Published for Kraken fans โ October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team ยท Last updated October 21, 2026
๐ Kraken Fans โ Your Deep Sea Blue Is Waiting!
A 6-3-1 start has Seattle hunting the playoffs again โ Eberle, Beniers and McCann are driving the Kraken up the Pacific, so rise with them in fan-inspired Kraken gear.
The Club
The Seattle Kraken play at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, in deep sea blue, ice blue, boundless blue, shadow blue and a flash of red alert โ colors pulled straight from the waters off the Pacific Northwest. Head coach Lane Lambert is in his second season, and his Kraken have the look of a team done with waiting: after three straight springs without playoff hockey, Seattle has opened 2026-27 like a group that takes the drought personally.
This is a young franchise with an old soul of a fan base. Seattle fans adopted the Kraken instantly and loudly, and the bond runs through the whole roster โ from the captain who has been here setting the standard, to the young centers the future is being built around. Searching for a Seattle Kraken jersey, the latest Kraken schedule or Kraken tickets? Start with the question every fan asks each fall: when do the Kraken play โ because this season, for the first time in a while, the answer feels like it might end in April hockey.
The captain’s deep sea blue โ Eberle’s No. 7 with the ice-blue S, front and back.
Buy Now โLast Season (2025-26): Three Springs of Silence
The 2025-26 Kraken finished 34-37-11 for 79 points, sixth in the Pacific Division โ and for the third straight year, Seattle’s season ended when the regular season did. One spring without playoffs is a stumble; three in a row is a drought, and droughts change a franchise’s temperature. The fans stayed loud, but the questions got harder: when does the building stop and the winning start?
The honest answer is that the pieces were closer than the record looked. Seattle’s core โ its captain, its two young centers, its number one goalie โ was never the problem. The problem was depth, consistency, and too many nights where a winnable game drifted away in the third period. A 79-point team is not a bad team; it is a team that keeps finding the wrong side of one-goal games.
That is why this season carries a different charge. Lambert is in year two of his system, the young centers have another year of scar tissue and skill, and the standard inside the room has been stated plainly by everyone in it: the drought ends now, or changes come. Seattle did not spend the summer talking about patience. It spent it talking about the playoffs like an appointment it intends to keep.
There is a particular frustration in droughts for a young franchise: the fans did everything right. They showed up loud from day one, turned a brand-new building into a genuine home-ice advantage, and waited for the team to catch up to the crowd. Three springs of silence were never about support โ they were about a roster still being assembled. Which is why this fall feels different in Seattle: for the first time, the team walking onto the ice looks as ready as the fans in the seats have always been.
Best Players Right Now (2026-27 Roster)
Jordan Eberle, Right Wing (#7) โ The captain, and the steady heartbeat of this franchise. Eberle’s game is built on timing and touch around the net, and his voice is the one that sets the room’s standard. When Seattle needs a shift to calm down or a goal to wake up, it looks to the man with the C.
Matty Beniers, Center (#10) โ The alternate captain and the centerpiece of the Kraken’s present and future. Beniers plays a complete, responsible, relentless game down the middle โ the kind of two-way center winning teams are built on โ and every season his offensive ceiling climbs a little higher.
Jared McCann, Left Wing (#19) โ The finisher. McCann’s shot is the most dangerous weapon in Seattle’s lineup, the release opponents game-plan for and still cannot always find. When the Kraken need a goal from the left side, everybody in the building knows where the puck is going โ stopping it is another matter.
Shane Wright, Center (#51) โ The other half of Seattle’s young one-two punch down the middle. Wright’s hockey sense and poise with the puck give the Kraken a second line that plays like a first, and his growth curve is one of the biggest reasons this team’s window is opening now rather than later.
Brandon Montour, Defense (#62) โ The engine of the blue line. Montour skates the puck out of trouble, jumps into the rush, and logs the minutes that matter most. A defenseman who can change a game’s pace by himself is a rare luxury, and Seattle has one.
Joey Daccord, Goaltender (#35) โ The number one in Seattle’s crease, with Philipp Grubauer backing him up. Daccord’s athletic, aggressive style fits this team’s personality, and his best stretches have a way of making the whole bench taller. Playoff races are won in net as much as anywhere โ the Kraken like their guy.
Star Spotlight: Stories You Should Know
Every young franchise needs a first defining leader, and Seattle’s is Jordan Eberle. The captain has been the Kraken’s standard-bearer through the exciting first steps and the frustrating drought alike, and there is something fitting about the possibility of him leading this team back to the postseason. Veterans who stay through the lean years earn a different kind of love from a fan base, and Eberle has earned it shift by shift. If the drought ends this spring, his fingerprints will be all over how it happened.
