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PubliCola
18 minutes
Mayor Hires Temporary New Comms Team; Councilmembers Tell SPD: Keep Hiring, We’ll Pay for It!
1. Mayor Katie Wilson is hiring two new temporary communications staffers: Crystal Nicole Fincher—the political consultant, podcast host, and co-owner… The post Mayor Hires Temporary New Comms Team; Councilmembers Tell SPD: Keep Hiring, We’ll Pay for It! appeared first on PubliCola.
Field Gulls
25 minutes
Seahawks offseason discussion: Which Seahawks veterans can repeat their success in 2026?
The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 season with a target on their backs. After winning Super Bowl 60, Seattle is no longer the up-and-coming contender. The Seahawks are now the defending champions, and every opponent on their schedule will be looking to take them down. While championship rosters are built on star power, repeating success […]
Davy Jones Locker Room
25 minutes
Draft Profile 2k26: Carson Carels brings a relentless work ethic, scoring touch to the blueline
I read about and watched a lot of Mr. Carels game in the lead up to this article, and I must legally inform you like the entire rest of the internet that Carson Carels is from a cattle farm. 500 head Cattle farm out in Manitoba. I promise to you this is the only time you will hear me reference anything about that. I have read it enough, and I don’t need to keep harping on it. This player is good enough you don’t need to add on more because he knows how to shovel cowpies and probably grew up hearing auctioneers spit white hot fire. Who is he? Carson Carels is a Manitoba-born Defender who is 6’2, 198 pounds and shoots left. He played last year with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, and is committed to the University of North Dakota for the upcoming season. What’s he good at? Skatin’, scorin’ and playmakin’. Carels is one of the more impressive skaters in this draft; not just fast but good in motion laterally and with the ability to get the most out of momentum on the rush and from explosive first steps that get him to almost full speed. Carels moves around the offensive zone and defensive zone with a calm and control that can allow him to warp a . To have that on the back-end anywhere is good news; it means that rush chances against will have at least one person back. What makes him truly special is the level of production he was able to get out of that skating skill. Carels is a damn good shooter. His stick skills are already well above average for a defenseman, but supplementing them with his laser accurate shot and the power he can generate with that stick has turned him from a potential power play quarterback to a lethal setup and finish man for the Cougars. When he himself isn’t leading a rush, he often can be the man who sets up the initial pass with a silky smooth delivery that his teammates often cash in on. On the back-end, that agility and explosive skating is paired with the willingness and full ability to get nasty in order to lock up passing and shooting lanes…usually by putting all 6’2 of himself directly in the way or into a full on collision, making him a force to be feared if he’s properly pressed. Otherwise, he’s using that speed to cut lanes down and keep them closed when he can’t bring the pain on a good hit. When he’s at his best, his shifts can completely overtake the momentum of any game Prince George, and soon the University of North Dakota, happen to be playing, and almost always for the better. What’s he not so good at? Decision-making, or rather…being consistent about the decisions made with the puck. For all of Carels’ strengths, if there’s a repeated issue that he faces it is 100% his decision-making sometimes crossing a wire. The scenario given is this; for every ten plays he makes that features nine good read or a strong choice with the puck, there will be at least one truly boneheaded decision mixed in. This usually manifests as a pass to absolutely nowhere or even worse, to the other team. Alternatively, it manifests as an exploratory shot that squibs away from his stick, or a shot that is blocked easily and read by a defender who is ready to pounce on the deflected puck. Granted, Carels is very fast, so he immediately tries to correct for the error and at the junior level of the game he’s usually able to get back in time to shut things down from becoming a problem, but these moments stand out in a player that feels like he’s a slam dunk in every other respect. Hockey can often be a series of interconnected moments, and for an otherwise good player to occasionally struggle making reads on what the offense is doing when it’s also a major selling point of the player can often combine to create very memorable moments for all the wrong reasons. Of course, part of it is that Carels is a very young 18; one of the youngest in this draft with a June birthday. Getting put on the World Junior team sort of put a target on Carels as we watched a kid learn in real time that the difference between U18 and U20 hockey is often night and day, especially at the very highest levels of the sport. It’s an even bigger jump in College, where the reads become much tighter overall, especially in the ultra-competitive NCHC conference, compared to the more free-wheeling junior hockey. Locking that down with experience and reps will be a major part of his upcoming development as a player when he heads to Grand Forks this fall. Draft Rankings Ranked 3rd by NHL Central Scouting for North American Skaters Ranked 4th by EliteProspects.com Ranked 3rd by TSN’s Craig Button Ranked 16th by THN’s Tony Ferrari Ranked 5th by McKeen’s Hockey Ranked 5th by FloHockey’s Chris Peters Ranked 4th by DailyFaceoff.com Ranked 5th by SportsNet’s Sam Cosentino Ranked 12th by Smaht Scouting Ranked 8th by DobberProspects Should the Kraken Take him? If he’s available? Absolutely. The Kraken desperately need a defender who is like Carson Carels; fast, agile, willing to shoot, and willing to create offense where none previously exists. The only part I would be hesitant on is if, for some reason, one of the other blueliner prospects like Keaton Verhoeff, Daxon Rudolph, or even Chase Reid were available. If Reid was available I would 1000% say pick him. If not? Well, between him, Šmits, Rudolf, and Verhoeff… I’d probably be flipping a coin on Šmits and Carels several times to see which one I’d pick over the other, and I don’t think I’d be mad about either of them.
