Posted on 07/23/2020 9:37:42 AM PDT by xp38
The Seattle NHL team will be called the Seattle Kraken.
For months, fans have been debating what the name will be, with the Seattle Sockeyes often trending as the top pick.
The Seattle Kraken was also a fan favourite and ultimately became the top choice.
The announcement was made in front of nearly 300 construction workers Thursday morning who are building the new arena for the team.
“It’s only right and proper to announce the Kraken name, mark and colors here with the men and women working so hard and meeting every challenge to build our new home,” Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke said in a release.
“We were intentional every step of the way making this decision. We listened to our fans, thousands of them face-to-face and tens of thousands more on social media. We were determined to align with who we are as an organization and as a city and region.
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Was something wrong with “Sea hawks”?
Opposing fans will probably call their fans Krak-heads!
As a worshipper of the Old Ones. I am outraged at the misuse of a sacred name and the blasphemy it represents.
They can just pretend it’s a plural, like Moose.
The Idiot Sawants.
Go Peaceful Gulch Cthulhu’s!
Probably the same statement being made by the Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Red Sox, Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Lightening, plus just about every pro soccer team (FC whogivesacrap) ... as well as college teams like the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Wait a minute. Wasn’t there a Lt. Colonel Christopher Kraken in the Confederate calvary? From Stone Mountain GA?
Oops, didn’t he own slaves?
Oh boy...
5.56mm
Seattle a##crack I like it!
Not only was Atlanta’s minor league baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers, the city’s Negro League baseball team was called .... the Atlanta Black Crackers.
I gather you have an idea or two as to what they are gonna do?
Of course. And it will have the theme of release the kraken. It’s a given.
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