Congratulations to the Seattle Kraken on an exciting NHL Expansion Draft. The Kraken now have six weeks to finalize their roster for the 2021-22 NHL season. Looking at the expansion draft roster, there is little doubt that GM Ron Francis has built this team around a very solid defense and two talented young goalies that will grow with the team. Offence will come through free agency and trades from the current 30-man roster.
The Kraken had to select at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies. Twenty of the 30 players selected had to have contracts for 2021-22 and all contracts had to be cap-compliant (the cap ceiling for 2021-22 is $81.5 million). The Golden Knights were exempt from losing a player.
2021-22 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Selections
Forwards
- Tyler Pitlick (Arizona Coyotes)
- Morgan Geekie (Carolina Hurricanes)
- John Quenneville (Chicago Blackhawks)
- Joonas Donskoi (Colorado Avalanche)
- Calle Jarnkrok (Nashville Predators)
- Nathan Bastian (New Jersey Devils)
- Jordan Eberle (New York Islanders)
- Colin Blackwell (New York Rangers)
- Carsen Twarynski (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Brandon Tanev (Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Alexander True (San Jose Sharks)
- Yanni Gourde (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Jared McCann (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Kole Lind (Vancouver Canucks)
- Mason Appleton (Winnipeg Jets)
Defence
- Haydn Fleury (Anaheim Ducks)
- Jeremy Lauzon (Boston Bruins)
- Will Borgen (Buffalo Sabres)
- Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames)
- Gavin Bayreuther (Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Jamie Oleksiak (Dallas Stars)
- Dennis Cholowski (Detroit Red Wings)
- Adam Larsson (Edmonton Oilers)
- Kurtis MacDermid (Los Angeles Kings)
- Carson Soucy (Minnesota Wild)
- Cale Fleury (Montreal Canadians)
- Vince Dunn (St. Louis Blues)
Goaltenders
- Chris Driedger (Florida Panthers)
- Joey Daccord (Ottawa Senators)
- Vitek Vanecek (Washington Capitals)
