Seattle Kraken Goalie Duo Follows Growing NHL Trend In Home Nations

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With the same amazing longevity, Stan's version of the Howe Hat Trick is scoring more than 100 hockey books, assisting countless journalists get their start, and throwing a sharp elbow when necessary in thousands of entertaining, insightful columns and broadcasts.

"The Maven," still sharing wisdom for THN here, is a legend I'm honored to call a friend.

The Seattle Kraken goalie tandem of Philipp Grubauer and Joey Daccord falls in line with a growing NHL trend: not born in Canada.

Daccord hails from the Boston area. Grubauer was born in Rosenheim, Germany.

At the start of the 2023-24 season, fewer than 35% of league goalies were native Canadians, according to syndicated sportswriter Bruce Penton.

We tackle the reasons behind this trend with Stan Fischler. We begin our Kraken Reaction , though, with one Cup-winning Canadian netminder's thoughts on the Rangers-Pathers Eastern Conference playoff series, which resumes with Game 2 Friday.