{"id":548522,"date":"2026-04-09T05:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/548522\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:34:16","slug":"kraken-president-francis-to-step-down-after-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/548522\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken President Francis to Step Down After Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe departure of inaugural Kraken president Ron Francis signals a new era for the young NHL franchise.Seattle Today<\/p>\n

Ron Francis, the inaugural general manager of the Seattle Kraken, has announced that he will step down from his role as team president at the end of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. Francis has led the Kraken since the team’s inception in 2021 and oversaw their first few seasons in the league.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Francis’ departure marks a significant transition for the young Kraken franchise as they look to build on their early seasons and establish themselves as a consistent playoff contender in the NHL’s Western Conference. His leadership and vision were crucial in assembling the Kraken’s initial roster and establishing the team’s identity.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

In his announcement, Francis cited a desire to pursue other opportunities outside of the Kraken organization. He will remain in his current role through the end of the 2025-26 regular season before stepping down. The Kraken have not yet named a successor, but are expected to conduct a thorough search for their next team president.<\/p>\n

Francis will step down at the end of the 2025-26 NHL regular season.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Ron Francis<\/p>\n

The inaugural general manager and president of the Seattle Kraken, who has led the team since its inception in 2021.<\/p>\n

Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n

The NHL expansion team that began play in the 2021-22 season, based in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an honor to build this franchise from the ground up and lead the Kraken during our first few seasons. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, but I feel the time is right for me to pursue new challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ron Francis, President, Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Kraken will begin a search for their next team president to lead the franchise into the future.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Ron Francis’ departure marks a significant transition for the young Seattle Kraken franchise as they look to build on their early seasons and establish themselves as a consistent playoff contender in the NHL’s Western Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The departure of inaugural Kraken president Ron Francis signals a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[5,4188,4,2686,234,5318],"class_list":{"0":"post-548522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-kraken","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-kraken","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-kraken","13":"tag-seattlekraken"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116373130581152128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}