On Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 7) the Seattle Kraken activated netminder Joey Daccord, who had spent about two days on retroactive injured reserve (IR). Moreover, the membership made new strikes regarding help from its American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, by sending some current call-ups again to the AHL and calling one other Firebird up.
The #SeaKraken have recalled Mitchell Stephens from the Coachella Valley @Firebirds. Seattle has reassigned Cale Fleury, Ales Stezka and Ben Meyers to Coachella Valley. pic.twitter.com/oz8v5tyjrn
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) January 7, 2025
Daccord Returns From Harm
Daccord, Seattle’s common starter, was final in motion simply earlier than Christmas on Dec. 22 in an away recreation versus the Colorado Avalanche. There was a second within the match when he displayed seen indicators of ache on his higher physique. He completed the competition however had not performed or practiced since. The staff formally introduced on Sunday (Jan. 5) that the 28-year-old was on a retroactive IR to Dec. 22.
Within the interim, the Kraken known as upon the companies of Firebirds netminder Ales Stezka to again up veteran Philipp Grubauer. That mentioned, Grubauer began all 5 video games since then from Dec. 28 to Jan. 6.
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Regardless of that Seattle has skilled a attempting marketing campaign total, Daccord sports activities a 12-9-2 tally, a 2.51 targets towards common, and a .912 save proportion.
Stezka and Firm Again to Coachella, Stephens to Seattle
Stezka has logically been despatched to rejoin his Firebirds teammates. Becoming a member of him again in Coachella Valley are blueliner Cale Fleury and ahead Ben Meyers, who had been not too long ago known as up.
One Firebird is making the journey northward, that being ahead Mitchell Stephens. The 27-year-old from Peterborough, Ontario has already partaken in 9 contests with the Kraken this season, making him one thing of a recognized amount within the locker room. He has registered one help, has a minus-2 score, and has averaged 9:45 of ice time.
The Kraken completed a house stand on Monday (Jan. 6) with a 3-2 defeat by the hands of the New Jersey Devils, making it three consecutive defeats (two in regulation.) They start an prolonged street swing on Thursday in Columbus versus the Blue Jackets.
