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SEATTLE – There’s a celebrated but somewhat romanticized Icelandic tradition called Jólabókafló, or “Christmas book flood,” where publishers release new titles in time for the holidays. They make popular gifts in the well-read country. After presents are unwrapped on Christmas Eve, recipients can curl up with their new books and hot chocolate and read into the night.

The Kraken dropped their fifth straight game in regulation 5-2 Sunday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The Colorado Avalanche swept the season series against Seattle.

BOSTON – The Tyler Johnson experiment is over before it ever really got off the ground.

Lightning 5, Kraken 1 at Climate Pledge Arena

Kraken 5, Bruins 1, at Climate Pledge Arena

LOS ANGELES — Getting resettled during their recent homestand was precisely what the Kraken needed to stabilize after teetering toward trouble.

SEATTLE – Already without one of their top defensemen, the Kraken might now be wondering if their captain and second-leading goal scorer is about to have his own extended absence.

For the final game of a forgettable road trip, Kraken coach Dan Bylsma gave his lineup a significant change and sent a message to his roster in the process.

Boston native Joey Daccord tried hard to salvage a bad start, but there was little he could do about a stagnant Kraken offense.

Campbell earned her promotion to the big leagues like any player might, spending two years on Dan Bylsma's staff with the AHL's Coachella Valley Firebirds and playing an integral role in helping that team reach consecutive Calder Cup finals. 

Over the first three seasons of the franchise, only two players in Kraken history recorded a hat trick.

Kraken 2, Flames 1, OT at Climate Pledge Arena

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon admitted before the season that the back and hip surgeries that ended his 2023-24 season would require daily maintenance throughout 2024-25, and sure enough, on Thursday general manager and team president Bill Guerin confirmed that the reason Spurgeon has missed the past two games was indeed related to last season's injuries.

DALLAS — Stars 2, Kraken 0 at American Airlines Center

Game 2: Kraken 5, Wild 4, SO

Fan favorite goalie Joey Daccord is sticking around with the Kraken past this season. Daccord agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Kraken worth an average of $5 million per season that will keep him from hitting free agency after the conclusion of the upcoming season, according to TSN. 

SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken were rolling midway through the second period of their nationally televised season opener.

Three months ago, Spokane Chief Berkly Catton signed his Seattle Kraken contract after the center was selected in the first round of the National Hockey League entry draft. He was reassigned to the Chiefs for the upcoming WHL season.

SEATTLE – Dan Bylsma was an alternate captain for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but in a 12-year pro career spent only four full seasons at the NHL level. Many times he was called into the coach’s office and was told he’d be sent to the minors, before eventually switching to the other side of the desk. He still draws on those experiences.