Is Seattle Kraken the chosen name for city’s new NHL team?
Kraken is good. ‘Release the Kraken!’
Bout how about Seattle Freeze? 
Are the fans going to throw cuttlefish on the ice when a friendly hat trick occurs?
I mean, that schtick has already been done, but it seems more appropriate in this setting. Just using another shellless mollusk, to not intrude on Detroit’s custom.
Sorry, but they cannot do better than “Rain City Bitch Pigeons.”
It’s not the worst I’ve ever heard, but wouldn’t Seattle Sasquatch be better? Definitely more local flavor, plus alliteration.
Seattle Sockeyes was the other rumored name but apparently there are legal issues with that.
Yes, there are a series of romance books about a fictional Seattle team called the Sockeyes and that author holds the rights.
I really like Kraken. Or “Krak” for short.
If it’s true, I love it. The only possible issue I can see is fans could be called Krak-heads, and the arena the Krak-house. Maybe we can just own that.
In related news, the Sharks are sure making an extra effort this season to make it easier for me to lose interest in them now that I’ve been away from San Jose for five years.
Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there I can’t wait to wear this! Thanks for the heads-up!
Perhaps if the team was identified with the whole state of Washington, but Seattle is definitely more sea/sound focused, while the Sasquatch is definitely an East-of-the-Cascades deal.
Since Seattle has such a drug problem that makes it even more appropriate.
Singular, not plural. Hmm. Kind of like the Stanford Cardinal I suppose…
I don’t give a damn what they pick…they’ll be the Rain City Bitch Pigeons until time immemorial.
Except Cardinal refers to the color, not the bird.
Yeah, I think the connection with the word ‘crack’ will doom the chances of the NHL approving that name. Remember how paranoid they were with Vegas and ‘Aces’ or anything that might even have the slightest gambling connotation?
Too much cultural appropriation. /poe
Seattle Freeze is Seattle culture, though.
No, more like an In-the-Cascades deal. Not a lot of Sasquatch in badlands and deserts.
I bet there’s sasquatch-themed tourist trap in Yakima. Probably Leavenworth, too, except it’s called “Schneemensch” there.
Cool! Another team without the “s” in their name!
The Abominable Sandman
Krakheads…Krakhouse…mmm…
I like it! No, seriously, it makes perfect sense. Get a name that has an incredibly obvious, childish putdown, but just wear it on your sleeve and refuse to let it bother you. Kind of like the Green Bay Packers and “Cheeseheads”. This works, this really, really works.
Dunno about “Sasquatch”. I can’t hear that without thinking of those stupid beef jerky commercials.
And add “Rain City Bitch Pigeons” to the list of “Things I Never Thought I’d Be Googling In A Thousand Years And I Pray Like Hell They Don’t Mess Up The Algorhythm Or Anything”. (Nice logo! :))