Maplewood Heights Elementary School in Renton has taken its Little Kraken Floor Hockey league championship to another level, with spectator seating, an anthem singer, a simulated Zamboni machine, a scoreboard ‘Fan Cam’ and a replica Stanley Cup presented by a white gloved keeper who safeguards the trophy year-round in her classroom ByGeoff Baker / @GeoffBakerNHL /…
For Brock McGillis, the first openly gay former pro hockey player, an ongoing “Culture Shift Tour” that made its U.S. debut last week in Seattle highlights the need for players to become “Shiftmakers” in locker rooms by standing up to wrongdoing By Geoff Baker / @GeoffBakerNHL / nhl.com/kraken February 11, 2025 Brock McGillis remembers the moment…
A One Roof Foundation initiative this season will see Kraken players heading to 30 local Title 1 schools to make Ball Hockey Kit donations and test out the gear by playing with students ByGeoff Baker / @GeoffBakerNHL/ nhl.com/kraken November 27, 2024 Kraken centerman Shane Wright can only imagine what it would have been like if an…
A One Roof Foundation initiative used the recent partnership between the Kraken and Brooks Running to stage a free ball hockey and running clinic to 100 children at the Tukwila Community Center By Geoff Baker / @GeoffBakerNHL/ nhl.com/kraken November 26, 2024 Josi Laufman stared out at the lines of children taking their turn stickhandling a ball…
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The Seattle Kraken and One Roof foundation teamed up with The Refugee Women’s Alliance to bring free skating lessons to 80 preschoolers all year long. Read more here…
Along with other pro teams, Kraken/One Roof host a session for 90 campers in Burien. Most kids were in the know about hockey. The week itself scored big for play equity By Bob Condor/@ByBobCondor nhl.com/kraken September 03, 2024 A week ago Thursday, Andrew Bloom and colleagues were among 90 schoolchildren in Burien’s Moshier Memorial Park,…
One Roof Foundation and Kraken join local pro sports teams in youth street sports fair, attracting newbie ball hockey players plus those familiar from PE classes ByBob Condor / @ByBobCondor nhl.com/kraken August 16, 2024 While the Kraken compete on ice, the sport has a long tradition of street hockey across big and small towns across the…
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“SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken gave fans, children, and skating academy participants opportunities to glide across the ice left over from the Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park this week. The event was hosted by the Kraken’s charitable arm One Roof Foundation.” Read more here…
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“TACOMA — The Seattle Kraken, Virginia Mason, The National Hockey League, and One Roof Foundation have donated $225,000 to refurbish Verlo Playfield in Tacoma in partnership with Metro Parks. The grant is “a legacy to the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic.” Read more here…
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(©Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) “The Kraken, NHL, One Roof Foundation and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health are committed to inspiring youth and their families to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle in their community and to growing the game through ball hockey spaces across the Puget Sound region. The upgrades to Verlo Playfield in Tacoma,…
