A skating session for students from the Muckleshoot Tribal School at Kraken Community Iceplex in honor of Indigenous Peoples Month saw them get to meet and interact with a Kraken player of Mohawk descent in defenseman Brandon Montour.
By Geoff Baker / @geoffbakernhl / nhl.com/kraken
December 07, 2025
Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour understands the importance of forging a mutual connection with youngsters from communities such as the one where he grew up.
Montour, who is of Mohawk descent, didn’t get any visits from the NHL or major professional athletes while spending his early childhood raised on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve outside of Toronto. So, when given a chance last week to skate with students from Muckleshoot Tribal School, he remembered a childhood where Native American lacrosse players were the sports figures he most identified with and how finding that connection with more mainstream pro athletes would have meant the world.