from Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times,

This past Monday was really the type of break the Kraken have desperately needed when it comes to reaching a broader fan base.

After all, between Monday’s late-morning burn-off of a thick fog and Tuesday’s all-day rain fest, they clearly threaded a weather needle on their NHL Winter Classic outdoor game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Park. But weather fortunes aside, the Kraken also made their own luck during a showpiece event that should convert new fans within this highly competitive sports market.

Perhaps expectation levels being relatively low for the Winter Classic wound up helping. After all, it was easily the city’s third most anticipated sports event of the holiday weekend, sandwiched between the Seahawks hosting Pittsburgh in a Sunday contest with NFL playoff ramifications and the Washington Huskies playing Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal in New Orleans on Monday night.

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