Raymond Murphy
@raymurphy12.bsky.social
writer, blogger, likes sports, movies, podcasts, American history, pop culture. Currently writer of Seattle SPORTs Now. Mostly covering the Seattle Kraken hockey team.
The Seattle Kraken could only muster one point against the Canucks but have played well lately as 2025 comes to an end. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
Kraken solid effort comes up short
The Seattle Kraken brought a four game winning streak into last night’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks, and the Kraken would turn i...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Seattle Kraken could only muster one point against the Canucks but have played well lately as 2025 comes to an end. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
A look at the Seattle Kraken at the Christmas break. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
Kraken- Tough to Figure
With the National Hockey League celebrating its Christmas break, it’s a good time to look back at the Seattle Kraken’s 2025-26 season. How...
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December 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A look at the Seattle Kraken at the Christmas break. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
The Kraken post a rare win (lately) over the San Jose Sharks. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
Kraken end losing streak
The Seattle Kraken provided their fans with an early Christmas present last night- the Kraken defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4-2, the teams' ...
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December 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Kraken post a rare win (lately) over the San Jose Sharks. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
The Seattle Torrent, the city's newest team comes up with a nice win. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/torr...
Torrent win second straight
The Seattle Torrent, the newest team in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, might not be too bad after all. After losing their first t...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Seattle Torrent, the city's newest team comes up with a nice win. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/torr...
Another loss for the Seattle Kraken. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ba...
A bad week at Climate Pledge
After a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Los Angeles Kings earlier this week, the Seattle Kraken and their fans hoped they were...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Another loss for the Seattle Kraken. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ba...
The Seattle Kraken end their losing streak with a come-from-behind overtime victory. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
Kraken back in the victory column
Seattle hockey fans long nightmare is over. Actually, it was ONLY five straight losses for the Seattle Kraken. But last night’s 3-2 over...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Seattle Kraken end their losing streak with a come-from-behind overtime victory. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
The Seattle Kraken played better last night but it was a tough week for Seattle's NHL team. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
Kraken close but no cigar
The Seattle Kraken’s woes continue. On Thursday, the Kraken had their worst game of the season, a 9-3 loss to the high-powered Edmonton Oi...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The Seattle Kraken played better last night but it was a tough week for Seattle's NHL team. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/krak...
The Seattle Torrent win their first game ever with a come-from-behind win against New York. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/murp...
Murphy, Carpenter, Knight give Torrent first-ever win
Seattle Torrent fans couldn’t have asked for a more exciting finish to the team’s first-ever victory last night at Climate Pledge Arena. T...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Seattle Torrent win their first game ever with a come-from-behind win against New York. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/12/murp...
The Seattle Kraken are now the lowest scoring team in the league. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
Kraken's scoring woes continue
The good news for the Seattle Kraken is that they’re in the thick of the race for a playoff berth in the Western Conference of the NHL. Th...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Seattle Kraken are now the lowest scoring team in the league. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
The Seattle Torrent set a new women's indoor hockey record in their first-ever home game. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/torr...
Torrent set record in home debut
With 3:57 left in the second period in yesterday’s contest between the Seattle Torrent and the Minnesota Frost, the crowd delivered its fi...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The Seattle Torrent set a new women's indoor hockey record in their first-ever home game. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/torr...
A look at the Kraken season and their most recent road trip. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The state of the Kraken
There’s been a declaration made on some on-line sites that the Seattle Kraken are a boring team to watch. The Kraken won’t ever be mistake...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A look at the Kraken season and their most recent road trip. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
A look at Seattle's newest team, the Seattle Torrent. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/torr...
Torrent lose first-ever in OT
The Seattle Torrent made their Professional Women’s Hockey Debut last night in Vancouver as the Torrent (think torrential downpour) make S...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A look at Seattle's newest team, the Seattle Torrent. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/torr...
Remembering Lenny Wilkens and Cal Raleigh didn't get the MVP Award. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/lenn...
Lenny Wilkens & Cal Raleigh
This writer has spent his life pretty much in Providence, Rhode Island and Seattle, Washington. It’s hard to find someone who could be calle...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Remembering Lenny Wilkens and Cal Raleigh didn't get the MVP Award. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/lenn...
Here's my article at Seattle SPORTs Now about why Cal Raleigh WILL win the AL MVP Award.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Here's my article at Seattle SPORTs Now about why Cal Raleigh WILL win the AL MVP Award.
The Kraken play well in their back-to-back weekend road trip. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
Kraken's weekend split
After their worst game of the regular season, a 6-1 home loss to the San Jose Sharks, the Seattle Kraken entered a tough weekend, facing t...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Kraken play well in their back-to-back weekend road trip. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
The Kraken lose their first regulation home game to the San Jose Sharks. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/shar...
Sharks take a bite out of Kraken
After a big win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night sent the Seattle Kraken to the rarified air of first place in the Pacific Divisi...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Kraken lose their first regulation home game to the San Jose Sharks. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/shar...
Things are going well for Seattle teams these days. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
Kraken join Seahawks in first
For one night at least, the Seattle Kraken can say they stand atop the Pacific Division of the National Hockey League. With most of the NH...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Things are going well for Seattle teams these days. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/11/krak...
Brandon Montour returned to the Kraken after the passing of his brother last week and almost led the team to an unlikely come-from-behind victory. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/krak...
Kraken fall short in Montour's successful return
For the fifth time in ten games this season, the Seattle Kraken played an overtime period. This time around, the OT lasted only 44 seconds...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Brandon Montour returned to the Kraken after the passing of his brother last week and almost led the team to an unlikely come-from-behind victory. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/krak...
The Seattle Kraken are on a winning streak. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/seat...
Seattle wins again
While Seattleites mourn the Seattle Mariners failed bid to make their first World Series, Seattle’s other teams keep on winning. With Ma...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Seattle Kraken are on a winning streak. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/seat...
While Seattle mourns the Mariners, the Kraken are off to a good start. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/krak...
Kraken looking good
To those who don’t follow hockey closely, the Seattle Kraken are off to a better start than some might suspect. After winning their fi...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
While Seattle mourns the Mariners, the Kraken are off to a good start. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/krak...
Seattle SPORTs Now just posted its Seattle Mariner season wrapup. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/wait...
Wait `til next year
The Seattle Mariners baseball season has come to a close. Seattle SPORTs Now predicted in April that the Mariners would make the World ...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Seattle SPORTs Now just posted its Seattle Mariner season wrapup. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/wait...
From Seattle SPORTs Now. A look at the upcoming Seattle-Detroit baseball series. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/mari...
Mariners in 4?
The last time the Seattle Mariners competed in the American League playoffs, their deciding game with the Houston Astros went 18 innings. ...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
From Seattle SPORTs Now. A look at the upcoming Seattle-Detroit baseball series. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/10/mari...
Seattle SPORTs Now looks at the upcoming baseball playoffs. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/09/mari...
Mariners win the pennant
Seattle Mariner fans have nothing to worry about this week except for how M's announcer Angie Mentink can remove the beer from her blonde ...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Seattle SPORTs Now looks at the upcoming baseball playoffs. ssnow35.blogspot.com/2025/09/mari...