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Rtpc31 · 08-29-2023, 11:06 AM

1. Fan Appreciation Day
In honor of the Kraken's strong season thus far, the first 5000 fans to the final home game of the regular season received a one of a kind commemorative Davy Jones style tentacle beard prop. They were a huge hit with the kids, but the adults had a hard time keeping ketchup and nacho cheese from sticking and dripping down the tentacles. (62 words)

2. Looking Towards the Future
The Carolina Kraken are poised to potentially step into the upper echelon of teams in the SMJHL next season. With up to 8 players reaching their TPE cap and only a few players aging out of juniors, there should not be many holes that need to be filled for this squad to move into a contention window for the foreseeable future. In particular, the centre depth looks to be sensational next season led by Timo Lambert, Derek Martin, Marton Diehm, and Aumy Junior II. These veterans are further bolstered by the past 2 rookie classes that have contributed this season to an already respectable 5th place finish. (107 words)

3. Secret Plans
The Carolina Kraken are partnering with Oscar Meyer to unveil the company's best ever hot dog to be served only at the home arena of the Kraken. The marketing hype will bring in thousands just to get a taste of these bad boys, but the true target is not gameday revenue. The plan is to offer several of these amazing hot dogs to the opposing team free of charge before games. As anyone knows, a real hockey player can not resist putting down three, four, even five dogs in a sitting. With this substantial brick of hot dog in their stomach, it's sure that the opposition will suffer significant losses in speed and stamina. (114 words)

4. Funtimes
These days, the corporate team building event of the moment seems to be escape rooms, so the Kraken are going to do their best to solve the puzzles and riddles to get out. The odds are slim though, as these are big dumb hockey players. In any case, hilarity will ensue. (51 words)

7. Winner Winner Chicken
As we enter the 2nd round of the SMJHL playoffs, the top four are rested up after their first round byes and ready for the survivors of round one. So who's gonna win it all and take the Four Star Cup? It's hard to look past the favorites Maine Timber and Vancouver Whalers who steamrolled through the regular season on their way to 94 and 93 points respectively. Both teams are balanced, star studded, and boasting goal differentials north of +115. It seems inevitable that these teams will collide in the finals where I would give a slight razor thin edge to the Timber on the back of their dynamic duo of William Tree and Nathan Cormier. Outside of the top two squads, a dark horse pick would be the Carolina Kraken. Look out for their league leading power play to get hot and lead to an upset over one of the big dogs of the SMJHL. (157 words)

8. An Alternate Timeline
Rence Sykut of the Carolina Kraken loves hockey. But you know what he loves more than hockey? Repetitive menial labor. Yep, you read that right. As a proud Eastern European from the ex-Soviet bloc, Rence's DNA is infused with the willingness and ability to perform tasks that other people run from. Digging ditches? He digs it. Laying bricks? He'll lay it on ya thick. Arable land? He'll plow it. His hands may be soft on the ice, but off the ice they are calloused with generations of vodka drinking men and women that get down and dirty on some back breaking, ruthless physical tasks over and over again. (108 words)

12. On the Radar
Rence Sykut of the Carolina Kraken is coming off of a strong regular season in his first season of Junior hockey. The Riga, Latvia native made the the jump from Europe to an experience laden Kraken squad and managed to contribute on a club that finished 5th in the standings and secured a playoff berth. He managed to eclipse the 33 point mark, with 11 goals and 22 assists, which is impressive for a guy coming in with a pedigree of a strong defensive forward, but he has shown that he has playmaking and scoring abilities to round out his game. While his -6 on a strong squad may look like he struggled to keep pucks out of his own net, the underlying defensive analytics show a rosier picture. He ended the year with a TA/GA ratio north of 1.0, a total of 133 hits (which ranked 3rd on the team), and even a 69.4% faceoff win percentage when he had to step in to take draws His defensive prowess has even put him in consideration to see ice time playing defenseman at some point in the future to fill team needs. What's scary is if he can put up these numbers in only 16 minutes per game, then what does the future hold for this young player? Whatever SHL team takes this guy is no doubt going to love his work ethic and willingness to improve from the already strong first season in that he had in juniors. Be ready to see this guy tear up the J in the coming years on his way to the SHL. (269 words)

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