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What’s Kraken
- The keys have officially been turned over from construction crew to arena staff at Climate Pledge Arena
Tonight, we've hit another historic milestone.
— Climate Pledge Arena (@ClimateArena) October 16, 2021
Leadership from @oakviewgroup, the @seattlekraken, & @MortensonSEA have made it official.
The arena has now been turned over to the staff and crew who will operate the building for the first concert and the first Kraken game. ✅ pic.twitter.com/Uz6dCrdSaa
- Seattle notched their first win in a very physical game in Nashville on Thursday [DJLR]
- They did it with a third period in which their only shot on goal was Brandon Tanev’s empty netter
Kraken just became the 14th team since 2011 to win a game in which they failed to register a non-empty net shot on goal in the 3rd period pic.twitter.com/TUsT2sbKSb
— Dan (@danmorse_) October 15, 2021
- Seattle made a handful of roster moves, most notably putting forward Marcus Johansson on injured reserve [DJLR]
- The Kraken released (no pun intended) a new mobile app that will be the home of all your digital tickets, access to free transportation, and more [Seattle Kraken]
- DirecTv struck a deal with ROOT Sports NW just in time for Thursday’s broadcast [Awful Announcing]
- Climate Pledge Arena made Impossible Food the official burger of the arena [Daily Record]
- A couple of Kraken prospects scored this week in their respective junior leagues, including fifth-round pick Jacob Melanson:
: @JacobMelanson6
— Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst (@ABTitan) October 11, 2021
: @kidney_riley
: David Doucet
BAT 1, CAP 1 pic.twitter.com/PRp8UF9uFZ
- And first-round pick Matty Beniers also got on the board twice:
TIC-TAC-TOE! Matty Beniers from Kent Johnson and Jacob Truscott and Michigan leads Duluth 3-1 pic.twitter.com/eS1uL6dQRH
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) October 16, 2021
Around the NHL
- Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was suspended one game for a retaliatory punch on Tampa Bay’s Mathieu Joseph [WIIM]
- Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was suspended two games for boarding Chicago’s Kirby Dach [MHH]
- Jack Hughes staked a claim for goal of the year and celly of the year with an overtime winner against Chicago
this was niiiiiice pic.twitter.com/DV27vTJohJ
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) October 16, 2021
- Aaron Ekblad, on the other hand, is the early frontrunner for funniest goal of the year
This Aaron Ekblad goal is hilarious pic.twitter.com/xtYdy0GZXi
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) October 15, 2021
- The Boston Bruins named Jeremy Swayman their first opening night starter not named Tuukka Rask since 2011 [NBC Sports]
- The Buffalo Sabres won a game. By four goals, to boot [DBTB]
- Alex Ovechkin moved past Marcel Dionne into 5th place in career NHL goals when he scored twice in the Capitals’ season opener [RMNB]
- And last but not least, the Philadelphia Flyers
the flyers we know and love pic.twitter.com/U9RTakCvI3
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) October 16, 2021