About this episode

The episode discusses the departure of Ron Francis from the Seattle Kraken and the challenges facing new GM Jason Botterill.

The Kraken finally move on from Ron Francis. We look back at where he left the organization, the coming audit, and what challenges GM Jason Botterill has ahead of him.

People in this episode

Host: Emerald City Hockey

Topics covered

• Seattle Kraken
• Ron Francis
• Jason Botterill
• hockey management
• team challenges
• organizational audit

Keywords

• Ron Francis
• Seattle Kraken
• Jason Botterill
• hockey
• GM challenges
• organizational audit

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Organizations: Seattle Kraken

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