Mark Your Calendars: Kraken Heading to Helsinki for Historic November Showdown
The Seattle Kraken are about to bring the NHL to Finland. The team announced they will play the Carolina Hurricanes in two regular-season games in Helsinki, Finland, next November as part of the NHL Global Series. Yeah, you read that right. Two games in Europe. This is huge for the franchise and for hockey fans across the Emerald City who want to follow their squad overseas.
The NHL Goes Global, and Seattle Is In
The Kraken are part of something bigger here. The NHL Global Series is the league's way of bringing professional hockey to new markets and growing the game internationally. Helsinki gets two matchups against the Hurricanes, and that means our boys will be representing Seattle on the world stage. It is the kind of opportunity that puts the franchise on the map globally, not just in the Pacific Northwest.
What This Means for November
So mark your calendars for next November. If you have been dreaming about catching a Kraken game in person but thought you would have to trek to Climate Pledge Arena, here is your shot to see them play in a completely different setting. The team will be traveling across the Atlantic to take on Carolina in back-to-back games. It is unconventional, it is cool, and it shows the Kraken are growing as an organization.
This is the kind of moment that reminds you why we fell in love with this team. From expansion franchise to now representing Seattle internationally. Keep an eye on how the squad performs in Finland. Games like these, played in neutral territory with all that travel involved, can either bring a team closer together or expose some cracks. Either way, the whole hockey world will be watching.
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