Tag: Tod Leiweke

Release the Sea Cups! Five Rejected Seattle Kraken Team Names

Release the Sea Cups? The Seattle Kraken — the NHL’s newest expansion franchise — considered a number of unconventional options before settling on their team name. Surprisingly, outside of Kraken, the final cut did not include any of the most argued-over choices. “We didn’t want to go with any of the boring names thousands of […]

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Seattle’s New NHL Team to Be Named ‘Sneeze’

When Seattle’s new NHL team hits the ice in 2021, it will have perhaps the most unusual name in professional sports. In lieu of rumored favorites like Totems, Emeralds, Rainiers, Sockeyes, or Kraken, the franchise will go an entirely different direction. “We’re picking a name that we feel represents the region — warts and all,” […]

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