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Taking ‘Pride’ Via Hockey
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Taking ‘Pride’ Via Hockey

Monday’s home rematch against Dallas is Kraken’s second annual Pride Night game, featuring re-imagined Kraken warmup jerseys, related swag and a Ballard watch party — by Bob Condor When Simson Chantha was in fifth grade, he and his siblings were playing “broom guitars” in their “Scottish rock ‘n’ roll band” called the Scotch Tapes. Chantha’s…

March 12, 2023
[Seattle Spectator] Kraken Continues to Build Fanbase as Team Succeeds in Year Two
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[Seattle Spectator] Kraken Continues to Build Fanbase as Team Succeeds in Year Two

“Despite the perpetual sold-out events, the organization makes an effort to educate fans about the team and acknowledge the social landscape. For example, March 7 also marked the team’s Women in Hockey Night. The Kraken produced videos acknowledging the role women play in the organization, donned custom jerseys during warmups created by local artist Erin Wallace and…

March 8, 2023
Women in Hockey Breakout
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Women in Hockey Breakout

Girls and women’s hockey participation in Seattle and the PNW is moving at high pace like a rush up ice. Kraken committed to growth, dedicating Tuesday’s home game to women in hockey — By Bob Condor On Feb. 1, the Bush School here in Seattle staged an event in honor the 37th annual National Girls…

March 4, 2023
[425 Magazine] Furry Fun in the Kraken’s Dogs of the Deep Calendar
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[425 Magazine] Furry Fun in the Kraken’s Dogs of the Deep Calendar

“The Seattle Kraken have captured sweet pet memories in a 2023-24 12″ x 12” calendar featuring the players posing with both their pet dogs and adoptable canines from Dog Gone Seattle. The foster-based rescue organization worked with the Kraken to create 12 months of photos, a release said. The calendar looks to promote awareness of adoptable dogs….

February 27, 2023
[Seattle Times] Kraken announce groundbreaking partnership with Muckleshoot Tribe
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[Seattle Times] Kraken announce groundbreaking partnership with Muckleshoot Tribe

“Mari Horita, executive director of the One Roof Foundation — the community arm of the team and Climate Pledge Arena — said the deal works because both the Kraken and Muckleshoot have common goals of sustainability and community empowerment. Horita mentioned the NHL dealing with a longstanding issue of hockey being shut off from communities…

February 22, 2023
[USA Hockey] Seattle Kraken’s Iceplex is Truly for the Community
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[USA Hockey] Seattle Kraken’s Iceplex is Truly for the Community

“For one group of the youngest prospective skaters, the opportunity to get on the ice brings not just skating skills, but also a sense of community, a broadening of horizons, and access to something that might otherwise be out of reach.  Once a week for 32 weeks, the Kraken Community Iceplex welcomes around 50 children…

February 21, 2023
[Stockhouse] Renowned Visual Storyteller Matika Wilbur Unveils a New Multi-Media Installation, “The Salmon People,” at Climate Pledge Arena
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[Stockhouse] Renowned Visual Storyteller Matika Wilbur Unveils a New Multi-Media Installation, “The Salmon People,” at Climate Pledge Arena

“The first Seattle Kraken artist residency sponsored by Smartsheet brings Matika Wilbur’s expert artistry and vision into an immersive Coast Salish art experience… …We have been working with leaders from Washington’s Tribal nations from the very beginning to determine how we can best support and engage with their communities,” said Mari Horita, Senior Vice President,…

February 16, 2023