Shane Wright was the Kraken's first selection in 2022, selected 4th overall. Shane Wright closeup 2022.jpg
Shane Wright was the Kraken's first selection in 2022, selected 4th overall.
DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA
2021 12 Matty Beniers Flag of the United States.svg  United States C167426110322—————
2021 235 Ryker Evans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D3618920—————
2021 367 Ryan Winterton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C90000—————
2021 499 Ville Ottavainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland D——————————
2021 5131 Jacob Melanson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW——————————
2021 6163 Semyon Vyazovoy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia G——————————
2021 7195 Justin Janicke Flag of the United States.svg  United States F——————————
2022 14 Shane Wright Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C165272—————
2022 235Jagger FirkusFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW——————————
2022 249 Jani Nyman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland RW——————————
2022 258 Niklas Kokko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland G——————————
2022 261David GoyetteFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C——————————
2022 368Ty NelsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D——————————
2022 391Ben MacDonaldFlag of the United States.svg  United States C——————————
2022 4100Tyson JugnauthFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D——————————
2022 4123 Tucker Robertson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C——————————
2022 6164Barrett HallFlag of the United States.svg  United States C——————————
2022 7196Kyle JacksonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW——————————
2023 120 Eduard Šalé Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic LW——————————
2023 250 Carson Rehkopf Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW——————————
2023 252Oscar Fisker MølgaardFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark C——————————
2023 257Lukas DragicevicFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D——————————
2023 384Caden PriceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D——————————
2023 4116Andrei LoshkoFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus C——————————
2023 5148Kaden HammellFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D——————————
2023 6168Visa VedenpääFlag of Finland.svg  Finland G——————————
2023 6180Zeb ForsfjällFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C——————————
2023 7212Zaccharya WisdomFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW——————————

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References

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  1. 1 2 "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (July 24, 2021). "Beniers becomes first pick in Kraken history at No. 2 in 2021 NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Baker, Geoff (July 23, 2021). "Kraken makes Michigan center Matty Beniers the first NHL entry draft pick in franchise history". The Seattle Times . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Erin. "Kraken's Matty Beniers Wins 2022-23 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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