Ms. Lukan is in her 2nd season covering the Kraken for the team’s website and as an analyst for ROOT SPORTS. An analytics expert, her mastery of data-driven info helps educate and energize hockey fans everywhere.
Alison Lukan is an analyst for the Seattle Kraken on both their on-air broadcast and website / app. Prior to joining the Kraken, she was a contributor at both The Athletic and HockeyViz.com specializing in data-driven storytelling in the world of hockey. Ms. Lukan also covered the Columbus Blue Jackets for eight years and explored league-wide issues from an analytics perspective. She has written for FOX Sports, Yahoo Sports, and team websites among other outlets. She believes hockey should be studied as a science and an art and seeks to meld the two through her work.
Prior to covering hockey exclusively, Ms. Lukan worked for 20 years as a strategic planning consultant advising corporations across a variety of industries in the areas of strategic management, effective communications, organizational design and knowledge management. Ms. Lukan has a bachelor’s degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond.