# Seattle Kraken **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 31, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295 "2020-01-31T16:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/1 "2020-01-31T16:40:27Z")
[Is Seattle Kraken the chosen name for city’s new NHL team?](https://komonews.com/sports/nhl/seattle-kraken-may-be-the-chosen-name-for-citys-new-nhl-team) Kraken is good. ‘Release the Kraken!’ Bout how about [Seattle Freeze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Freeze)? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/2 "2020-01-31T18:04:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/3 "2020-01-31T18:15:36Z")
Sorry, but they cannot do better than “Rain City Bitch Pigeons.” > **[Rain City Bitch Pigeons by beware1984](https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3981152-rain-city-bitch-pigeons)** > > The officially unofficial Seattle expansion team ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/4 "2020-01-31T18:27:05Z")
It’s not the worst I’ve ever heard, but wouldn’t Seattle Sasquatch be better? Definitely more local flavor, plus alliteration. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/5 "2020-01-31T18:50:41Z")
Seattle Sockeyes was the other rumored name but apparently there are legal issues with that. > **[Seattle Sockeyes Hockey Series by Jami Davenport](https://www.goodreads.com/series/126686-seattle-sockeyes)** > > Skating on Thin Ice (Seattle Sockeyes Hockey #1), Crashing the Boards (Seattle Sockeyes Hockey #1.5), Crashing the Net (Seattle Sockeyes Hockey #2), Lov... 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. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/6 "2020-01-31T19:28:38Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/7 "2020-01-31T19:33:19Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Sorry, but they cannot do better than “Rain City Bitch Pigeons.” > > [https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3981152-rain-city-bitch-pigeons](https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3981152-rain-city-bitch-pigeons) Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there I can’t wait to wear this! Thanks for the heads-up! ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/8 "2020-01-31T19:55:04Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > It’s not the worst I’ve ever heard, but wouldn’t Seattle Sasquatch be better? Definitely more local flavor, plus alliteration. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/9 "2020-01-31T20:08:24Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > 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. Since Seattle has such a drug problem that makes it even more appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/10 "2020-01-31T20:16:24Z")
Singular, not plural. Hmm. Kind of like the Stanford Cardinal I suppose… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/11 "2020-01-31T20:27:52Z")
I don’t give a damn what they pick…they’ll be the Rain City Bitch Pigeons until time immemorial. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/12 "2020-01-31T20:55:17Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Singular, not plural. Hmm. Kind of like the Stanford Cardinal I suppose… Except Cardinal refers to the color, not the bird. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/13 "2020-01-31T21:05:38Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/14 "2020-01-31T22:06:09Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Is Seattle Kraken the chosen name for city’s new NHL team?](https://komonews.com/sports/nhl/seattle-kraken-may-be-the-chosen-name-for-citys-new-nhl-team) > > Kraken is good. ‘Release the Kraken!’ Too much cultural appropriation. /poe ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/15 "2020-01-31T22:17:30Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Too much cultural appropriation. /poe Seattle Freeze is Seattle culture, though. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/16 "2020-02-01T03:24:45Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > 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. No, more like an In-the-Cascades deal. Not a lot of Sasquatch in badlands and deserts. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/17 "2020-02-01T04:04:49Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/18 "2020-02-01T04:08:50Z")
Cool! Another team without the “s” in their name! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/19 "2020-02-01T06:56:16Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > No, more like an In-the-Cascades deal. Not a lot of Sasquatch in badlands and deserts. The Abominable Sandman ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295/20 "2020-02-01T16:38:14Z")
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! :)) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-kraken/847295.md?page=2)