While three Kraken prospects, Ryan Winterton, Jacob Melanson and Tye Kartye, have all started second-round series with their elite junior teams, the American Hockey League-affiliate Charlotte Checkers received a first-round bye for winning the Atlantic Division championship. They open play Tuesday in a best-of-five series with Bridgeport.
While top Kraken draft pick Matty Beniers chases NCAA dream title, Seattle s 2021 third-rounder Ryan Winterton has his sights on major junior hockey s biggest prize
There s a lot of good news to report about the Kraken s inaugural group of seven draft choices. Let s start with 2021 fifth-round selection Jacob Melanson, who has scored 27 goals and added 14 assists for his Acadie-Bathurst Titan club that competes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL or the "Q").
The University of Michigan is No. 3 in NCAA men s hockey rankings with a 16-6-1 record. Seattle top draft choice Matty Beniers and his sophomore linemates are big reason why