Tod Leiweke

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 file photo, Work continues on the arena interior during a media tour of construction for the home for Seattle's Kraken NHL hockey team and Storm WNBA basketball team in Seattle. Scouts for Seattle's expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken’s future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below. It’s a space Ron Francis will become very familiar with sometime in the summer of 2021 when that portion of the facility is completed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

GM Francis building toward inaugural Kraken season from afar

By Tim Booth Dec. 16, 2020 05:17 PM EST

Ken Griffey Jr. joins ownership group for Seattle Sounders

Nov. 17, 2020 03:43 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders have added Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. to the club’s ownership group. Griffey’s ownership...

Seattle's new NHL arena likely delayed by couple of months

By Tim Booth Jun. 16, 2020 10:10 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — The arena for Seattle's expansion NHL team is behind schedule by a couple of months but is still expected to open in plenty of time for the team...