Explainer

How a Bobblehead Is Born

For the Seattle Kraken, a single staffer obsesses over the tiniest details.

09/16/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Asked/Answered

Why Don't the Kraken Have a Captain?

Everything you ever needed to know about hockey captaincies, with a stick tap to Kraken analyst Alison Lukan.

10/16/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

YEAR IN REVIEW

Our Year in Seattle Style

Some of the biggest Seattle fashion moments of 2022, from the shirt that fought Roe's repeal to the shoe that rallied the Mariners.

12/26/2022 By Zoe Sayler

HOCKEY HISTORY

This Scrappy Team Inspired the Kraken's Reverse Retro Jersey

The "bad men of the Pacific Coast" imparted some serious grit (and penalty minutes) to Seattle hockey.

10/24/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Year in Review

The Seattle Sports Moments to Remember (and Forget) from 2021

The Mariners continued an unenviable streak, the Reign announced their return, the Storm and Sounders got close, the Kraken were released, and the Seahawks...sucked?

12/27/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

Year in Review

Our 15 Most Read and Memorable Stories of 2021

The articles (and lists) that captured the attention of our city this year.

12/17/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

RELEASE THE CRUSHES

Kraken Players to Watch This Season

Even if you don't really like hockey in the first place.

10/22/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Most Dominant Chicken

Shaq's Big Chicken Arrives at Climate Pledge Arena

Fried chicken, an NBA legend, and hockey. What could be better?

10/11/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

LOGOMANIA

How Did the Kraken Get Its Eye?

Thanks to a yearslong branding effort, Seattle's first hockey team stays true to the city (and looks good doing it).

09/30/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Kraken Week

The Kraken Front Office Made a Guide to Seattle

What did they get right?

09/30/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Kraken Week

The Inaugural Seattle Kraken Season Is Almost Upon Us

And we're celebrating with a whole week of hockey-related stories, September 27 to October 1.

09/23/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Pick Drop

The Kraken's Expansion Draft Was Fittingly Weird

Lots of tentacles.

07/22/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy