Morgan Geekie might be the right guy for the right town. There are obviously plenty of geeks in Seattle and we’ve even embraced a handful who play professional sports in the city. But this is the first time we’ve connected with one who’s especially, well … Geekie. A 23-year-old hockey player from the tiny town of Strathclair, Manitoba, Geekie was selected last week by the Seattle Kraken during the NHL expansion draft. In 38 career games with the Carolina Hurricanes, Geekie had six goals and three assists. Three of those points came in his first NHL game — and his… Read More
Amazon Web Services is broadening its reach across the professional sports landscape, announcing a new partnership with the National Hockey League Wednesday to be the official cloud, artificial intelligence, and machine learning infrastructure provider for the league. AWS CEO Jassy, recently named as the future successor to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, said AWS will help the NHL with its digital transformation. This includes helping the league automate video processing and content delivery in the cloud; leveraging the Puck and Player Tracking (PPT) System; and building an enterprise video platform to aggregate video, data, and related applications into one central repository. The… Read More
For all of the technology being developed and considered for Seattle’s new NHL team — from the mobile app that will help drive the fan experience to various touches throughout a $1 billion arena — Todd Humphrey is particularly driven by his desire to avoid standing in line. “I’m highly motivated as a Canadian and as a hockey player to get people beer and to their seat faster,” Humphrey said. “You couldn’t have a better guy thinking about this day in and day out.” Humphrey is senior vice president of digital and fan experience for the Seattle Kraken, the NHL… 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
REPORTING FROM OAKLAND: It was a regular break in the action during the first quarter of Tuesday’s NBA playoff game at Oracle Arena when a familiar voice — at least here in Silicon Valley — echoed through the building. “Hey Google, turn down the lights.” Google’s popular voice assistant helped set the mood as the dance team took the floor for a quick performance before the postseason battle resumed. Such was the scene during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals as Google, with its massive headquarters located just south of here, spent big dollars on a unique sponsorship with… Read More
