OT:NHL fans, please welcome the Seattle Kraken
https://www.seattlekrakenhockey.com/
I was rooting for Sockeyes, Totems, or Metropolitans, but alas.
There may be strong temptation by opposing fans to refer to their supporters as Krak-heads.
How do you feel about this?
I dig it, but I'm predisposed, since I've found giant squids and the like to be fascinating for quite a while. Also, I like teams with non-plural names, since that's so uncommon.
I think the color scheme, S and anchor logos are good. Could work in a full body cephalopod logo in the future, perhaps something like this, although it kind of takes away from the wings octopi tradition
Cephalopod, champ.
Great roll out. The name is great (esp when you consider they'll share a division with the Sharks and Canucks (whose main logo is an Orca). Logo pays homage to the Seattle Metropolitans, color scheme is great, love the ombre coloring on the lower part of the sleeves from their away (white) jersey.
Welcome to the NHL, Seattle Kraken!
Edit: Also just realized their second logo that's an anchor also has the Space Needle incorporated into the shank and eye.
That Space Needle / Anchor logo is amazing, and the primary "S" logo is quite good as well.
They do need to come out with a style guide--is "Kraken" singular or plural? "There are two Kraken in the penalty box" or "there are two Krakens in the penalty box"?
When the penalty has expired, the announcer can say, "Release the Kraken!"
They already have a built-in fight song.
Yep. Great explanation.
As of today, I'm no longer a NY Rangers fan. I'm now proudly a Krakhead. (Red Wings will still be my 2nd favorite team though...)
Thanks but I'm passing on not being a Rangers fan anymore. The future is bright... fuck, the present is bright!
I'm tired of James Dolan's bullshit.
Sure the Rangers look good now. But that's the thing about leadership: bad leadership will fuck up a good/lucky thing while good/great leadership will find a way to fix/solve a problem.
If Liverpool FC has reinforced anything under Fenway Sports Group and Klopp, it's that leadership matters.
I suppose that's why the Lions are who they are...and why Michigan Football lost its way after Carr and before Hackett/Harbaugh.
It's good, but it's not "Washington Football Team" which is actually kind of awesome
The team formerly known as the Washington Redskins can move in a different direction and do marketing tie-ins with a comic book platform.....
The DC Marvels would capture both of those comic-book franchises. Think of all the mascots they'd have!
Meh on the name. Meh on the logos. Cool colors. Sockeyes was my choice but I don’t live there and am a die hard Red Wings fan so I really don’t care. I just want hockey. Please, can I get some hockey?
Next Saturday... 5 games followed by 5 games a day through at least the rest of the week... I can't wait!
This right here .... this is why I signed up for you tube TV. Hockey, golf, baseball, and the hope of a football season.
I was expecting the Seattle CHOPS
Or the ass-krakens
will the fans be referred to as Kraken heads?
Yes, unless BLM is offended
Kraken was further down on my wishlist too, but I have to say everything looks great. The logo, secondary logo, jerseys, color scheme are all pretty good .
Canucks fans were hoping for this so they could refer to Seattle fans as Krak Heads and the arena as the Krak House.
Not gonna lie, it's going to take me a while to take their team name seriously. But, I'm always down for more hockey lol.
Edit: I like the logo but the color scheme...meh, not my favorite.
Bring back the Supersonics!
Name will take time to get used to but colors and logo are ? imo.
Who got season tix with me?
Ditto. Hate the name but love the execution.
Okay, cool web site and introduction of the team and its symbolism! The stadium looks pretty cool, too! Now, if they do something like Las Vegas did, and get into the Cup Finals in their first few years, I'll pay more attention.
I don't know what the entry draft looks like these days. LV was gifted some pretty good draft-able players and did a smart job building their team with four lines of 2nd & 3rd liners, without the top heavy contracts required for clear #1 liners. Will Seattle be able to do the same, or did/are the entry draft rules change some?
Expansion draft rules are the same. Teams can only protect 1 G, 3 D, 7 F; players with 3 years of experience or less are exempt and players with non-movement clauses must be protected. They'll have a ton of good talent to pick from, if they want to spend the cap space.
Crossing fingers they go full retard and take Ericsson, Daley, Abdelkader, Nielsen, and Glendening
Ericsson is shit and shouldn’t even be in the NHL, Daley is old, Abby and Glendening are NHL 4th line players on a good night, and Nielsen has gotten worse every year.
Each team, except for Vegas who is exempt, can only lose one player.
Uhhh bud, Ericsson hasn't been in the NHL. He only played 18 games this year, and announced in February-ish he was going to retire after this season. Even if he didn't want to retire, his contract expired this year.
Same with Daley, who's also on an expiring contract.
Abby, Glendening, and Nielsen will all probably be left unprotected, but like someone else already said, Seattle only picks 1 player per team.
Entry draft will be the exact same as Vegas's.
I wish it were taking place this summer so the Wings could extract a draft pick or two out of Seattle in exchange for immediately taking back whichever talentless bum they're forced to pick.
The Kraken's twitter motto right now is "now that we have a name, we're strategizing all the ways to draft your favorite player".
So far, the self-awareness is good.
As far as they know, my favorite player is either Justin Abdelkader or Frans Nielsen.
Fools! Should've gone with the Seattle Queensryche!!
Love that - At the beginning of the game, can see the team storming out on the ice to "Jet City Woman"...
I originally read this as, “please welcome the Seattle Karen” and expected to find yet another video of some middle-aged white lady freaking out about something ridiculous. Glad that was not it…..though a team could have fun with a Karen mascot….A giant foam representation of a white lady that roams the stands randomly yelling at fans for not doing what they think they should be doing and then blocks their view until they comply.
The Seattle Karen's… Not sure that name and symbology would have endeared the new team to the local fan base. Although the marketing options are all hilarious!!
The secondary logo anchor with the Space Needle is fantastic. Better than the primary, imo
"Seattle had considered naming the team the Metropolitans, but according to Jassy that choice was met with "reticence" by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who didn't want to change the name of the NHL's Metropolitan Division."
God damn you, Bettman.
Bettman was the lawyer that lead the NBA's near-flawless implementation of its salary cap, which he parlayed into the NHL Commissioner-ship. He's never been about hockey itself - has always (and only) been about marketing and money. He is responsible for most of the degradation of the game we used to adore, but now only love.
May Gary Bettman rot in Hockey's version of Hell, banished forever by Lord Stanley himself.
Novel concept, change the Metro Division to the Patrick Division... follow that up with changing the Atlantic to the Adams, Central to the Norris & Pacific to the Smythe.
The "Rainy City Bitch Pigeons" came in a close second. I request a recount.
I've been pulling for Hab Nots all along.
I've been waiting for this reveal all summer. Cant wait to move to Seattle and support my Krakens.
I like it . Love the jersey .
All those thatched roof cottages better watch out
Let's throw that beefy arm back on for good measure pic.twitter.com/5e1dPx6jz9
— Andrew (@McGuire_GIS) July23, 2020
At least the Seattle Trogdors would be plural like names are supposed to be.