Meet Buoy, the new mascot for the Seattle Kraken (2024)

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What is the Kraken mascot Buoy? ›

Buoy is the Seattle sea-troll who inhabits the caverns of Climate Pledge Arena and for who nothing beats a day filled with Kraken hockey and the team's fans. Buoy's favorite meal is Shark mixed with Duck and sprinkled with light Maple Leaf seasoning.

Buoy, said to be a nephew of the Fremont Troll, is a 6-foot (1.8 m) tall blue sea troll. His hair is "a nod to hockey flow and the waves of Puget Sound," said Lamont Buford, the Kraken's vice president of entertainment experience and production.

The team did not want to use an octopus as the Red Wings currently have Al the Octopus as its mascot. The club also did not want to use a kraken as the mascot because no one is actually sure what it looks like.

Immediately, fans began lamenting the new mascot as an underbaked design, a monstrosity and a knock-off of Gritty, the famous acid-orange, googly-eyed mascot for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.

Buoy, a sea troll, is the Kraken's mascot. He is said to be a nephew of the Fremont Troll.

The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2021. Its name derives from the giant sea monster of Scandinavian and Norwegian lore (the kraken) and the giant Pacific octopus found living in the waters of Puget Sound, where Seattle is situated.

“Seattle's a city with a deep maritime history,” Kraken general manager Ron Francis said at the time of the name reveal. “I think this name embodies a connection with the sea and a curiosity of what lies beneath it. It's a natural tie to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

From Middle English boy, boye, from Middle Dutch boeye (“float, buoy”), perhaps a special use of Middle Dutch boeye (“shackle, fetter”), from Old French buie (“fetter, chain”) (compare modern bouée), probably from Frankish *baukn, or alternatively from Latin boia (“a (leather) collar, band, fetter”), from Ancient Greek ...

The Seattle Kraken ownership is a partnership led by David Bonderman and Samantha Holloway. David Bonderman, a successful businessman and co-founder of TPG Capital, is one of the principal owners of the franchise.

Vast grotesque tentacled creatures who live in the sea, and which are extremely dangerous to anyone or anything that comes too close to them. They are commonly believed to be the female counterparts of the dragons, since no female dragon has ever been seen.

What are Kraken fans called? ›

Seattle Kraken fans. post. Anyone can find this group.

In Norwegian sailor folklore, kraken ("the krake" or "the crookie"), also known as horven (among others), is a legendary sea monster said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland.

"There are a lot of obvious connections to Seattle -- part because of our maritime history, part of because we have so much water around us -- but there is longtime folklore in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest of this mystical Kraken creature that lives just below the surface of the sea, which really captivated people ...

His backstory is that he is the nephew of the Fremont Troll, the iconic Seattle sculpture that inspired his creation. The name was chosen because the Kraken kept coming back to how it sounded for a mascot.

The Seattle Kraken chose Boston defenseman Jeremy Lauzon with the first pick in their expansion draft Wednesday night. The Kraken picked two defensem*n from the Southern California teams: the Kings' Kurtis MacDermid, 27, and the Ducks' Haydn Fleury, 25.

The kraken (/ˈkrɑːkən/) is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, etymologically akin to a squid or octopus, said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland.

“Seattle's a city with a deep maritime history,” Kraken general manager Ron Francis said at the time of the name reveal. “I think this name embodies a connection with the sea and a curiosity of what lies beneath it. It's a natural tie to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

This is a list of current and former National Hockey League (NHL) mascots. The NHL's first mascot, Harvey of the Calgary Flames, debuted in 1984. As of 2024, the New York Rangers are the only team without a mascot.