SEATTLE KRAKEN

BY JARED CLINTON

B+ | RANK: 10TH IF KRAKEN PROSPECTS NEED encouragement, they need not look to the veterans. Instead, the young guns in Seattle – or, more likely, Coachella Valley – can look to recent products of the system. The emergence of Ryker Evans and Tye Kartye proves the franchise’s development model is producing the desired results. “They set a real foundation for how a prospect comes into the AHL, proves himself on the ice and in the playoffs and then earns their way up to the NHL,” said Kraken director of player development Jeff Tambellini. “They’ve set a great path for all the players to come.” 1 BERKLY CATTON C, 19, 5-10, 175 Spokane (WHL) 43–31–57–88–26 2024 draft, 8th overall OVERALL 26 Catton’s 116-point draft year had Seattle sprinting to the stage to take him at No. 8. That…

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