Team USA and Team Canada put on a show for a crowd of 14,551 at Climate Pledge Arena the largest crowd that has ever attended a national women’s hockey game in the United States. The 4-2 hockey game resulting in a win from the Americans over the rival Canadians gave players a chance to play in front of a massive crowd.
Katelyn Parker, a member of the Kraken’s player development staff, who was involved with planning the event stated, “The goal was always to hit 14,000, It’s one of the things you can’t fully describe. I think now that we did it, it’s a huge relief in some ways, but it’s also just fantastic that there is this momentum around hockey in general and around the women’s game. It’s incredible.”
The previous record for fans attending women’s hockey was 13,320 in Anaheim in 2019-20. The planning for the event itself in Seattle this year was started back in June and included help from the Kraken’s ticketing, marketing, public relations, social media, game day operations and development staff.
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