When players take to the Starbucks Rink Thursday for the first on-ice day of training camp presented by Starbucks at Kraken Community Iceplex, the numbers game begins. The Kraken are starting out with 44 attendees-all curious about the system of play that head coach Dave Hakstol and his coaching staff intends to deploy for the regular season soon ahead.
There are 26 forwards in camp, plus 13 defensemen and five goalies. The group will reduce to an Oct. 12 opening day active roster of 23 players, 20 of whom (18 skaters and two goalies) will dress in the Kraken white away jerseys in the historic road opener at Vegas.
Training Camp by the Numbers
The Kraken's inaugural NHL season officially takes to the ice Thursday. It's the start of learning head coach Dave Hakstol's system of play and deciding who will be on the active roster for opening night Oct. 12