“One million people have visited Kraken Community Iceplex in the one year since the team opened the $90 million, three-sheet facility Sept. 9, 2021. More than 50,000 have attended public skate. More than 3,800 have participated in learn-to-skate and more than 1,000 have participated in learn-to-play programs…
The building also has a team store, a restaurant and a Starbucks, but not just any Starbucks. It is one of the Seattle-based company’s “Community Stores.” Starbucks says the stores help uplift communities in locally relevant ways, such as partnering with local nonprofit organizations. A percentage of the profits from the Starbucks at Kraken Community Iceplex supports the One Roof Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena, as well as other local nonprofit organizations. More than 16,400 customers at the Starbucks have generated more than $80,000 in donations to One Roof.” — Read more here.
