Joey Daccord

Joey Daccord made history on January 1, 2024, when he pitched the first shutout in Winter Classic history for the Seattle Kraken — a moment his father, goaltending coach Brian Daccord, recounted in detail on InGoal Radio ^[1], describing the day as one surrounded by family and friends, and reflecting on the long path that led his son to that stage.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1996, Daccord was selected 199th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Draft. He is 6'2" and 201 pounds and catches left. He currently wears number 35 for the Seattle Kraken.

Through 173 career NHL games, Daccord has posted 69 wins, 70 losses, and 24 overtime losses, with a career goals-against average of 2.83, a save percentage of .904, and 7 shutouts. In the 2025-26 season, he has appeared in 47 games, going 20-20-6 with a 3.03 goals-against average, a .897 save percentage, and 2 shutouts through 2,693:13 of ice time.

Daccord was voted Seattle Kraken MVP for the 2024-25 season by the Seattle media ^{[2] [3]}, and was part of the United States team that won its first World Championship in 92 years — the previous American title having come in 1933 — in May 2025 ^[2].

InGoal Magazine has covered Joey Daccord in seven podcast appearances, three Parent Segments, and five Pro Reads.

His father Brian Daccord appeared on InGoal Radio Episode 240 ^[1] shortly after the Winter Classic to discuss Joey's performance and also to reflect on his son's development path, including decisions made along the way and lessons for goalie parents. Brian Daccord also appeared on InGoal Radio Episodes 197 ^[4] and 318 ^[5], the latter alongside Joey himself.

Joey Daccord has been a recurring subject in InGoal's Pro Reads series, first contributing while with the Ottawa Senators in 2021, and returning for an in-person video session ahead of training camp ahead of the 2024-25 season ^{[6] [7] [3] [2]}. He also appeared on InGoal Radio Episode 272 ^[8], which served as the basis for one of those Pro Reads breakdowns ^[2].

Across those sessions, Daccord has discussed a range of positioning and reading concepts in his own words. On playing behind the net, he described a preference he calls "The Blind Plug" — a term his father coined — explaining: "I plug my skate on my right post blind so if you watch I never look at my right skate or at the right post and I am able to get in my reverse without looking and then switch" ^[6]. On managing tips in the high slot, he described targeting a position just short of being centered on the tip point, using a lateral release and stopping with his edge rather than sliding through ^[3]. On a 4-on-3 rush sequence against Minnesota, he explained how reading the position of his own backchecking forward led him to anticipate the first pass, requiring him to push out and then back diagonally: "I actually do a bit of an out and then back diagonal to get back and at that point Kaprizov is firing it and it was just a reactionary save from there" ^[2].

On how goalies read shooters, Daccord told InGoal that beyond knowing individual stick tape and handedness, his pre-shot reads focus primarily on team tendencies: "Do they love to go low to high and pound it? Do they look to make plays? … I think once you start to play teams a lot, you notice tendencies that way" ^[9].

Daccord also appeared on InGoal Radio Episode 272 ^[8] and his father's coaching work and relationship with Joey has been a thread across multiple episodes, including a Parent Segment from Episode 318 in which Joey offered tips specifically for goalie parents ^[10]. Brian Daccord's Episode 240 appearance ^[1] and additional coverage are also recommended in InGoal's curated parent resources ^[11].