The National Hockey League will expand to 32 teams with the newest addition being the Seattle Kraken.
The Kraken are set to draft their roster with the expansion draft live on ESPN 2 on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Scheduled to reveal players selected by the Kraken in the draft are Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, and former running back Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis, and former Seattle SuperSonics stars Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp as well as Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens.
Also expected to be on hand are Kraken owner and Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, rapper Macklemore, women’s hockey legend and Kraken scout Cammi Granato, Kraken intersectionality consultant Chanel Keenan and members of Western Washington Female Hockey and the Anchorage Hockey Academy. Front-line workers from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health will help announce the team as well. NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer said that, under 72 hours away from the event, the NHL isn’t sure how many Kraken draft picks would be on site. The Vegas Golden Knights had four players at its roster unveiling in 2017, and Mayer estimates there will be around that many for Seattle.
