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Seattle continues to work through its process in hiring a head coach. Toronto has granted the Kraken permission to speak with Lane Lambert. Mitch Love and David Quinn believed to be among those in the mix as well.

PWHL Seattle, the city’s new professional women’s hockey team, announced that Meghan Turner will be the franchise’s first general manager. (via Kate Shefte) st.news/3ZvCwr0

HAY HAY WHADDAYA SAY... guess who signed an extension today?! 👀✍️ We've signed forward John Hayden to a two-year, one-way deal.

Lane Lambert, Maple Leafs associate coach and former Islanders head coach, is the Kraken’s pick to succeed Dan Bylsma. Seattle’s third head coach.

More on the Kraken's new head coach: seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/…

On a virtual press conference just now, PWHL Director of Communications Paul Krotz announced that the league has received over 10,000 collective season ticket deposits for Seattle and Vancouver to date

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Two more years of Josh Mahura?! MUZZ-AH! 🙌

Lightning announce Yanni Gourde re-signs at 6x$2.33M

It sounds like Emerance Maschmeyer has agreed to sign with PWHL Vancouver. This gives them: Nurse, Thompson, Jaques, and Maschmeyer on day one. #PWHL

Heckuva way to start for the expansion franchise.

BIG-TIME BLUE-LINE PICKUP 🚨 Cayla Barnes, fifth overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft and two-time Olympic medalist, has signed a three-year Standard Player Agreement! 📰 bit.ly/4jyPATX

BUILDING SOMETHING SPECIAL IN SEATTLE! Alex Carpenter - third all-time in PWHL career points, Finalist for the 2024 Billie Jean King MVP Award and two-time Olympic Medalist - has signed a one-year Standard Player Agreement! 📰 bit.ly/4jF5tYX

🚨SHUTOUT SCHROEDER ➡️ SEATTLE 🚨 Corinne Schroeder - first goalie to secure a shutout in the PWHL, 2024-25 leader in shutouts (4) and leader in career regular season shutouts (5) - has signed a two-year Standard Player Agreement! 📰 bit.ly/43UijNf

Lambert's not cleaning house per se, but a pair of changes on the Kraken bench today.

New Kraken coach Lane Lambert said he’s had “good conversations” with Seattle assistant coach Jessica Campbell, whose retention was announced a month before he was hired. “She's been integral in the development of some of our young players.”

Lane Lambert on finding out he was the Kraken’s pick at head coach: “My wife and I high-fived. They may have heard it through the phone.”

As Lambert’s introductory press conference continues, here’s a rundown of the Kraken’s hiring process.

Lambert on the Kraken: “We’ll be better in our defensive zone. I know we will be.”