Ron Francis, the Kraken's first general manager, is being replaced by assistant Jason Botterill, who is a former GM for the ...

However, the Kraken need to start progressing in the right direction, or else they could fall into Buffalo Sabres territory. A team like Seattle can’t get stuck in rebuild mode with Utah inching ...

The Seattle Kraken hope a former Buffalo Sabres GM will help them reach perennial playoff status. This week, the Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma, promoted executive Ron Francis to president of ...

Leiweke indicated that Botterill, the former GM of the Buffalo Sabres, had interest from other teams but opted to stay with the Kraken organization. Francis said there’s no clear front-runner in ...

Jason Botterill's time as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres came to an unexpected ... president and general manager of the NHL's Seattle Kraken. Ron Francis was elevated from that role to ...

The Seattle Kraken upheaval had a decidedly Buffalo feel to it, as the club dismissed <a href=" Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma ...

Botterill has a huge plus in Seattle that he didn't have in Buffalo: As an assistant general manager and original member of ...

PuckPedia indicates Utah HC has a projected $22.3 million in salary-cap space with 19 active roster players under contract ...

Seattle, Wash — April 22, 2025 — The Seattle Kraken today announced key leadership changes within the organization’s hockey operations department. Ron Francis elevates to President of Hockey ...

Bylsma, 54, went 35-41-6 in his lone season in Seattle. It was his first NHL head coaching job since 2017. He won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and had 355 regular-season wins ...

The Seattle Kraken hope a former Buffalo Sabres GM will help them reach perennial playoff status. This week, the Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma, promoted executive Ron Francis to president of hockey ...