Photo gallery: A look at the NHL Seattle Kraken hockey team
Jul 23, 2020, 9:54 AM | Updated: 10:25 am
Not only does the NHL Seattle team now have a name – the Seattle Kraken – but we have an idea of what it’s going to look like, as well.
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In addition to the name reveal on Thursday morning, the team released several images of logos, wordmarks, and a rendering of Climate Pledge Arena. Oh, and perhaps most important, there’s a picture of a jersey.
Check out the images in the photo gallery above. For more on the name reveal, check out this story.
Seattle Kraken backstory
• Seattle was granted an NHL expansion franchise in December 2018, making the team the 32nd in the league following the addition of the Las Vegas Golden Knights in 2017.
• The team will play in a new arena under the iconic roof of the former KeyArena and Seattle Coliseum on the grounds of the Seattle Center, just a stone’s throw from the Space Needle.
• The arena naming rights have been bought by Amazon, opting to call it Climate Pledge Arena.
• The Seattle Kraken is set to begin play in the NHL in the 2021-22 season.
• A training facility is being built for the team in Northgate and will feature public rinks in the hopes of building the game of hockey in the Seattle area.
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