SEATTLE -- Berkly Catton is knocking on the door of the NHL and could find himself in a Seattle Kraken jersey this season.

Selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, the 19-year-old center is coming off two stellar seasons with Spokane of the Western Hockey League, where he had 225 points (92 goals, 133 assists) in 125 games. As captain last season, he was third in the WHL with 109 points (38 goals, 71 assists) in 57 games and led Spokane to the best-of-7 WHL Championship Series, where it lost to Medicine Hat in five games.

Catton will enter Kraken training camp next month with his sights set on making the jump from junior hockey to the NHL.

“Ultimately, it's just about building my game and getting better," Catton said during Kraken development camp in July, "and come [train

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