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The latest club to join the prestigious National Hockey League is the Seattle Kraken. The organization from the 775,000-strong city made its debut in the elite league in the 2021/22 season and has only reached the playoffs once so far. Currently, the Kraken are eleven points behind the final eighth playoff spot for the 2025 season. Since the organization’s inception, the talent scout has been Canadian-bornMike Dawson (51). As a player he only reached the Dutch league. As a scout, he has been working among the hockey elite for thirteen years. You are Canadian, living in Kingston, Ontario, and scouting for the American team Seattle Kraken. The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is the best junior hockey league in the world. In 2024, 39 players from the OHL were selected for the NHL, which is the best result for the league since 2018. After COVID-19 (although the 2020/21 season was not played at all), is the quality of this league on the rise again? “I think so, yes. Although I don’t think it ever went away. Different countries and leagues vary year to year. The OHL has been strong the past couple of years and projects to be strong again next year. This year is shaping to be above average again with plenty of draft picks.” Canada has been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Championships twice in a row, while the United States has become World Junior champions twice in a row. Are the United States slowly catching up to Canada in hockey? “Yes, they have arrived as a major player in the and a contender every year. It’s great for hockey as it’s such a great rivalry.” From February 12th to February 20th, a tournament of the four best hockey countries in the world, the so-called 4 Nations Face-Off, will take place in Canada (Montreal) and America (Boston). What do you expect from this tournament? What is your pick for the winner? “I’m biased and going to pick my country Canada to win but it should be an amazing event and long overdue to be able to watch some of the