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In July 2020, the franchise announced their team name—the Seattle Kraken—as well as their team colors, branding, and home jersey. [17] Nine months later, on April 30, 2021, the franchise paid the final installment of the US$650 million expansion fee, officially making the Seattle Kraken the 32nd team of the NHL. [18]
As director of the Seattle franchise, she was charged with analysing potential candidates for the role of general manager, the position eventually going to former NHL player Ron Francis. [6] She was named one of the 25 most powerful women in hockey by Sportsnet in 2020 and has been named as a potential future NHL general manager by The Hockey News.
Rick Olczyk (born March 10, 1970) is an American ice hockey executive and assistant general manager of the Seattle Kraken. Previously he was the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) for six seasons. He is the younger brother of hockey player Eddie Olczyk. [1]
The Kraken’s ownership group, which includes billionaire David Bonderman and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, paid a $650 million expansion fee to join the NHL.That was the largest amount ever paid to ...
[1] [2] In March 2018, he was demoted from general manager to president of hockey operations, before being fired on April 30, 2018. [3] [4] On July 18, 2019, he was hired as the first general manager of the Seattle Kraken. [5] In 2017, Francis was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in the first 100 years of the league. [6]
The Seattle Kraken named Dan Bylsma their coach on Tuesday, putting the 2009 Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh back in charge of an NHL team for the first time since 2017. Bylsma has spent the ...
The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. They are members of the Pacific Division of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] [2] The team was founded after the NHL approved a proposal by Seattle Hockey Partners to grant an expansion franchise to the city of Seattle, [3] and began play during the league's 2021–22 ...
The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season, the team announced Thursday.