The newest NHL franchise will be called the Seattle Kraken, the team announced Thursday.
Hockey fans learned the name and got a first look at the team's logo during a news conference from the Washington city.
The kraken is often portrayed as a giant octopus-like creature. Seattle's "S" logo features a red eye and a tentacle reaching up from the bottom. She said she grew up hearing tales of "beasts in the deep," and that the largest octopus on earth lives in the waters off Seattle's coast."I can't help but think that these magnificent and highly intelligent creatures could only be descended from one thing," she said, looking up at a newly unfurled Kraken banner behind her.
She said the new franchise heard support from fans for the name, and that that was a factor in the decision.
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