Kraken Expansion Draft Tracker
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The NHL's 32nd franchise has begun to assemble its roster. The Seattle Kraken selected one player from 30 of the NHL's 31 other teams during Wednesday night's expansion draft. The Vegas Golden Knights were exempt from the draft having entered the league just four years ago.
Here are the selections from each team:
| Previous Team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Haydn Fleury | D |
| Arizona Coyotes | Tyler Pitlick | F |
| Boston Bruins | Jeremy Lauzon | D |
| Buffalo Sabres | Will Borgen | D |
| Calgary Flames | Mark Giordano | D |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Morgan Geekie | F |
| Chicago Blackhawks | John Quenneville | F |
| Colorado Avalanche | Joonas Donskoi | F |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Gavin Bayreuther | D |
| Dallas Stars | Jamie Oleksiak | D |
| Detroit Red Wings | Dennis Cholowski | D |
| Edmonton Oilers | Adam Larsson | D |
| Florida Panthers | Chris Driedger | G |
| Los Angeles Kings | Kurtis MacDermid | D |
| Minnesota Wild | Carson Soucy | D |
| Montreal Canadiens | Cale Fleury | D |
| Nashville Predators | Calle Jarnkrok | F |
| New Jersey Devils | Nathan Bastian | F |
| New York Islanders | Jordan Eberle | F |
| New York Rangers | Colin Blackwell | F |
| Ottawa Senators | Joey Daccord | G |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Carsen Twarynski | F |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Brandon Tanev | F |
| San Jose Sharks | Alexander True | F |
| St. Louis Blues | Vince Dunn | D |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Yanni Gourde | F |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Jared McCann | F |
| Vancouver Canucks | Kole Lind | F |
| Washington Capitals | Vitek Vanecek | G |
| Winnipeg Jets | Mason Appleton | F |