Seattle became the 32nd franchise in the NHL when the city was awarded an expansion team in 2018. It took this new franchise quite awhile to unveil the nickname for this new team, after considering over 1,000 different names. Probably scratching off hundreds because some group of people would be offended. Plus, many want to eradicate any American history that took place in this country. Seattle awakened the beast that lived side by side with the Emerald City deep in the seas, a creature that swam the waters. The tales many heard as kids, who heard the same stories sitting at their bar stools decades later, of the largest octopus in the world right in their backyard. I can picture an old sailor telling the story of how he faced the Kraken and they were eye to eye with each other. He lived to talk about it! By the way, the Kraken is the name they have chosen. Perhaps the owner of the Seattle franchise likes Kraken rum. The Seattle Kraken will get cracking on the ice for the 2021-22 season.

This is not Seattle’s first rodeo with a hockey squad in their town. Their last professional hockey team that skated in Seattle was Totems.

The Totems last skated in the 1970’s. The Totems played in multiple leagues and not in the NHL. The Totems won three championships in the WHL. Before the Totems, they originated as the Seattle Isacsson Iron Workers in 1943. Years went along and they changed leagues and their name. They were the Ironmen after being first called the Isacsson Iron workers. Then they went to Seattle Bombers, then Seattle Americans and finally ending with the Totems.

The Kraken are using the same style of S as the Metropolitans used when they skated in Seattle from 1915-24.

It’s a tribute from the Kraken for the Metropolitan’s history on the ice when they played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA.) Before the NHL formed, the Stanley Cup was still the holy grail with the different hockey leagues throughout America and Canada. The Metropolitans were the first ever American team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917.  New York Rangers won the cup 11 years later, in 1928.

I like how Seattle used the history of their city to come up with the name Kraken.

Every part in the logo is something from Seattle’s past. The Kraken will even skate where the Seattle SuperSonics used to run up and down the hardwood floors. In 2008, the Sonics left town for Oklahoma.

The Kraken has a nice sharp color scheme on their uniforms. Deep sea navy, Ice blue, boundless blue, and shadow blue. Lots of Blues with a Red eye.

The Kraken will be in the Western conference. With teams like the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks, who also have cool logos with interesting color schemes on their uniforms. Usually expansion teams take a few years to establish themselves in a league. Maybe not always the case. Look at the Vegas Golden Knights; from the start this team has done very well. Plus the San Jose Sharks since they arrived in the 1990’s have been in the playoffs more years of their existence than staying home for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Kraken might not start off skating like Squiddly Diddly.

Maybe Squiddly can be the team mascot.Was Hanna-Barbera a part of the Seattle landscape? Looking forward to see who the Kraken land in the expansion draft. Many teams leave players with big contracts unprotected. Will the Kraken bite with that kind of bait? I think Seattle shows a lot of passion for their sports teams. Look at the 12th man when it comes to the Seahawks. I think Seattle should get another NBA team as well. SuperSonics part two. I think this Kraken team will get a great following in Washington, and outside the state, because of the uniforms and being the new kid in town.  I have Seattle on my bucket list for the Mariners game and now the Kraken. Coffee and good craft beer in a beautiful state sounds like a very nice combination. Lets get KRAKEN!!!