Ranking Each NHL Team's Mount Rushmore: No. 32, Seattle Kraken

In a new series with a twist, the Kraken are only three years into their NHL tenure, but that doesn't mean a bunch of great players haven't come out of Seattle, says Ken Campbell.

The Kraken are only three years into the NHL tenure, but that doesn't mean a bunch of great players haven't come out of Seattle, says Ken Campbell.

If you were going to do a Mount Rushmore of Seattle hockey players, it would almost certainly have the likes of Guyle Fielder, Glen Goodall and Mat Barzal on it.

But the purpose of this exercise, which will appear every day for the next 32 days, is to rank each NHL team's iconic, epic and greatest players.

So when you started as an expansion franchise just three years ago, there's a pretty good chance you're going to be last on the list. This one will change over the years from its humble beginnings to be sure. But when you have a rookie of the year from 2023 as part of the group, that's not a bad start.

We promise these will get better as we move up the list. Let's have some fun with this.

One important twist for this exercise to remember during the series is that each of the Mount Rushmores must include at least one active player.

Without further ado, let's get started:

The Kraken are only three years into the NHL tenure, but that doesn't mean a bunch of great players haven't come out of Seattle, says Ken Campbell.

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