Potts is one of five attendants who work with the team on game nights. The attendants help set up the locker room, bench areas and penalty boxes prior to any game. They make sure that all the necessary equipment is in place. That includes everything from Gatorade, sticks and tape to a stack of 50 warmup pucks.
When the crew started stacking the pucks for preseason games, they used a classic pyramid formation. But then, creativity took over.
"We were just thinking how it would be cool to do puck art," Potts said. "We weren't sure if we would be allowed to at first but then we got the clear from (head equipment manager) Jeff (Camelio)."
Camelio was happy to give the green light. He's worked with teams at all levels of men's hockey, including the ECHL, AHL and NHL, and says puck art is something that every staff tries to do whether it's mimicking other ideas they've seen or even trying to one-up what other teams build.
"I said yeah, go ahead, go crazy," Camelio said. "As long as we have the correct amount of pucks for warmups, you guys can do whatever designs you want."
Permission granted, the team got to work. A software developer by day, Potts had already seen a bunch of different design ideas on the internet. First, he built an anchor. After that, a ribbon to mark the Kraken's Hockey Fights Cancer game at home.