Netminder Joey Daccord took off his mask and answered questions about hockey and his role in it while engaging with kids at the Family First Community Center in Renton during the latest Kraken Power Play Takeover clinic put on by the team’s One Roof Foundation.
By Geoff Baker /@geoffbakernhl / nhl.com/kraken
November 16, 2025
Among the tougher tasks for Kraken netminder Joey Daccord during a recent community outing on the team’s behalf was convincing those in attendance that he truly is an NHL goalie.
About 45 kids attended the recent Kraken Power Play Takeover community clinic in Renton, held at the Family First Community Center, founded 2 1/2 years ago by former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin. And it seems some of the participants had never seen Daccord without his helmet and mask on.
“A bunch of the kids were like, ‘You play goalie for the Kraken? No way. I don’t believe you’,” Daccord said of the event, the latest in a series put on by the team’s One Roof Foundation philanthropic arm. “You know, that was really funny because they never see your face. So, it’s just fun to get to hang out with them and answer all kinds of questions about hockey. I like to ask them about what kind of sports they play and what their interests are.”