December 3, 2025 • 7 mins
Seattle Kraken Head Coach Lane Lambert joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Thanksgiving and the players dinner, facing Edmonton twice in a short period, getting Jared McCann back, losing Jaden Schwartz for a bit of time, and Berkly Catton.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
From the R and R Foundation Specialist broadcast studio. Now
back to SOFTI and Dick on your home for the Huskies,
Kraken and the twelfth Man Sports Radio ninety three point
three kjr FM.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
All right back here on a Wednesday, every week, a
chance to talk some hockey a with the head coach
of the Seattle Crack and A. Boys, we're going to
snap their three game losing streak tomorrow and Edmonton coming
off a little bit of fisticuffs over the weekend with
the Oilers. We'll see how physical this thing gets tomorrow
in Canada.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Pregame five thirty, face off six pm.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Right here on ninety three three KJRFM and joining us
right now usual we'll visit every Wednesday, three forty five.
The head coach, Lane Lambert with us on ninety three
three KJRFM.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Coach, how are.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
You good ahead, How are you guys going?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Doing great? Doing great?
Speaker 5 (00:48):
You know this I found out this is the first
time in cracking history. Now cracking history hasn't been that long,
but the first time in crack and history nonetheless, that
you guys have actually been in Seattle on thing Thanksgiving
Day without a game so you could enjoy some festivities,
And I understand you guys got together at the Stevenson
household with Chandler and his wife.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
How did that go?
Speaker 4 (01:11):
Well? They actually it was the players only. The last
thing that guys want to do is see me on
Thranksgiving Day. But but you know, kudos to Chandler and
his wife. Were having the entire team over, you know,
and I think that's a real good opportunity for our
guys to get together and bond and and have the
(01:32):
spouses with them, and the girlfriends and all the kids together.
So really good on the Stevensons for doing that, and
really happy about, you know, being here in Seattle and
getting a day off on Thanksgiving. It doesn't usually happen
a lot. You know, my last probably seven Thanksgivings, I've
been traveling to another city so that I could play
(01:57):
on the Friday, and so it was nice to be
home here.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Coach, you and Chandler Stevenson have a long history, goes
back a while. You know him better than anybody here,
that's for sure. What's the story behind your relationship, man.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
Yeah, Chandler. Chandler grew up in Saskatoon. His parents and
UH and I are good friends. They were our neighbors
way back when, and you know when Chandler was probably uh,
you know, I don't know how old, but you know,
somewhere around four or five years old. Uh. He used
to just be bombing around the neighborhood. We we hadn't
(02:33):
had the streets paved at that time, was a brand
new neighborhood. So uh, he wore his uh he wore
his rubber boots, and he was a pile of mud
every day.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Into your house. Do you ever come in with the
mighty feet.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
One hundred percent? Why do you think I'm talking like that?
He used to come in, sit down and ask me
what was what he could have to eat while he dragged.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Mudd into That's beautiful, cracking head coach Lane Lambert joining
us while you get something unusual this week. You got
three practice days in a row in between games, and
in between games against the same team and Edmonton. Do
you do anything differently when you got a long stretch
right like that? Does it revert back to more like
a training camp atmosphere you just preparing for the next
(03:17):
game in Edmonton?
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Uh, you know, it's a great question. I think it's
a little bit of both. For me, we've had such
a heavy schedule here, you know, up until this point
in time and certainly through the month of November, that
we haven't had a lot of practice time. So uh,
you know, on one hand, you you worry, and you
revert back to taking care of your own game and
you know, having some review and practicing some different things
(03:42):
that you need to work on for your team, and
then we'll we'll prepare a little bit for for Edmonton here, uh,
you know, and and and get ready for that, you know,
spend a little bit of time doing that for the rematch.
But there's certainly, uh, there's certainly you know, adjustments and
things that we would like to see, uh made for
(04:04):
the game tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Coach.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Back to back with the Oilers, we saw things get
a little rough in the last game, especially in the
second and third period. Do you like these back to backs,
especially when you're going up against a team that you
just kind of got a little a little physical with.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Well, playing a team back to back is never a
bad thing. You know, the the emotions of the game
and you know, the intensity level of the game have
a have a tendency to pick up and there's nothing
wrong with.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
That cracking head coach Lane Lambert joining US coach. The
injury bug has just bit you guys all season long,
all the way back to training camp. You did get
Jared back, though, how does McCann look that he's had
a couple of games back.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
He's getting his feet under him a little a little
more each with each, you know, shift really to be
honest with you, and it was good to get him back.
