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Seattle Kraken select Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for jersey patch



Seattle Kraken select Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for jersey patch

by tateand99

24 Comments

  1. mo4r-pow4

    Ugly AF! That sucks. Way to ruin the best jerseys in the league

  2. Ttvbenskionig

    Damn, atleast itā€™s not the Canucks patch

    Edit: sponsor patch

  3. These are a lot better than most of the other sponsor patches I’ve seen.

  4. kanjiklubbin

    They’re dressing it up a bunch with flowery language about tribal recognition but at the end of the day this is a gambling advertisement patch. I’m not a fan.

  5. htanarg18

    Was probably inevitable that this was going to happen at some point. That being said, this is probably one of the better looking options with the somewhat matching colors and Mt. Rainier being part of their logo.

  6. gosonicsohwait

    I mean given that it was just a matter of time before every team got a sponsor patch, I’d rather have a native tribe sponsor than Amazon or Starbucks. Still sucks that this is the way all sports are headed

  7. Architeuthis_McCrew

    I know the league needs more revenue but my gawd, the jersey patches are complete bullshit.

  8. surfingeagles

    They are not bad looking, but it is a shame to have ads on the jersey. Hopefully, the winter classic jerseys won’t have it.

  9. Nerdslaved

    I’m actually OK with this. It technically is the tribe not the casino on the patch. Tribe is more then just the casino. Thinking the whole damn area was once their land, a small patch, that I’m sure they had to fork over major $ for, seems pretty small in comparison. I hope they make a rink on the Rez so the kids can develop into players. Lots of youth suicide issue in triable communities. If this helps I’m all for it.

  10. BenSoloGhost

    Not a fan, not a fan of advertisement patches in general. They really make NBA jerseys look terrible. The Lakers rocking a Wish patch is hilariously bad

  11. distantmantra

    As an enrolled member of a tribe, I’m all for indigenous representation in modern society and popular culture, plus the Muckleshoot Tribe runs commercials that are separate from the casino. With that said, this is also another effective marketing move by the Muckleshoot to silence any push back from the Duwamish who want their own separate federal recognition.

  12. Motorbiker95

    I actually like this. Bettee than having starbucks or amazon sponser us

  13. A_crackinthecup

    Yuck. Sorry but this looks horrible on the jersey. Doesn’t blend at all

  14. majorBotHead

    I know they wonā€™t be but Iā€™m hoping retail jerseys will be patch free at least

  15. B9RV2WUN

    I just don’t like all the advertisements on the boards, ice, jersey. I takes away from the game. I don’t care whos patch or ad it is. On occasional nights; not problem for me. But my fear is that our rinks and jerseys will end up looking like the European teams and arenas. Not a fan.

    And on another note. Betting and sports. What could go wrong? /s

  16. I’m totally fine with the patch itself, at least it’s not a traditional sponsor. I just wish they tried to blend the colors of it to be more in line with the jersey. The bottom half really sticks out.

  17. inalasahl

    It really rubs me the wrong way that they seem to be trying to pass it off as a diversity & inclusion initiative when they are getting paid for this. (eg. [this video](https://youtu.be/ujYQ3FdASUg) ) Iā€™m glad it doesnā€™t actually say ā€œcasinoā€ on the patch, at least, but I hope that the team will include all of the tribes in Washington in Indigenous Peoples Night etc., not just the one that pays them.

  18. Go_Hawks12

    Definitely could be a lot worse based on some other teams sponsor patches

  19. OnlyDee18

    As someone who doesnā€™t know anything about the tribes that are being mentioned here, itā€™s yucky that theyā€™re disguising a gambling advertisement as cultural inclusivity. I could be completely wrong here, but it sounds like the Muckleshoot tribe has more power and influence to be able to indirectly silence the prominence of other tribes in the area. Kinda weird imo that inclusivity only seems to matter when money is involved. The patch looks pretty tho. Letā€™s go kraken!

  20. buttsaluoaiduos

    I like sports and sports betting. Jersey advertisement patches are not ideal from a aesthetics standpoint but I donā€™t really care. Itā€™s not going to ruin the game for me. If we get into euro league territory with adverts on the uniforms then Iā€™ll complain.

  21. scotthamcity

    Big W for team “anything but more Amazon”

  22. Snoo-74062

    Stupid. If they wanted to recognize indigenous peoples, then why not create a patch that recognizes all tribes instead of just the mucks? Thereā€™s so many tribes here in Washington, itā€™s just that the muckleshoots sponsor the kraken and generate extreme revenue through sports betting. What about the lummi, puyallup, cowlitz, or quinalt peoples? Whereā€™s their patch. Bad form kraken.

  23. pontemonti

    So now that the jerseys are sponsored, can we get a discount on them (preferably give them away for free šŸ˜) since weā€™ll be walking ad boards?

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