Articles about hockey

These tech workers bring valuable lessons from the office to coaching kids’ sports — and back again

Patience. Teamwork. Goal setting. A desire to compete. The place where you work and the buzzwords you hear might have… Read More

Kraken officially released in Seattle: Fans turn new Climate Pledge Arena into a roaring hockey house

“Seattle, we did it!” Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke welcomed the first packed house for a hockey game at Seattle’s… Read More

How Seattle’s Kraken hockey team is using data analytics to shoot for business goals

When it comes to sports data, most people think about RBIs, third-down conversions or shots on goal — but Kendall… Read More

Seattle Kraken in the game as EA Sports’ ‘NHL 22’ features new hockey team and new arena

Hockey fans dying for a look inside Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the soon-to-be home of the Seattle Kraken, can turn… Read More

But is he geeky? New Seattle Kraken player Morgan Geekie talks tech and more with GeekWire

Morgan Geekie might be the right guy for the right town. There are obviously plenty of geeks in Seattle and… Read More

Amazon inks another sports deal as AWS will power NHL’s digital transformation and in-game analytics

Amazon Web Services is broadening its reach across the professional sports landscape, announcing a new partnership with the National Hockey… Read More

Tech and hockey vet Todd Humphrey on his dream job with Seattle Kraken, ‘the nirvana of all startups’

For all of the technology being developed and considered for Seattle’s new NHL team — from the mobile app that… Read More

Let’s get Kraken! Seattle hockey team has a name and logo as sports mystery finally surfaces

Seattle’s professional hockey team finally has a name — and it’s time to get Kraken. In a much-hyped branding reveal… Read More

Drop the gloves and vote: Should Seattle’s hockey team be called the Kraken or Sockeyes?

The deep-sea debate about what to call Seattle’s still-to-play professional hockey team has bubbled to the surface again this week… Read More

Inside another big dig in Seattle: Saving the roof at Key Arena is a 44-million-pound remodel marvel

Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena… Read More

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

Andy Jassy runs the world’s largest cloud computing business. He also just joined an NHL franchise ownership group trying to… Read More

Seals? Totems? Cougars? Kraken? Report reveals clues to 13 possible names for a Seattle NHL team

Seattle Freeze didn’t even make the list. Speculation about what name could be bestowed on a potential National Hockey League… Read More

NHL to open expansion application process to Seattle; season-ticket drive will gauge interest

OK, the Sonics aren’t coming back (just yet), but Seattle moved a step closer to giving hockey geeks (raise your… Read More

Make some noise for Amazon! Hockey fans in Canada urged to scream for HQ2

Forget the Kiss Cam. In Canada, they’re going for the Kiss-Up, eh? Fans at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa,… Read More

Snapchat and sports: How the NHL’s Minnesota Wild used the new Spectacles

https://youtu.be/y94yqjm9Bvg The Spectacles made it into the sports world. Snap Inc., formerly known as Snapchat, has caused a stir with its… Read More

Stop the live-streams: NHL bans fans, media from using Periscope and Meerkat during games

The NHL doesn’t want fans or media using Meerkat or Periscope to live-stream hockey action before, during, and after games.… Read More

NHL partners with GoPro to show fans a hockey player’s perspective

We’ve seen GoPro cameras attached to skydivers, lions, and sharks. Next up: Professional hockey players. AdWeek reports that the NHL will use footage… Read More

Drop the puck: Watch live hockey with new NHL Gamecenter app for Xbox Live

Now that hockey is back after a temporary lockout, Xbox LIVE users can access NHL GameCenter to get all the latest… Read More