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Geoff Baker

Kraken seize ‘great opportunity’ and clinch playoff berth at Climate Pledge Arena

Kraken NHL Ron Francis Pandemic Climate Pledge Arena Seattle The Seattle Kraken Dave Hakstol Tod Leiweke

SEATTLE — Exactly three years ago this week, a pandemic-generated holding pattern was keeping the entity that eventually became the Seattle Kraken from having a team name, logo, home arena and season ticket holders to fill it with.

Now, 36 months later, the Kraken are playing at $1.2 billion Climate Pledge Arena and on Thursday clinched their first NHL playoff spot with a 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes in front of those very season ticket holders that waited years for a chance to buy. Given all the Kraken endured to launch, including a KeyArena rebuild few believed possible and an initial season mired by continued pandemic difficulties, the coming playoff clinch was seen as cause for an organization-wide celebration.

“I’ll be so happy for so many people,” Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke said Thursday afternoon. “If you give one person credit it’s just so unfair because there are so many people who have actually weighed in on this.”

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