Seattle Kraken Forward Jacob Melanson Out Indefinitely with Vascular Aneurysm

Kraken’s Jacob Melanson Out For Extended Period

By Brennan McClain | at October 10, 2026 6:00 pm Already on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury, Seattle Kraken forward Jacob Melanson will be out much longer than expected. Earlier today, the Kraken revealed that Melanson has been diagnosed with an anterior mediastinum hematoma with a vascular pseudoaneurysm. For those of you who haven’t brushed up on your Latin or Greek in some time, essentially, Melanson has a collection of blood be…

Seattle Kraken forward Jacob Melanson out indefinitely with vascular aneurysm

The Seattle Kraken announced a scary update on injured forward Jacob Melanson on Saturday. The club shared that Melanson would be “out indefinitely” after suffering an injury now diagnosed as an “anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm.” An update on #SeaKraken forward Jacob Melanson: pic.twitter.com/mUJOCdGs3o — Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) October 10, 2026 The Kraken’s

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Jacob Melanson out indefinitely due to Vascular injury

Jacob Melanson left the Kraken’s October 1st game against Calgary due to an upper body injury, and we did not have a clear idea of what took him out…and today, the Kraken revealed that today, Jacob will be out for the time being due to the discovery of quite a serious condition that developed as a result of the injury. An Anterior mediastinal Hematoma is when blood collects within the body cavity where all your organs are; the vascular Pseudoane…