And there was an assembly line of Seattle sports celebrities taking part, from Sue Bird to Marshawn Lynch.įans on all types of aquatic devices - paddleboards, kayaks and all sizes of boats - created a flotilla traffic jam on Lake Union. Another came written on a fish thrown in the city’s legendary Pike Place Market.

One pick was announced by an octopus from the Seattle Aquarium.

It was still a celebratory night to introduce the nucleus of a team that will make its debut at Vegas in a matchup of the league’s two newest teams in mid-October and play its first home game on Oct. It’s awesome.”Īny unknowns about Seattle’s selections evaporated when all 30 names leaked hours before the team announced its selections on the shore of Lake Union. “All the boats on the lake behind us, the scene on the other side of the stage. “I envisioned this a lot of different ways and this is unbelievable,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. SEATTLE (AP) - What the expansion draft of the Seattle Kraken lacked in drama it made up for with quirks, production and a giant party to celebrate one of the biggest steps in the launch of the NHL’s newest team.

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