by John Zielonka | Aug 15, 2020 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL
Everett Fitzhugh was named as the NHL’s newest broadcaster with the expansion Seattle Kraken, who start league play in the 2021-22 season. Fitzhugh sat down with insidehockey.com for a video interview to discuss the journey to landing his NHL dream job,...
by John Zielonka | Jun 26, 2020 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday his company’s purchase of the naming rights for the arena hosting NHL Seattle’s games. In his Instagram posted on Thursday, Bezos said: “I’m excited to announce that Amazon has bought the naming...
by John Zielonka | Jun 18, 2020 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL, Seattle Kraken
NHL Seattle announced a two-month delay in the completion of the privately financed KeyArena $930 million renovation, according to the Seattle Times. Construction was expected to finish in early June and is now pushed back to the August-September timeframe. Work...
by John Zielonka | Feb 28, 2020 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
NHL Seattle broke ground today for their new training facility, headquarters and community rinks. The 180,000-square-foot venue will be finished in late 2021. At the ceremony at the Northgate Mall area in Seattle, Tod Leiweke, NHL Seattle CEO, described additional...
by John Zielonka | Feb 23, 2020 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
NHL Seattle plays its first official National Hockey League game in the 2021-22 season. The privately funded $930 arena renovation project for the old Key Arena is scheduled to open in the summer of 2021. According to Tim Leiweke, CEO of the Oak View Group, “This is...
