lilgump 117 Posted January 29 Maybe the web site registration is to support the Palm Springs minor league team named Kraken? We can hope 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavybass 561 Posted January 29 Y'arrrrrrrrr unleash the kraken! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaylorMade 661 Posted January 29 21 minutes ago, Scrumptious Ham said: Oh, God, no! The worst name...I wanted Sockeyes. I wanted it just for the color possibilities. Not only is Kraken dumb, it will probably produce a team where black is its main color. The same guy is reporting that colors are the ones from the NHL Seattle website (coral/seafoam/black). 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinFromBoston 608 Posted January 29 #Let'sGetKrack'en 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hrivnak 38 Posted January 29 21 minutes ago, mcj882000 said: Love to name my professional sports team after a meme that came from a 9-year old movie that nobody really remembers anymore. You do realize that the Kraken has been in literature since the 13th century, right? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O.C.D 367 Posted January 29 Phonetically the name sounds cool. "Seattle Kraken". They have the opportunity to turn this into something cool. They could go in a lot of directions. It makes sense with the northwest being a fishing hub, and personally I hope they steal the Sonic's color palate because green and yellow is one of he best color combinations ever. Of all the names and identities they could have gone with, this one isn't the worst. It's fun, it has local and historical lore and ties into the local area. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavybass 561 Posted January 29 Issue I have atm is the red/teal/black if it is confirmed 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wade Heidt 530 Posted January 29 I won't believe it until the official name announcement. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrAwesomeberry 149 Posted January 29 "Green city" at the end there is interesting 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_mahalo 115 Posted January 29 3 minutes ago, O.C.D said: Phonetically the name sounds cool. "Seattle Kraken". They have the opportunity to turn this into something cool. They could go in a lot of directions. It makes sense with the northwest being a fishing hub, and personally I hope they steal the Sonic's color palate because green and yellow is one of he best color combinations ever. Of all the names and identities they could have gone with, this one isn't the worst. It's fun, it has local and historical lore and ties into the local area. It doesn't have local lore, at all. We do have giant squid in the Puget Sound, but Kraken comes from the Norse in the North Atlantic. If they wanted to go the mythical route, why not Seattle Sasquatch? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavybass 561 Posted January 29 ^ Swerve, deflection etc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~Bear 667 Posted January 29 Sockeyes is still better but Kraken is preferable to Squids or something really basic like Whales or Eagles. If they don't have an angry squid alternate logo, though, this is a wasted opportunity. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lahaye7 505 Posted January 29 maybe they just floated the idea to get a reaction. I don't mind the name, just not another red/black/ cool third color team. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FiddySicks 10,799 Posted January 29 What an absolute :censored:ing sideshow this league is. There’s a reason why nobody outside of true hockey fans take this niche sport seriously. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gosioux76 1,851 Posted January 29 I don't buy it. The sourcing on this is way too thin. I don't doubt hat the pre-existing use of "Seattle Sockeys" by a Washington author presents a legal hurdle toward using that name, but I'll wait to express any disappointment until we have more than a satellite radio host citing hearsay. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilgump 117 Posted January 29 Fishy - Sockeyes Depths of ocean - Kraken Tallest mountains - Rainier's Forrests - Evergreens Green city - Emeralds Obviously keeping everything on the table still 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaylorMade 661 Posted January 30 11 minutes ago, gosioux76 said: I don't buy it. The sourcing on this is way too thin. I don't doubt hat the pre-existing use of "Seattle Sockeys" by a Washington author presents a legal hurdle toward using that name, but I'll wait to express any disappointment until we have more than a satellite radio host citing hearsay. Vegas was able to get around a trademark dispute with the freaking ARMY. I'm sure Seattle could get around a local author whose trademark only covers e-books. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 10,051 Posted January 30 This sounds like a general test to gauge reaction. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
