{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000187-ca86-d35a-abf7-ffdf36fa0001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/seattle-kraken-amazon","headline":"How Amazon is cheering on its hometown NHL team as the Seattle Kraken advance to round 2 of the playoffs","description":"Amazon supported the Seattle Kraken from HQ1 during the first round of the NHL playoffs.","datePublished":"2023-04-29T01:33:22.395Z","dateModified":"2023-05-01T15:46:31.985Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5a4e957/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0b%2F57%2F5f086f2340a7b526c15f5f43bbe8%2Fkraken-flag-playoffs.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Man holding his phone up, taking a photo of a large Seattle Kraken flag that hangs between two buildings in downtown Seattle.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5a4e957/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0b%2F57%2F5f086f2340a7b526c15f5f43bbe8%2Fkraken-flag-playoffs.jpg)\n\n# How Amazon is cheering on its hometown NHL team as the Seattle Kraken advance to round 2 of the playoffs\n\n*Amazon supported the Seattle Kraken from HQ1 during the first round of the NHL playoffs.*\n\nAmazon employees raised the Kraken flag at our Seattle campus to cheer on our hometown NHL team ahead of Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs on April 28.\n\nAmazonians spotted the flag above the iconic steps between Doppler and the Meeting Center in downtown Seattle.\n\n![Two women in casual clothes hold a conversation. Behind them a large Seattle Kraken flag is hanging between two downtown buildings](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/92b2e1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F15%2F0e%2F870a3c4d464a9af8aa48f625050a%2Fkraken-flag-playoff3.jpg)\n\n![Seattle Kraken flag hanging from a building in downtown Seattle, surrounded by trees](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a437f0a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F80%2F2f%2F346988e94e81ae3be938ef1186c4%2Fkraken-flag-playoffs3.jpg)\n\n![Large city building with a Seattle Kraken flag hanging from its balcony](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/88dd3dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fce%2F73%2F702365f6482f9f4078a5563e4651%2Fkraken-flag-playoffs2.jpg)\n\nFans were also treated to [the Spheres](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-spheres-seattle-inside-tour) lit up in Kraken colors in honor of the team's playoff run. \n\n![A collage with various images of the Climate Pledge Arena.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d160568/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6f%2F03%2Fb9d7da344b7c83ab581cda9c2eed%2Fkraken-share-img-brightened.jpg)\n\n- [What it’s like to go to a Seattle Kraken game at Climate Pledge Arena, where the Zambonis are electric and the ice is made of rainwater](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/photos-from-a-seattle-kraken-game-at-climate-pledge-arena)\n\n![Amazon's Spheres buildings at night, lit up in Kraken blues and purples](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2273832/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x1250+0+0/resize/767x959!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6a%2F2a%2F3984c3e74c928601ef16cb16a551%2Fkraken-sphere-inline-vertical-1.jpg)\n\nEven if you’re not a hockey fan, chances are you’ve heard the buzz around the Seattle Kraken recently, and with good reason. In only their second season, the Kraken are now the first-ever expansion team to beat the defending Stanley Cup champions in their first playoff series.\n\nThe Kraken won the Colorado Avalanche series in Game 7 on April 30 with a 2-1 win, advancing the Seattle team to round 2 of the playoffs.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}