Seattle Kraken
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The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. The team was fou
The Seattle Metropolitans were the first American team to win the Stanley Cup.
Matty Beniers, the first-ever draft pick of the Kraken, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year at the end of the 2022–23 season.
Interior view of Climate Pledge Arena, the team's home venue, during a public open house
Exterior view of the Kraken Community Iceplex in Northgate, the team's training facility
Melinda French Gates
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Melinda Ann French Gates is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she attended Duke University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics and an MB
Seattle Kraken
…In 2022, former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and rapper Macklemore joined the partnership as minority owners. In 2026, philanthropist Melinda French Gates joined as a minority owner of the team. Dave Hakstol, 2021–2024…
French Gates in 2014
French Gates in 2011
Front building of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle
Melinda and her then-husband Bill Gates in 2009