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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 04/12/2024

2️⃣9️⃣/2️⃣9️⃣ The Huskies' 2025 recruiting class is locked in. Get to know all 29 players here ⤵ www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-hu...

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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 24/11/2024

Picks! Picks! Picks! Whose Seahawks-Cardinals prediction is going to be correct?

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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 22/11/2024

Most importantly for the Kraken: Average viewership per game is already (way) up in the first two months this season. So far, so good.

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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 22/11/2024

Naturally, Jerry Bruckheimer shared his two cents on the production. Hans Zimmer's original Kraken composition was remixed for KHN use. And play-by-play man John Forslund was energized by being part of the think tank. “It came at a great time in my career, because I needed it,” Forslund said.

A photo of John Forslund in his perch high above Climate Pledge Arena during a broadcast.

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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 22/11/2024

The issues were clear: Low viewership was making it hard for ROOT to recoup its yearly investment (said to be within $15M-$30M), the Kraken weren’t content with the status quo, and fans wanted a cheaper, simpler option. KHN — airing on KING and KONG and streaming on Amazon Prime — was the solution.

A photo inside the Kraken Hockey Network broadcast trailer at Climate Pledge Arena.

A photo of the pregame broadcast for the Kraken Hockey Network.

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Seattle Times Sports @sports.seattletimes.com · 22/11/2024

The Kraken left ROOT Sports last spring and created their own TV network, the Kraken Hockey Network, to remove a barrier to entry for potential, frustrated viewers. Here’s how that has paid off so far.

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