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Matty Beniers was the first ever draft selection for the Kraken taken 2nd overall in 2021.
Shane Wright was the Kraken's first selection in 2022, selected 4th overall.

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.

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

Draft Round Pick Player Nationality Pos GP G A Pts PIM W L T OT GAA
2021 1 2 Matty Beniers   United States C 90 27 39 66 2
2021 2 35 Ryker Evans   Canada D
2021 3 67 Ryan Winterton   Canada C
2021 4 99 Ville Ottavainen   Finland D
2021 5 131 Jacob Melanson   Canada RW
2021 6 163 Semyon Vyazovoy   Russia G
2021 7 195 Justin Janicke   United States F
2022 1 4 Shane Wright   Canada C 8 1 1 2 2
2022 2 35 Jagger Firkus   Canada RW
2022 2 49 Jani Nyman   Finland RW
2022 2 58 Niklas Kokko   Finland G
2022 2 61 David Goyette   Canada C
2022 3 68 Ty Nelson   Canada D
2022 3 91 Ben MacDonald   United States C
2022 4 100 Tyson Jugnauth   Canada D
2022 4 123 Tucker Robertson   Canada C
2022 6 164 Barrett Hall   United States C
2022 7 196 Kyle Jackson   Canada LW
2023 1 20 Eduard Šalé   Czech Republic LW
2023 2 50 Carson Rehkopf   Canada LW
2023 2 52 Oscar Fisker Mølgaard   Denmark C
2023 2 57 Lukas Dragicevic   Canada D
2023 3 84 Caden Price   Canada D
2023 4 116 Andrei Loshko   Belarus C
2023 5 148 Kaden Hammell   Canada D
2023 6 168 Visa Vedenpää   Finland G
2023 6 180 Zeb Forsfjäll   Sweden C
2023 7 212 Zaccharya Wisdom   Canada RW

References

General
  • "Seattle Kraken Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  • "Seattle Kraken Draft History". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. 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 July 21, 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.