Seattle will be without one of its top prospects for training camp after it was announced that Nathan Villeneuve would miss the remainder of training camp with a lower-body injury. The 19-year-old forward was Seattle's 2024 2nd round pick (63rd overall) and had 34 goals, 70 points and 120 PIMs in 57 games with Sudbury (OHL) last season.

Villeneuve was a second-round pick, 63rd overall, of the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old forward has spent the previous three seasons in the OHL, including scoring 70 points (34G / 36A) in 57 games with the Sudbury Wolves.