The Seattle Kraken's name came down to a question of tradition vs. something new. But even though they went with something new, that tradition will still be present.
History and tradition, explained the longtime executive, will be built into the organization’s foundation — and its arena, currently still under construction — and will also be seen on the ice. Leiweke said the club will at some point have more threads to show off in honour of their hockey ancestors.
“I won’t spill all the beans,” he said, “but I’ll tell you there’s a third and fourth jersey coming that eventually will honour that legacy and that tradition.” Leiweke explained that ultimately, the team’s name came down to a question of tradition vs. something new. And while he suggested management and ownership even pondered a return to the ‘Metropolitans’ moniker, what they came up with is an organizational identity that honours its history while setting its sights firmly on the future.
“To me, the greatest thing about hockey is tradition. The greatest thing about hockey is this unwritten rule and culture between players and teams and the way that we ultimately go out and compete against each other. And so we’ve spent a lot of time trying to think about that history and that tradition, but Kraken is a pretty good example – that’s not a traditional name,” he said. “And it was highly debated within the organization for two years, about ‘Do we go with tradition – i.e.
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