NHL Expansion Draft: Live mocks, picks, predictions, start time, leaks as Seattle Kraken add to their roster
Whew, what a rush. Here’s the complete list of picks with their presenters. And after the list, you’ll see a (snake) draft of presenters between editor Alex Iniguez (went first because he’s Seattle-based), Sean Gentille, Hailey Salvian and Max Bultman.
Presenter – Player
Ron Francis – Jeremy Lauzon
Lenny Wilkens – Will Borgen
A literal octopus named Licorice – Dennis Cholowski
Ron Francis again – Chris Driedger
Ron Francis again – Cale Fleury
Macklemore – Joey Daccord
Macklemore again – Yanni Gourde
Pike Place fishmongers – Jared McCann
Chanel Keenan and Washington Wild – Morgan Geekie
Ron Francis again – Gavin Bayreuther
Kevin Weekes and Liberty Bracken – Nathan Bastian
Sue Bird – Jordan Eberle
Brad Evans – Colin Blackwell
Kevin Weekes and a Kraken superfan at the Space Needle – Carsen Twarynski
Cammi Granato – Brandon Tanev
Ron Francis again – Vitek Vanecek
Kevin Weekes and a construction crew at Climate Pledge Arena – Tyler Pitlick
Gary Payton – John Quenneville
Shawn Kemp – Joonas Donskoi
Mt. Rainier summiteer Andrew Hughes – Jamie Oleksiak
Ron Francis again – Carson Soucy
Kevin Weekes and Marshawn Lynch – Calle Jarnkrok
Bobby Wagner – Vince Dunn
Bobby Wagner again – Mason Appleton
Ron Francis again – Haydn Fleury
Kevin Weekes with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health staff – Mark Giordano
Kyle Lewis – Adam Larsson
Ron Francis again – Kurtis MacDermid
Kevin Weekes and a Seattle Aquarium diver – Alexander True
Kraken ownership group headlined by Jerry Bruckheimer – Kole Lind
Alex’s team
Marshawn Lynch
Cammi Granato
Bobby Wagner
Kyle Lewis
Jerry Bruckheimer and Kraken ownership group
Sean’s team
Gary Payton
Chanel Keenan and Washington Wild
Pike Place fishmongers
Mt. Rainier summiteer Andrew Hughes
Brad Evans
Hailey’s team
Licorice the Octopus
Sue Bird
Cringeworthy Seattle Aquarium diver
Kevin Weekes and the Kraken superfan
Macklemore
Max’s team
Shawn Kemp
Ron Francis (Haydn Fleury)
Lenny Wilkens
Climate Pledge Arena construction crew
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health staff
(Screenshot via ESPN)