The other story is the kids down the middle. Matty Beniers, already an alternate captain, plays the most demanding position in the sport like a ten-year veteran, while Shane Wright keeps adding layers to a game built on patience and precision. Franchises hunt for one franchise center for decades; Seattle is developing two at the same time, behind a captain who shows them daily what the job requires. Lane Lambert’s second season is about turning that structure into results โ and a 6-3-1 start says the lesson is landing.
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This Season (2026-27): The Turn
If October is any indication, the turn is real. Seattle has opened at 6-3-1 for 13 points โ the kind of start that changes a season’s math, banking points early instead of chasing them late. Lambert’s second-year systems look settled, the young centers are driving play, and Climate Pledge Arena has its early-season roar back. For a team that spent three springs watching the playoffs, starting fast is not a luxury; it is a declaration.
The tests now come in waves, and the calendar is kind enough to serve two of the biggest at home in November: the defending champions visit on November 12, and the Cascadia rivalry lands a week later. Win nights like those and the drought talk does not fade gradually โ it dies all at once, replaced by the only conversation Seattle wants: where this team finishes, and who it drags into the spring with it.
Just as encouraging is the identity forming underneath the results. This team knows its own spine: Eberle setting the standard, Beniers and Wright driving play down the middle, McCann finishing, Montour pushing the pace from the blue line, and Daccord owning the crease. Teams that know exactly who they are tend to travel well through a long season โ and for the first time in three years, Seattle looks like one of those teams.
None of this guarantees April hockey, and nobody in Seattle is planning parades in October. But starts like this change what a season is allowed to become. The Kraken spent three years learning how hard the league is; this fall, they are teaching a few lessons of their own โ and the rest of the Pacific has started to notice.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Games to Watch
Check the Kraken schedule and grab Kraken tickets early โ Seattle’s November is stacked, starting with a trip to Finland:
- November 12 & 14 โ vs Carolina Hurricanes (Global Series, Helsinki): The defending Stanley Cup champions on the sport’s biggest international stage. It’s Seattle’s first-ever Global Series โ two games at Veikkaus Arena in Finland, and no better measuring stick in hockey right now.
- November 19 โ vs Vancouver Canucks: The Cascadia rivalry, one of Seattle’s biggest matchups of any season. Vancouver is the closest NHL city to Seattle, and when the neighbors come down, the building treats it like a playoff game โ because that is exactly what it feels like.
Biggest Rivalries โ The Wars
1. Vancouver Canucks โ the Cascadia rivalry. Geography wrote this one: Vancouver is the closest NHL city to Seattle, and every meeting carries the energy of two fan bases that share a region and refuse to share anything else. Canucks games are circled in both cities the day the schedule drops.
2. Vegas Golden Knights โ the expansion measuring stick. The league’s two newest franchises will always be compared, and Vegas set a standard Seattle is chasing. Pacific Division meetings between them feel like arguments about whose blueprint is better โ and the Kraken would love to win that argument on the ice this season.
3. Calgary Flames โ the Pacific grudge. Division rivals with no love lost, Calgary games bring an edge that suits Seattle’s building perfectly. When the Flames come to Climate Pledge, expect hits first and questions later โ the kind of night that turns a young team’s fans into lifers.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Seattle Kraken play next?
The Kraken’s next marquee dates are the NHL Global Series games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in Helsinki, Finland, on November 12 and 14, 2026 โ then the Cascadia rivalry game against the Vancouver Canucks at Climate Pledge Arena on November 19, 2026.
Where do the Kraken play their home games?
At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington โ the Kraken’s home ice, and one of the loudest young buildings in the NHL.
How long is the Kraken’s playoff drought?
Three seasons: Seattle missed the playoffs in 2025-26 (34-37-11, 79 points) for the third straight year โ which is why this season’s 6-3-1 start under coach Lane Lambert has the whole city believing the drought ends this spring.
Where can I buy Seattle Kraken fan gear?
Toxlay Sports offers fan-inspired apparel for Kraken supporters โ fan-designed gear made for real fans. Note that fan-inspired apparel is not official NHL licensed merchandise.
Sources: NHL.com, ESPN, The Hockey News โ team schedules, rosters and records checked October 2026.
From the deep, Seattle rises โ this is the year the drought ends. Go Kraken!
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From the deep, Seattle rises โ this is the year the drought ends. Go Kraken!
