2021–22 NHL season - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_NHL_seasonOn December 4, 2018, the NHL confirmed that it had granted an expansion franchise in the city of Seattle. The team was named the Seattle Kraken on July 23, 2020. On April 30, 2021, the team was permitted to begin making trades and signing players after sending its final expansion payment to the league. The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft was held on July 21, 2021, to fill out the Kraken roster. The league returned to the previous alignment with Eastern and Western conferences. As planned …