Seattle Social Welcomes GM Ron Francis

By Savannah Hollis / @NHLSeattle_ / NHLSeattle.com

July 23, 2019

As many of you know, on July 18 we announced Ron Francis as NHL Seattle's first-ever General Manager!

IT'S OFFICIAL!@RonFrancis10 is the first-ever General Manager in franchise history!

Get to know the new face of #NHLSeattle → https://t.co/McDVfH5xq9 pic.twitter.com/I9Rx3kyPI5
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 18, 2019

As you can imagine, we were pretty excited about this major milestone in our franchise's short history, and it turns out GMRF was pretty excited, too:

Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m excited to join @NHLSeattle_ and build an excellent franchise that will bring back the Stanley Cup! https://t.co/lMPKKKIxFG
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 18, 2019

What was even more impressive was how excited the city of Seattle was for our new hockey leader. From the sports community to the mayor's office to our community partners, everyone wanted a chance to welcome #RonTheBuilder to the Emerald City.
Here's what they had to say:
First up, we have the reigning WNBA champs - and our soon to be neighbors in the New Arena at Seattle Center giving Ron a warm welcome:

Thank you. Looking forward to adding some more banners to our arena.
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

Speaking of champs, Ron isn't the only one who's earned back-to-back championships. The 2018 & 2019 MLR Champion Seawolves showed support for the newest GM in Seattle:

Thank you and congratulations on your back-to-back championships!
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

The Seahawks got in on the action too. Anyone else ready for Blue Fridays this fall?

Thank you for the warm welcome. Excited to be here!
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

The Sounders showed off their #SeattleLove making our hearts turn a lovely shade of Rave Green in the process.

Thank you. Happy to be here!!
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

Not to be outdone, the Mariners made sure to show some love for our Hockey Hall of Famer ahead of Edgar Martinez's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Thank you. Early congratulations to Edgar on his induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame this Sunday!
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

Even our expansion buddies over at XFL Seattle gave our new GM a shout out!

Thank you for the warm welcome. Looking forward to bringing more championships to the city.
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

Moving on to our collegiate friends, UW made sure to shine with a beautiful #PurpleReign welcome graphic:

Welcome to Seattle, @RonFrancis10! #GoHuskies x #NHLSeattle pic.twitter.com/7sZaDDksx5
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) July 18, 2019

We aren't the only hockey team in town, and we received quite the neighborly welcome from our friends over at the Everett Silvertips…

Someone down the road just moved in. He's pretty prestigious.

Welcome to the Pacific Northwest, new @NHLSeattle_ GM @RonFrancis10.

And congratulations! We're proud to be your neighbor. #PNWHockey 🙌 pic.twitter.com/RsQO4xBMqu
— Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) July 18, 2019

…while our Seattle Thunderbirds friends made sure to note that #ItStartsNow with their support!

Welcome to the Pacific Northwest, @ronfrancis10.#LiveHockey #ItStartsNow @NHLSeattle_ pic.twitter.com/TDp9890Xud
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) July 18, 2019

The ladies over at the Washington Wild Female Hockey Association welcomed Ron with a framed photo of the women's gold-medal winning USA hockey team. We're here for this. #GrowTheGame

NHL Seattle now has a GM! Thank you @NHLSeattle_ for inviting us to be a part of announcing Ron Francis as the first GM in franchise history! #GoWild #NHLSeattle #WWFHA #GrowtheGame pic.twitter.com/wiusSGbPYV
— Washington Wild (@WWFHA) July 18, 2019

Mayor Jenny Durkan is pretty stoked for our new GM to be here (and bring Lord Stanley back to Seattle!!!). Can you blame her? We're stoked, too.

Thank you. I look forward to bringing the Stanley Cup back to the city of Seattle.
— Ron Francis (@RonFrancis10) July 19, 2019

KEXP hosted our milestone announcement at their facilities, and we were honored. Their hospitality was pretty wonderful and we're grateful for their support and enthusiasm!

Today, we were thrilled to meet @NHLSeattle_'s newest member, General Manager @RonFrancis10! The Hall of Famer, who's won two Stanley Cups, was introduced by CEO + President Tod Leiweke & KEXP's E.D. Tom Mara. As the team's official music partner, we couldn't be more excited! pic.twitter.com/X8JJiJyEX6
— kexp (@kexp) July 18, 2019

Finally, we'd like to shout out our first Founding Partner, Symetra, for their support. We love that you guys love hockey as much as we do and are so glad you were able to be there for this announcement!

"As @NHLSeattle_’s first founding partner and sponsor, Symetra is excited to welcome @RonFrancis10 to the #PNW!” – Trinity Parker, SVP https://t.co/IKQVSsJkCE pic.twitter.com/YNeehEbxD3
— Symetra (@Symetra) July 18, 2019

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