[News] NHL Seattle team named the "Kraken"

[Scroopy Noopers]

I don’t hate. I just think it’s kinda dumb.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Tyler

Is release the Kraken copyrighted? I know it's a popular phrase, just don't know from where and if the Seattle team could use it.

Last thing these guys want is another Golden Knights fiasco with the name and whatnot

Well, the word “Kraken” is certainly not copyrighted. I am sure if they were determined to use one of the movie clips they would be able to quite easily.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint

People complaining about Seattle’s lack of connection to the name... who cheer for a team named after a Confederate city being burned to the ground in a different nations’s civil war...

Kraken is a great name! Great Rum too! Plus tentacles on EVERYTHING, and all sorts of pirate tie ins. What’s not to like?!

Going to be awesome!

Calgary, like most cities, has had a "great fire" in their history.

[Torchdemall]

If they are gonna go with a name that bad they might as well make it "The Crackers" lol

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Torchdemall

If they are gonna go with a name that bad they might as well make it "The Crackers" lol

E=NG

[Young_Guns]

It always bothers me when a sports team does not end in an "S". For example the Lightning, Wild, Thunder, Jazz, Avalanche. Something just seems off. On the bright side, they may come up with a very nice and unique jersey...

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by getbak

E=NG

That was an awesome league. So bush league it was delightful. Jose Canseco played on one of the teams. When they road tripped to Edmonton, the rest of the team came up on the bus and Jose flew in.

In the final championship game the opposing pitcher balked three times in one inning. So epic. You can't write that stuff.

[Young_Guns]

Keep in mind, when the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg there was word the team name had been chosen (I think it was Manitoba Jets, or Manitoba Polar Bears if my memory serves me correctly). To fans delight, it was later revealed to be the Winnipeg Jets which happens to be the right name according to most.

[Reggie Dunlop]

"The Mighty Kraken of King County."

"The Seattle Golden Kraken."

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Young_Guns

Keep in mind, when the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg there was word the team name had been chosen (I think it was Manitoba Jets, or Manitoba Polar Bears if my memory serves me correctly). To fans delight, it was later revealed to be the Winnipeg Jets which happens to be the right name according to most.

Yeah rumour has it people high up in the organization wanted a completely different name for the team when they moved to Winnipeg. But they eventually capitulated to public pressure to call them the Winnipeg Jets. Which of course was the right move. Now just fix the uniforms and it's perfect

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by getbak

E=NG

Amazing. The gushing oil well in the background looks like a bag of golf clubs.

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[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Yeah rumour has it people high up in the organization wanted a completely different name for the team when they moved to Winnipeg. But they eventually capitulated to public pressure to call them the Winnipeg Jets. Which of course was the right move. Now just fix the uniforms and it's perfect

Which kind of shows names don’t have to be edgy or cool. Timeless is always a good option.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

You know duplicates exist right?

St Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals

Kitchener Rangers
NY Rangers

And I'm sure there are others.

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs

[Split98]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Might have to change the colour scheme, but I like the tentacle wrapped around a trident forming a "S." The "SEATTLE" wording is a nice homage to the Metropolitans.

Yeah, I have been pretty partial to that design too (same Sparky guy I posted about earlier)

He has TONS of variations of it, but this one is a pretty good look

Spoiler!

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

They’re the reigning NBA champions for the first time in their history. They could be called the Toronto Dildos and they’d still be a hot commodity.

The Raptors have had excellent brand recognition in the last decade or so. This wasn't a last year thing. It just had the huge windfall that any brand that won it all would have.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by jayswin

The Raptors have had excellent brand recognition in the last decade or so. This wasn't a last year thing. It just had the huge windfall that any brand that won it all would have.

Another topic, but as a quick aside - the Raptors brand took a back seat for a bit recently as they pushed 'We the North' and they were doing so to try and bring some life back to the brand. A lot of what they were trying to do was give it a maturity I believe

The Raptors as the Raptors is a pretty new resurgence IMO

[jayswin]

I'm confused. Was "We the North" meant to replace "The Raptors" for awhile? That doesn't make sense to me. The we the north thing was very successful, but I never saw it reported as replacing a lame team name, and the team name always seemed to be present.

During all the success of that slogan, the team was always referred to as the Raptors and it was Raptors jerseys selling really well during that time as well. Everyone I knew referred to them as the Raptors and loved the name, brand and jerseys.

I had never once heard that the team name and the slogan were mutually exclusive and they decided to abandon the team name in favour of the slogan. And again, it's my understanding that the team and brand (Raptors) were very popular during the Demar DeRozan years.

[Split98]

Yeah, I thought you were talking about brand recognition in the last decade

They ran the WeTheNorth stuff in 2013, and ran with a logo that only represented a Raptor in the ripped ball. They ran that early for the playoffs (unexpectedly if I remember correctly) and have been pushing that since. That marked the entire brand you'd be referring to I think?

So total aside, but in talking about how cool Kraken is unfortunately I aways saw this North stuff as a marketing team disagreeing about how cool a frikken' Raptor is

Edit: Sorry I didn't even answer the question. No, I don't think it was meant to replace it. It just represented the brand more than the Raptor imagery

[JohnnyB]

Fitting. Named the Raptors when Jurassic Park was still iconic, and then rebranding with We the North during Game of Thrones' run. Consistent franchise.

[GullFoss]

The best name is obviously the Seattle Skunk!

- animal is natural to the area
- plays homage to the reefer smoking hippies