Tag: Ron Francis

By Glenn Dreyfuss | May 5th 2025 | 7 min read |

Short Shifts, our periodic jaunt around the Kraken-verse, includes a review of Ron Francis' GM tenure, parallels with the Red Wings, and a Kraken visi...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | May 2nd 2025 | 6 min read |

Short Shifts, our periodic jaunt around the Kraken-verse, also includes an NHL coach's average tenure, MORE hockey for Joey Daccord, and a Kraken goal...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Apr 24th 2025 | 2 min read |

Not even 11 months have passed since Dan Bylsma was introduced to the media as the second coach in the history of the Seattle Kraken. One disappointin...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Apr 23rd 2025 | 4 min read |

Jason Botterill Introduced As New GM At KCI Press Conference; Ron Francis Becomes Team President...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Apr 21st 2025 | 5 min read |

With Bylsma Dismissal, Seattle Will Be Led By 3rd Different Coach In Last Three Seasons....

By Zaiem Beg | Apr 21st 2025 | 3 min read |

Looks like disco’s out of fashion again. The Seattle Kraken announced Monday that Coach Dan Bylsma has been fired after just one season. Per the...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Apr 15th 2025 | 6 min read |

Also: Kraken announce fan-friendly changes to season ticket plans....

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Mar 13th 2025 | 7 min read |

Many years ago, a pair of Washington Post sports columnists had a standing golf course bet. The loser would be forced to write the next hockey column,...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Mar 11th 2025 | 5 min read |

Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis addressed the post-deadline state of the Seattle Kraken on Sunday’s KHN telecast. Despite trading mai...

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Mar 10th 2025 | 7 min read |

Moving Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand to Tampa Bay for a pair of 1st round picks and a 2nd rounder, to one observer, represented a needed correct...