Ron Francis

The Seattle Kraken picked 18-year-old centerman Shane Wright of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs as their first round pick and fourth overall for the NHL Draft.

The Seattle Kraken had a very different expansion draft on the trading front than the Vegas Golden Knights four years ago.

The first step in making a team complete with actual players begins tomorrow with the NHL's expansion draft. Here are 5 other important dates to circle for the inaugural season of the Seattle Kraken:

The Seattle Kraken are free to make trades and sign players after making their final expansion payment to the NHL. Seattle owners paid $650 million to become the 32nd franchise.

The Seattle Kraken couldn't finalize any moves at the trade deadline because they're not the NHL's 32nd team until the final expansion payment is made.

Seattle Kraken's GM Ron Francis has put together most of the hockey operations staff for the NHL expansion franchise. But, He still needs to hire a coach.

Seattle's NHL expansion team has announced its general manager — Ron Francis, a Hall of Famer and a two-time Stanley Cup winner.

Seattle's NHL expansion team is close to an agreement with Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis to become its first general manager from a person with direct knowledge.