Seriously, that's what Seattle Kraken fans are already calling themselves! The arena, formerly the Key Arena, home of the SuperSonics and Storm, has already been dubbed the Krak House. (not officially, it has some stupid name I can't remember) Not sure they thought the team name all the way through there....I was rooting for Sockeye! Mostly because I was imagining a giant fish mascot. (OK, so the Kraken's likely squid-like creature will probably be pretty cool, too).
All that aside, the Seattle Kraken did something today that's never happened before in my entire 33 year history of collecting sports cards. They got a card into my collection before the team actually existed! While it's not the first time a team has gotten cards before it actually played, even in the sports I collect, it's the first time I've had it happen. Both the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies got cards before they played, but I didn't take up the NBA until February 1996, 4 months after their first games. Even though I started collecting hockey with the Golden Knights' introduction, they didn't get cards before they played, I got my first in December of 2017.
I had mentioned to my mom that I wanted the Seattle Kraken card from the 2019-20 Upper Deck Game Dated Moments set, but I didn't want to pay the price asked for it on ebay. She went and got it for me!
Here's the back, just because:
RELEASE THE KRAKEN! So that evens up the NHL to 32 teams even with the NFL. The Golden Knights made things odd for a while there.
ReplyDeleteI hope it's more some day!
DeleteCan't wait for their arrival! That's an awesome card Billy, had never seen that one!
ReplyDeleteI discovered it when I was looking at the team listings on the Database and saw the Kraken had an entry already
DeleteThe Krak House? That's pretty creative. Hope everything went well at the doctors and glad you were able to see an El Camino.
ReplyDeleteKind of eh...but at least I have something of a treatment plan for the arm injury that's been bothering me since Halloween week.
DeleteSorry to hear that Billy. Five months is a mighty long time. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
DeleteThanks...I'm used to pain (having been in constant pain for ~20 years) but this has made things very difficult.
DeleteOh awesome. Here we go with the catchy names!!
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if they will ever be mentioned on TV?
DeleteI think Seattle Sockeyes would have been cool!
ReplyDeleteI'm still disappointed they didn't use that.
DeleteSo if a plumber goes there to fix something we will see their butt Krak?
ReplyDeleteOh my! I think we would! But let's hope that's not the mascot they select!
DeleteSome cool cars there. When I used to live out West there were plenty of El Caminos and some Rancheros around. I thought they were cool. I like the Kraken card and that their fans are having fun with it.
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