Kraken rookies Wright, Beniers ready for season debut

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Published October 11, 2022 4:49 PM

By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE (AP) — The Kraken are unveiling a lineup with some important additions up front that the team hopes will address some of the problems Seattle faced scoring goals last season. The additions of veterans scorers Andre Burakovsky and Oliver Bjorkstrand should be significant boosts, but most eyes will be on Matty Beniers and 18-year-old Shane Wright. Beniers was the first draft pick in Kraken history and he made his debut late last season. The Kraken took Wright at No. 4 overall in this year’s draft.

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