The race to sell Seattle hockey: Inside the Kraken's 5-year struggle as NBA looms

SEATTLE — Last week, having watched his team lose 10 of 11 games to crash out of the NHL playoff race, Seattle Kraken chief executive officer Tod Leiweke held a brutally honest news conference.Speaking to local media, he revealed team president Ron Francis would be stepping down at the end of the season, and promised a “full, independent audit” of the franchise’s hockey operations to address these on-ice failings.“We have not delivered on the promise of the team … and it’s not acceptable,” Leiweke said.Advertisement