He certainly provides us with an al element of you know,
an element element of offense that we you know, that
we sometimes are searching for here. So it's good to
get him back. And I feel like, you know, as
(05:11):
he came back, he hadn't played much. He was hurt
through most of the training camps. So he's just getting
his feet under him here. As we move forward.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Lane Lambert with us right here on ninety three to
three kJ IR FM Weekly Visit with the Kraken coach.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Jaden Schwartz going to be out for a little bit.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What's the prognosis on him and who do you see
stepping up in his absence?
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Well, I think you know, I've said it. As soon
as Schwartz went out, I knew that was a big loss.
For our hockey team because he offers and provides us
so much from a leadership standpoint, not only with his
game on the ice, but also you know, with his
presence off the ice. So you know, you're not going
to have one guy replace him, necessarily, It's going to
(05:54):
have to be a group. And we, you know, we
need some of our older players and some of our
leadership guys to continue doing what they've been doing all
year long and and being those leaders and stepping up
and you know, taking some of the some of the
Schwartz load and spreading it around. So certainly, you know,
we we we will miss him. We don't know a
time frame on that necessarily, but certainly he's a big
(06:17):
hole for our team.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Talk about one of your youngsters, Berkeley Cat, and he
was a guy that you guys made the decision like, Nope,
we're not gonna leave him in the miners. We're gonna
we're gonna play him up here with the big club.
He's got you five assists, but he's still looking for
his first goal. How would you evaluate his progress thus far?
Speaker 4 (06:33):
I like his progress a lot. Actually, you know, he
wants the puck. He's not afraid to make place. And
what I'm really impressed with Berkeley, to be honest with you,
is his ability to learn the game away from the puck.
Because at the end of the day, if you can't
play the game away from the pucker, can't play the
game without the puck, you're gonna have a hard time,
(06:55):
you know, staying in the league or playing the game.
You you literally only have the puck on your stick
if you're a really top end player, you know, for
a minute or so of a sixty minute game. So
what are you doing the other fifty nine minutes or
what are you doing the other twenty four minutes that
you're on the ice? And he's adapting well to those situations.
He's adapting well to the defensive side of the game.
(07:16):
And I just feel like, once he gets the goal here,
I think you know they're going to come.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
In bunch ues. Coach, listen, man, appreciate this.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Go get them on Thursday, Go get back in the
win Colum and we're talking a week man.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
No worry. Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Lane Lambert, coach of the Crack, and his weekly visit
with us on the radio show We're Gonna Break. Petros
Papainaka is Gonna Joy Next on ninety three to three KJRFM,
From the R and R Foundation Specialist broadcast studio. Now
back to SOFTI and Dick on your home for the Huskies,
Kraken and the twelfth Man Sports Radio ninety three point
three kjr FM.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
All right back here on a Wednesday, every week, a
chance to talk some hockey a with the head coach
of the Seattle Crack and A. Boys, we're going to
snap their three game losing streak tomorrow and Edmonton coming
off a little bit of fisticuffs over the weekend with
the Oilers. We'll see how physical this thing gets tomorrow
in Canada.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Pregame five thirty, face off six pm.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Right here on ninety three three KJRFM and joining us
right now usual we'll visit every Wednesday, three forty five.
The head coach, Lane Lambert with us on ninety three
three KJRFM.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Coach, how are.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
You good ahead, How are you guys going?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Doing great? Doing great?
Speaker 5 (00:48):
You know this I found out this is the first
time in cracking history. Now cracking history hasn't been that long,
but the first time in crack and history nonetheless, that
you guys have actually been in Seattle on thing Thanksgiving
Day without a game so you could enjoy some festivities,
And I understand you guys got together at the Stevenson
household with Chandler and his wife.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
How did that go?
Speaker 4 (01:11):
Well? They actually it was the players only. The last
thing that guys want to do is see me on
Thranksgiving Day. But but you know, kudos to Chandler and
his wife. Were having the entire team over, you know,
and I think that's a real good opportunity for our
guys to get together and bond and and have the
(01:32):
spouses with them, and the girlfriends and all the kids together.
So really good on the Stevensons for doing that, and
really happy about, you know, being here in Seattle and
getting a day off on Thanksgiving. It doesn't usually happen
a lot. You know, my last probably seven Thanksgivings, I've
been traveling to another city so that I could play
(01:57):
on the Friday, and so it was nice to be
home here.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Coach, you and Chandler Stevenson have a long history, goes
back a while. You know him better than anybody here,
that's for sure. What's the story behind your relationship, man.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
Yeah, Chandler. Chandler grew up in Saskatoon. His parents and
UH and I are good friends. They were our neighbors
way back when, and you know when Chandler was probably uh,
you know, I don't know how old, but you know,
somewhere around four or five years old. Uh. He used
to just be bombing around the neighborhood. We we hadn't
(02:33):
had the streets paved at that time, was a brand
new neighborhood. So uh, he wore his uh he wore
his rubber boots, and he was a pile of mud
every day.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Into your house. Do you ever come in with the
mighty feet.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
One hundred percent? Why do you think I'm talking like that?
