Introducing the Seattle Kraken!

[roccerfeller]

7 other teams have red, white, and blue incorporated into their colour schemes.

I think the teal is nice though. That seems to be one of their primary colours. I like that two tone blue and teal

 

[DougieSmash]

Big meh. Cartoonish look that screams mediocrity, lame name, beer league type jerseys.

The jersey for some reason reminds me of this:

 

[Warden of the North]

Not sure, Ducks and Browns are pretty bad
NBA also has a bunch of weird ones like Jazz and Magic

All fair points.

On the scale of birds though, I rank Ducks higher the Pelicans

 

[roccerfeller]

All fair points.

On the scale of birds though, I rank Ducks higher the Pelicans

pelicans is not the best name but at least it has meaning to New Orleans (state bird)

kraken is not a state animal, it’s a mythological animal, and it’s beer league sounding

not even in the right ocean lol

 

[VanillaCoke]

Yeah cause simple is always bad. It's why the Yankees, Cowboys and Habs are among the most hated brands in all of sports.

As usual you cant see the forest for the trees.

All.of those logos are classic because of the times theyre from and more importantly the franchises they're from being iconic both locally and in the leagues they're in. With rich histories and winning teams.

This is a brand new Franchise in 2020, they had much better options, for both name and logo.

Its an S.

The space needle aspect of the secondary logo is a great idea.
But then you see its an anchor. The relation from kraken mythical made up octopus movie creatures to an anchor is very weak, at best.

Even if you dont like sockeyes because its a fish or whatever, there was much much better options, who cares what the trademark costs to acquire.

 

[Laveuglette]

Looks like a baseball team logo or something. Doesn't feel like hockey.

 

[GrantLemons]

Not sure, Ducks and Browns are pretty bad
NBA also has a bunch of weird ones like Jazz and Magic

Yea but at least those other names are short and sort of just roll off the tongue. Pelicans just sounds f***ing moronic as a sports team name.

IMO Pelicans is the worst AINEC.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Not sure, Ducks and Browns are pretty bad
NBA also has a bunch of weird ones like Jazz and Magic

the Jazz used to play in New Orleans, in which case the name made sense

not changing the name when they moved to Utah in the late 70s was silly

 

[Halakitlikethat]

I’m on board with the name as long as we call the arena the krak shak

 

[Sol]

Sockeyes sound worse. Kraken is alright. I think it's a nice Change of pace.

 

[Sol]

I’m on board with the name as long as we call the arena the krak shak

"cooking up fun at the krak house"

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Did anybody see Zach Boychuk's tweet regarding this?

 

[dirty stanchion]

Sunbelt teams are living so rent free in your mind that you bring them up in an entirely unrelated thread

Considering that"rent free" is how I watch games at the BB&T, I figured it's the least I could to to repay the favour.

Good day to you, sir.

Stay safe.

 

[S3rkie]

the team would be a meme if thats the name

Plus its just made up - Doesnt Kraken lore stem from the Atlantic up near the Nordic countries..?

The NHL needs a injection of fun regardless. Not every team name has to have accurate historical significance. Hell the only reason the Pitt is the Penguins is because of the stadium looking like an igloo, which penguins apparently dont actually live in. Kraken only feels weird because its new, give them time to develop the brand and people are going to love it and never look back.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

I like it.

A lot of frustrated boomers on this forum, eh.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Not the shades of blue Seattle went with. Not all blues are the same. They couldn't be more different than the Rangers or Habs.

It's navy blue dominated. There's not a ton of distinction between these three.

I think the teal is nice though. That seems to be one of their primary colours. I like that two tone blue and teal

The teal saves it a bit actually. Hard to really judge how it will pop until they hit the ice.

 

[Keeptdos]

Like the name, logo not that much.

 

[kingsholygrail]

To be fair to the Ducks, they were the Mighty Ducks and there was a certain amount of charm to it.

 

[S3rkie]

It's navy blue dominated. There's not a ton of distinction between these three.



The teal saves it a bit actually. Hard to really judge how it will pop until they hit the ice.

I love the color scheme, logo couldve been way better but dont hate it as a starting place. Something about the jersey irks me, I think its the sleeves hope they go with that mid range blue for helmets and pants to really make them stand out.

 

[Sol]

You won't believe the amount of long lines at the Krak house on opening night. Cooking up some fun on opening night. Don't blow this once in a lifetime opportunity to watch all the fun at Krakhouse. We are excited to hit the ice in Seattle, you can just snort the excitement in the air!

There are many dealers to buy your admission from! Buy now at the alley!

 

[StupidGenius]

We got used to the Avalanche and the Wild, I'm sure we'll get used to Kraken.

Wish they'd kept that salmon/light blue colour scheme; I'm completely over the powder blue after half the teams decided to use it in their 3rds.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Squiddly Diddly?

Nobody wants to be a Squidward.

 

[Disappointed EP40]

They said they purposefully didn't want to show or include an actual kraken to make it more mysterious... and for future branding opportunities...

Yea. I was being facetious. Not sure one would get a real kraken without opening up a HP Lovecraftian horror on the world. Good marketing strategy tho.

 

[Terrier]

You can't tell me that Kraken is not some sort of nod to Dr. Hook.

 

[8816 others]

It's navy blue dominated. There's not a ton of distinction between these three.



The teal saves it a bit actually. Hard to really judge how it will pop until they hit the ice.

The NHL has done that before, culminating in the least visually stimulating Eastern Semi in 2006 of the Sens/Sabres and Canes/Devils. Way too much Red/Black/White.