Things sure have changed since the days when NHL players used to show up to training camp planning to use it to get in shape for the regular season.
Nowadays, those not already in shape when camp begins won’t last long; especially this year, when a shortened preseason of only four games brings added meaning to each day unfolding. Likewise, fans planning to use Kraken Training Camp, pres. by Starbucks, to refamiliarize with the team and its players will find the Oct. 1 season opener rapidly bearing down on them.
To accelerate that reacquaintance process, the Kraken are inviting supporters to “Train Like a Fan” through several upcoming events enabling them to shake off the offseason, find their voice and prepare. The most obvious of those is this week’s start of Rookie Camp, followed by next week’s opening of regular Kraken Training Camp, with public practices for both at Kraken Community Iceplex (KCI) that fans can attend free of charge.
Next week will also see the team’s One Roof Foundation open its fifth Sport Court, this one in Northgate right near KCI, on Sept. 17, where fans are also invited to attend and practice their ball hockey skills. There will also be watch parties for Kraken preseason games taking place at various Kraken Anchor Alliance Bars throughout the region.
Finally, the team will hold its third annual Seattle Kraken 5K, pres. by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, at Green Lake on Oct. 3, just ahead of the team’s home opener the following day against Calgary.
