It was Day 4 of Kraken training camp under a new coach, and it looked every bit of it in a dysfunctional 6-1 preseason loss to the Flames on Sunday evening at Climate Pledge Arena.

Seattle Kraken hockey returns as HC Dan Bylsma elects to ice a strong roster ahead of their first preseason game against the Calgary Flames.

The visiting Calgary Flames showed Sunday night that they intend to walk that talk as they scored three unanswered goals in the first period and then skated to a 6-1 pre-season win over the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Calgary Flames and Seattle Kraken both finished with 81 points last year in the Western Conference and missed the NHL playoffs by 17 points. Both organizations vowed during the off-season to do much better and make efforts to ice playoff contending teams this season.

During the season KING 5 will take fans behind the scenes with exclusive coverage led by sports director, Paul Silvi, and a weekly Kraken show, in addition to comprehensive coverage of the latest Kraken news across all platforms. The show will air on KONG on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. and reair on KING 5 on Sundays at 11:30 p.m. It launches Oct. 5.

On Sunday, the Seattle Kraken began their exhibition schedule with a veteran-laden roster at home. Their opponents were the visiting Calgary Flames, who brought along a pretty youthful lineup full of their top prospects and several key members of their minor league team,