SEATTLE KRAKEN

– KEN CAMPBELL

> CHALK IT UP to a bit of youthful exuberance and a touch of chutzpah that Nathan Villeneuve got a tattoo of the Sudbury Wolves’ logo on his left shoulder before he’d even played a shift in the OHL. Granted, he was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 OHL draft, but what if the Wolves had ever decided to trade him? “I don’t know,” Villeneuve said. “I think (Wolves GM) Rob (Papineau) loves me enough that he would never trade me.” Many people love what Villeneuve brings to the rink, which is a combination of tenacity and swagger with more than a modicum of offensive skill. In a pre-season game with the Seattle Kraken, who drafted him 63rd overall in 2024, Villeneuve scored a goal, then on the way…

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