The Seattle Kraken’s ECHL affiliate, the Kansas City Mavericks, had a rousing home start to its Mountain Division Finals playoff series Saturday. Jackson Jutting scored with 1:18 remaining in regulation as Kansas City topped the Allen (TX) Americans, 2-1.
Here’s the dates and times for the rest of the series:
Game 2 – Sunday, May 10 @ Kansas City (2 pm PT)
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 13 @ Allen (5 pm PT)
Game 4 – Saturday, May 16 @ Allen (5 pm PT)
Game 5 – Sunday, May 17 @ Allen (2 pm PT) *
Game 6 – Tuesday, May 19 @ Kansas City (5 pm PT) *
Game 7 – Wednesday, May 20 @ Kansas City (5 pm PT) *
* if necessary
The Mavericks were the ECHL’s top Eastern Conference team in the regular season, amassing 115 points while losing only a dozen games in regulation (55-12-5). K.C. scored 96 more goals than their opponents.
From BellevilleSens.com: “While they didn’t have any players in the top 10 in points, the Mavericks saw six different players surpass the 40-points plateau and two of them (Jutting and Casey Carreau) cross the 50-point mark.
“Over their first round sweep of the Tahoe Knight Monsters (ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights), the Mavericks outscored Tahoe 17-5. Forwards Bobo Carpenter and Lucas Sowder each have five points (three goals, two assists) on the current playoff run, while Landon McCallum has five helpers in leading the KC offense.”
Goalies Dylan Wells and Jack LaFontaine each won two games in the opening round sweep. LaFontaine made 26 saves in the Game 1 victory over Allen.
Not Everything’s Up To Date In Kansas City
If Mavericks-Americans extends beyond five games, the series is set to conclude in Kansas City. But not, as of now, at their normal home of Cable Dahmer Arena.
Tomorrow, the remarkable reasons those games could be played with no Mavs fans able to watch in person.
Four Ex-Kraken Sent Home Early
A recent Simmer 9 caught up with former Kraken Brandon Tanev and Kailer Yamamoto, who reached the postseason with the Utah Mammoth. Here’s an update on others who once called Seattle home.
Like the Mammoth, the Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated in the 1st round, meaning an earlier-than-desired exit for ex-Kraken Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde.
Then there’s Mason Marchment, whose unhappy Kraken tenure lasted all of two months into the 2025-26 season. Things went better for the player nicknamed “Mush” after he was dealt to Columbus, even though the Blue Jackets didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
“Sometimes, it’s not about going out and getting an elite talent,” mused UnionAndBlue.com. “In this case, it was about acquiring the right player to support this team’s two young top line scorers. In 39 games played after the trade, Marchment scored 32 points (15 goals), adding 30 penalty minutes and a +21 rating.
“Over the course of a full season, that’s roughly a 31 goal, 67 point pace; which would have tied him for the team lead in scoring among forwards. An excellent return in exchange for a couple of lottery tickets. I’ll give him an A+ for this season, graded solely on his time in Columbus.”
Time Marchments On
Marchment (image at left) earned much lower marks in Seattle; four goals, 13 points in 29 games, not to mention stirring up battles his teammates were forced to fight.
The Kraken surrendered two picks and recovered two in Marchment transactions.
Seattle gave the Dallas Stars a 2026 third-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round pick. (The Stars chose winger Brandon Gorzynski #126 overall, a Scottsdale native who will play at Joey Daccord’s alma mater of Arizona State in 2026-27.)
Columbus sent the Kraken a 4th-round pick, previously acquired from the New York Rangers, in next month’s NHL Draft. Also, a 2nd round pick in 2027.
Eberle, Larsson Thriving Post-Oilers
On a writer’s list of “8 Worst Oilers Managerial Decisions Made in the Connor McDavid Era,” two involve current members of the Kraken.
According to Rupert McDonald of TheHockeyWriters.com, one mistake was trading now-Seattle captain Jordan Eberle to the Islanders in 2017 for Ryan Strome. “Eberle remains a solid point producer at 35 years old.”
McDonald also cites trading Taylor Hall for now-Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson as an oops – then almost immediately backtracks. “Larsson wound up being a big piece of their back end for several seasons, and continues to play big minutes for the Seattle Kraken. This deal didn’t wind up being nearly as awful for Edmonton as initially thought.”
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