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

ON THE ROCKS

The Kraken Community Iceplex Is Learning How to Nightlife

Ice skating’s probably the coolest thing you can do in Seattle past 9pm.

12/14/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Power Players

The Most Influential People in Seattle Neighborhoods

The housing advocates and real estate titans who frame how we use our space.

12/09/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Puck Drop

PacSci's Newest Exhibit Is a Crash Course on Hockey

There are no more excuses for being the sports noob.

11/10/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

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

Puck Love

Not a Hockey Fan? The Kraken Want to Change Your Mind

Release the fandom.

10/01/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Before the Kraken

When Was the Last Time Seattle Had a Hockey Team?

A tape-to-tape history of hockey in Seattle.

09/30/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

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

Where to Watch Hockey If You Didn't Score Kraken Tickets

From WHL games to a good ole hockey bar.

09/29/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Growing Up Hockey

What Hockey's Diversity Problem Means for Fans Like Me

My love for the sport never fit the stereotype. But can Seattle's franchise impart real change?

09/28/2021 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Toe Pick

The Clumsy Adult's Guide to Ice Skating at Kraken Iceplex

Listen, you're gonna fall. And that's okay.

09/27/2021 By Allison Williams

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