![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)

# How Amazon is cheering on its hometown NHL team as the Seattle Kraken advance to round 2 of the playoffs

*Amazon supported the Seattle Kraken from HQ1 during the first round of the NHL playoffs.*

Amazon 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.

Amazonians spotted the flag above the iconic steps between Doppler and the Meeting Center in downtown Seattle.

![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)

![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)

![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)

Fans 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. 

![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)

- [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)

![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)

Even 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.

The 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.