Seattle Kraken: 2022 NHL Mock Draft Compilation
The Seattle Kraken pick early in the first round and four more in the second at this year’s NHL Draft. This is who is likely headed to the Emerald City as chosen in mock drafts from across the internet.
The 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are at the Conference Semi-Final stage. Unfortunately, the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season brought them nowhere near the postseason. General Manager Ron Francis, his staff, and scouts are already deep in preparations to turn around the team’s fortunes in 2022-23 and beyond.
Pacific Northwest Sports has been monitoring the top NHL mock drafts. Our staff did the background work so our readers won’t have to search all over the web to determine who the Kraken will select with their first-round pick at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
We audited 15 different mock drafts this time around. Two of them went through two rounds. The sources we use for the mocks may vary from edition to edition, but they are all credible. This time we included The Athletic, Sportsnet, NHL.com, Bleacher Report, The Hockey News, TSN, and more. As Draft Day gets closer, we will increase the number of mock drafts we use.
2021 Draft
Last year the Seattle Kraken used their first ever Entry Draft pick (second overall) on center Matty Beniers from the University of Michigan and the United States Olympic Team. It looks like they struck gold on this one.
After UM’s season ended with disappointment in the Frozen Four, Beniers signed an entry-level contract and joined the Kraken for their final 10 games. Even at the young age of 19, he proved he belonged on the ice with NHL players. Beniers scored 9 points (3 goals), including 4 on the power play. In a very short time, he should become the face of the franchise. Hopefully, this year’s pick can also make an immediate impact.