NHL OpinionNHL Rumors Is Seattle’s NHL Team About To Release The Kraken? Mark Easson 02/09/2020 0 Min Read Image from NHL.com SHARE There were rumors in the past two weeks that the Seattle expansion team will be called the Kraken. The team said they were ‘fishy rumors.’ Will they go with Kraken? Totems? Sockeyes? What is in a nickname? Total 0 Shares Share 0 Tweet 0 Pin it 0 Share 0 TAGGED:SeattleSeattle Kraken 2025-26 Critical Dates Oct. 7th: 2025-26 season begins NHL Rumors to your inbox. Leave this field empty if you're human: