Overview
- The Seattle Kraken announced the addition of Chuck Fletcher as senior or special advisor to general manager Jason Botterill, a move reported by multiple outlets on Wednesday.
- Fletcher has worked in NHL front offices since 1993 with stops in Florida, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Philadelphia and New Jersey and most recently served as an advisor with the Devils.
- As Minnesota’s GM he signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to 13‑year contracts and oversaw mixed playoff results, and his later tenure in Philadelphia produced limited postseason success.
- Fletcher and Botterill previously worked together in Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2009, giving Botterill an established working relationship to draw on for Seattle’s rebuild.
- Team coverage notes the hire adds veteran experience to a front office that has already taken steps to remake itself, but observers say the real impact will depend on the specific, still‑undisclosed powers Fletcher is given and how he influences roster and trade decisions during training camp and the season.