“We did it Seattle!” The sellout crowd of 17,151 roared as Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke welcomed the first packed house for a hockey game at Seattle’s new Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday by marking the achievement of getting the place built and landing an NHL team. Seattle definitely turned out to celebrate. Seattle #Kraken home opener. Climate Pledge Arena. Hockey is here. pic.twitter.com/Lw6L667ZzN — Taylor Soper (@Taylor_Soper) October 24, 2021 Decked out in Kraken team jerseys, fans swarmed Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne neighborhood and the site of the new $1 billion sports and entertainment venue. The roof may have… Read More
Just before the puck drops on the inaugural season of Seattle Kraken hockey on Tuesday night, the team and its home base, Climate Pledge Arena, have dropped a new app to help fans with a variety of services and experiences. The combined Kraken + Climate Pledge Arena mobile app is the first in the National Hockey League to be developed in house rather than through the league. Instead of focusing heavily on content, the app aims to drive efficiency around such things as transportation, ticketing and transactions. And because the redeveloped arena will be home to much more than professional hockey,… Read More
Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin NHL play next month, but the company is bringing its technology to the inside of Climate Pledge Arena. The arena announced Wednesday that four food and beverage stores inside the arena will be equipped with “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology like that used in Amazon Go convenience stores and some Fresh grocery stores. The arena stores will also feature Amazon One palm-scanning tech, which lets customers enter and pay with the wave of a hand. Just Walk Out allows customers… Read More
Seattle’s professional hockey team finally has a name — and it’s time to get Kraken. In a much-hyped branding reveal on Thursday morning from the construction site where a new Seattle arena is being built, the Seattle Kraken team name, logo and colors were unveiled in a live video announcement. The logo, with two shades of blue inspired by Puget Sound, was built in close partnership with Adidas and features a giant S with a tentacle running through it and a red eye at the top. Get ready, Seattle. It's real. https://t.co/FHP7UB3E95 — NHL Seattle (@NHLSeattle_) July 23, 2020 NHL… Read More