He used to come in, sit down and ask me
what was what he could have to eat while he dragged.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Mudd into That's beautiful, cracking head coach Lane Lambert joining
us while you get something unusual this week. You got
three practice days in a row in between games, and
in between games against the same team and Edmonton. Do
you do anything differently when you got a long stretch
right like that? Does it revert back to more like
a training camp atmosphere you just preparing for the next
(03:17):
game in Edmonton?
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Uh, you know, it's a great question. I think it's
a little bit of both. For me, we've had such
a heavy schedule here, you know, up until this point
in time and certainly through the month of November, that
we haven't had a lot of practice time. So uh,
you know, on one hand, you you worry, and you
revert back to taking care of your own game and
you know, having some review and practicing some different things
(03:42):
that you need to work on for your team, and
then we'll we'll prepare a little bit for for Edmonton here, uh,
you know, and and and get ready for that, you know,
spend a little bit of time doing that for the rematch.
But there's certainly, uh, there's certainly you know, adjustments and
things that we would like to see, uh made for
(04:04):
the game tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Coach.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Back to back with the Oilers, we saw things get
a little rough in the last game, especially in the
second and third period. Do you like these back to backs,
especially when you're going up against a team that you
just kind of got a little a little physical with.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Well, playing a team back to back is never a
bad thing. You know, the the emotions of the game
and you know, the intensity level of the game have
a have a tendency to pick up and there's nothing
wrong with.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
That cracking head coach Lane Lambert joining US coach. The
injury bug has just bit you guys all season long,
all the way back to training camp. You did get
Jared back, though, how does McCann look that he's had
a couple of games back.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
He's getting his feet under him a little a little
more each with each, you know, shift really to be
honest with you, and it was good to get him back.
He certainly provides us with an al element of you know,
an element element of offense that we you know, that
we sometimes are searching for here. So it's good to
get him back. And I feel like, you know, as
(05:11):
he came back, he hadn't played much. He was hurt
through most of the training camps. So he's just getting
his feet under him here. As we move forward.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Lane Lambert with us right here on ninety three to
three kJ IR FM Weekly Visit with the Kraken coach.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Jaden Schwartz going to be out for a little bit.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What's the prognosis on him and who do you see
stepping up in his absence?
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Well, I think you know, I've said it. As soon
as Schwartz went out, I knew that was a big loss.
For our hockey team because he offers and provides us
so much from a leadership standpoint, not only with his
game on the ice, but also you know, with his
presence off the ice. So you know, you're not going
to have one guy replace him, necessarily, It's going to
(05:54):
have to be a group. And we, you know, we
need some of our older players and some of our
leadership guys to continue doing what they've been doing all
year long and and being those leaders and stepping up
and you know, taking some of the some of the
Schwartz load and spreading it around. So certainly, you know,
we we we will miss him. We don't know a
time frame on that necessarily, but certainly he's a big
(06:17):
hole for our team.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Talk about one of your youngsters, Berkeley Cat, and he
was a guy that you guys made the decision like, Nope,
we're not gonna leave him in the miners. We're gonna
we're gonna play him up here with the big club.
He's got you five assists, but he's still looking for
his first goal. How would you evaluate his progress thus far?
Speaker 4 (06:33):
I like his progress a lot. Actually, you know, he
wants the puck. He's not afraid to make place. And
what I'm really impressed with Berkeley, to be honest with you,
is his ability to learn the game away from the puck.
Because at the end of the day, if you can't
play the game away from the pucker, can't play the
game without the puck, you're gonna have a hard time,
(06:55):
you know, staying in the league or playing the game.
You you literally only have the puck on your stick
if you're a really top end player, you know, for
a minute or so of a sixty minute game. So
what are you doing the other fifty nine minutes or
what are you doing the other twenty four minutes that
you're on the ice? And he's adapting well to those situations.
He's adapting well to the defensive side of the game.
(07:16):
And I just feel like, once he gets the goal here,
I think you know they're going to come.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
In bunch ues. Coach, listen, man, appreciate this.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Go get them on Thursday, Go get back in the
win Colum and we're talking a week man.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
No worry. Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Lane Lambert, coach of the Crack, and his weekly visit
with us on the radio show We're Gonna Break. Petros
Papainaka is Gonna Joy Next on ninety three to three KJRFM,
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