Author: Jayd Serdy
I grew up in Seattle mostly following baseball as a kid and more recently got into hockey. Since then it’s been my favorite thing, I love the community surrounding it, the people it’s brought into my life, the opportunities and of course the game itself. When I’m not watching hockey I spend a lot of time outside with my dog and following all kinds of other sports!

2025 NHL Draft: Early Looks at Russian Prospects
- Jayd Serdy
- September 23, 2024
With the 2024-25 season getting ready to kick off, it means we’re getting closer to the next World Junior Championship and the next draft class. This next draft class has some great prospects all around and this article will focus on the top 10 Russian prospects. To start off we’ll look at three of the […]
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Adam Larsson Secures Four-Year Extension
- Jayd Serdy
- September 10, 2024
Adam Larsson signed a four-year, $5.25 million average annual value extension with the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday morning, locking him in until the 2028-29 season. He is entering the final year of his current $4 million contract after being selected from the Edmonton Oilers in the 2021 expansion draft. Larsson totaled 18 points over 81 […]
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NHL Stadium Designated Driving Programs
- Jayd Serdy
- August 31, 2024
In honor of the tragic passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, here is a list of the designated driving programs at each NHL stadium. This list will be categorized by team and include where to sign up, and any incentives to signing up. Anaheim Ducks – Honda CenterSign up at Guest Services in section 214; […]
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AHL: Coachella Valley Firebirds Sign Damien Giroux
- Jayd Serdy
- August 20, 2024
The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced the signing of Forward Damien Giroux on Tuesday afternoon. Giroux is a 24 year-old forward that plays both center and left-wing. He was selected 44th overall in the OHL Priority Selection in 2016 by the Saginaw Spirit where he spent four seasons. During the 2018-19 and the 2019-20 season he […]
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Seattle Kraken Re-Sign Matty Beniers
- Jayd Serdy
- August 20, 2024
After a long-awaited month and a half of free agency and a very busy hockey day, the Seattle Kraken announced on Tuesday afternoon that they re-signed Matty Beniers. Matty is a 21-year-old center with a left-hand shot. He was drafted second overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He attended the University of Michigan, where […]
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AHL: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Sign Two Defenseman
- Jayd Serdy
- August 14, 2024
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms signed defensemen Xavier Bernard and Sam Sedley to AHL contracts for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Tuesday afternoon. Bernard is a 24 year-old, six foot four, left-handed shooters from Mercier, Quebec. This will be his fourth season playing pro hockey, last year he spent a majority of his time with the […]
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AHL: Lehigh Valley Phantoms: Jacob Gaucher Re-Signs With Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Jayd Serdy
- August 9, 2024
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Reading Royals, announced that forward Jacob Gaucher re-signed for the 2024-25 season. Gaucher is a 23-year-old, 6’3″ 185-pound, right-shot forward preparing for his second season under an AHL contract. During the 2023-24 season, Gaucher played in 59 regular season games with the Phantoms and ended the […]
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Player Profile: Igor Shesterkin
- Jayd Serdy
- August 6, 2024
Igor Shesterkin was born on December 30, 1995 in Moscow, Russia. He began his journey a a goaltender with Krylya Sovetov Moscow. In 2012 he was drafted 43rd overall by Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League at 16 years old. His first season with Spartak was at the MHL level during the 2012-13 season. […]
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Philadelphia Flyers Re-Sign Travis Konecny
- Jayd Serdy
- July 25, 2024
After a long 25 day wait, Travis Konecny signed an eight-year, $70-million contract with the Flyers on Thursday morning. The contract has an average annual value of $8.75 million and will begin in the 2025-26 season. Konecny was entering the final year of his previous six-year, $33 million contract and became eligible to re-sign on […]
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Seattle Kraken Offseason Recap
- Jayd Serdy
- July 19, 2024
The Seattle Kraken have made quite a few moves during this years off-season. They started out with re-signing four players that were set to be free agents on June 30th, followed by picking up defenseman Brandon Montour and forward Chandler Stephenson on the first day of free-agency, and then finished out that afternoon with signing […]
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