Kraken re-sign Logan Morrison after career-high AHL season

Seattle kept one of its best development stories in the fold by agreeing to terms with Logan Morrison on a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season worth an $850,000 average annual value at the NHL level. For a player who arrived as an undrafted long shot and has already logged four NHL games with the Kraken, all in 2023-24, the move says as much about Seattle’s roster-building philosophy as it does about Morrison’s own rise.

Morrison’s case was built in the AHL, where he posted a career year for Coachella Valley with 29 goals, 32 assists and 61 points. That made him the Firebirds’ leading goal scorer and one of the most productive young players in the league. The top seven scorers on the Coachella Valley roster were all 23 or younger, a sign that this was not a one-man spike but part of a broader age wave Seattle has tried to cultivate. The Firebirds also averaged 3.29 goals per game in the regular season, 11th in the AHL, and 11 skaters finished in double figures. Morrison was the driver at the top of that group, while Jagger Firkus and rookie defenseman Tyson Jugnauth helped turn the offense into one of the more dangerous young units in the league.

That production was not empty-calorie scoring. Morrison stayed involved in playoff moments too, including an insurance goal against Bakersfield after Jani Nyman stripped a puck and set him up late in the game. Plays like that matter in a development system because they show a forward who can finish, but also one who can keep pace in structured, high-pressure games. Morrison’s touch around the net and his growing reliability away from the puck give Seattle a player who can compete for NHL call-ups while still anchoring an AHL top line if needed.

His path gives the contract extra weight. Seattle had already identified Morrison as a player worth tracking after he was passed over in three NHL drafts, then recalled him with Ryan Winterton on March 25, 2024 after a strong rookie pro season. Born July 9, 2002, in Guelph, Ontario, and listed by NHL.com at 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds, Morrison has moved from overlooked prospect to a right-shot center the Kraken clearly trust. The new deal is not just about keeping depth on the board. It is a signal that Seattle wants its NHL pipeline to be driven by homegrown AHL performers who force their way into the plan.