West Seattle Blog
about 1 hour
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Cooldown Thursday
6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Thursday, June 25, 2026. No Seattle World Cup match today – next one’s at 8 pm tomorrow. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET The heat alert has ended; Wednesday’s high was 87. Today’s forecast is for clouds and a high in the upper 60s. Sunrise is 5:12 am today; sunset will again be […]
Field Gulls
about 1 hour
Seahawks News 6/25: Which young Seahawks pass-rusher breaks out in 2026?
In Today’s Links: Sam Darnold and his ceiling, more Seattle Seahawks player rankings, Brady Russell turning noggins, Ernest Jones speaks on the upcoming season, Byron Murphy has even more to show us, and a bit more. The off-season keeps off-seasoning and we are happy that you’re still here with us at Field Gulls. Thank you […]
West Seattle Blog
about 6 hours
WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire in High Point, 1 person reported injured
Police are investigating gunfire in the High Point area with one person reported injured and another person reported their building was hit by a bullet. Believed to be related to all this, a car was crashed near the Southwest Precinct, with its occupants fleeing toward Home Depot, and officers reporting an “automatic rifle” left behind […]
West Seattle Blog
about 9 hours
FOLLOWUP: The poles are up. The lights are up. Now – rest of the timeline for 63rd/Beach Drive crossing
(WSB photo, Saturday) Five months after the poles were put in place for a new flashing-beacon crosswalk at 63rd SW and Beach Drive SW, the lights were finally installed Saturday, as reported here after we happened onto the crew at work that day. THey told us the beacons wouldn’t be usable until final striping of […]
West Seattle Blog
about 13 hours
BIZNOTES: Three West Seattle business anniversaries
Three West Seattle businesses are celebrating anniversaries: CAPERS HOME: All month long, CAPERS (4525 California SW; WSB sponsor) has been holding their 41st anniversary sale, but there’s less than a week left in June, so this is your last call to get in and shop! THE BEER JUNCTION TURNS 16: The Junction’s beer shop is […]
West Seattle Blog
about 15 hours
Hazmat response at Delridge/Orchard
Seattle Fire has a hazardous-materials callout for an address cross-referencing to the Delridge Arco/AM-PM. Avoid the area.
West Seattle Blog
about 16 hours
WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Mini-mart robbed for the second time in less than a month
Checking the police logs from early morning, we found a robbery logged for a partial address (7100 block Delridge Way) that cross-references to the Chevron gas station/mini-mart on the northeast corner of Delridge and Orchard. The radio archives confirmed police were investigating what was reported as an armed robbery, so we obtained this report narrative […]
West Seattle Blog
about 16 hours
Fire response on 35th SW
Thanks for the tip. Seattle Fire has a midsize response in the 5900 block of 35th SW, downgraded from an initial “full response.” Avoid the area for a while.
West Seattle Blog
about 18 hours
Tribal Canoe Journey will make Alki stop in late July
(Alki Beach Park Paddle to Muckleshoot 2023) By Anne Higuera Reporting for West Seattle Blog A little more than a month from now, on the last Wednesday afternoon in July, tribal canoes will arrive at Alki Beach. First, one or two, then another handful coming into view on the waters northwest across the sound, until […]