"32 Bar & Grill opens tomorrow, November 6, in the west side of the Kraken Community Iceplex, the team’s training hub in Northgate. The sports bar has capacity for 250 people, a private dining space, views into both the Starbucks Rink and Smartsheet Rink, and 17 TVs, as well as tons of hockey memorabilia — including 300 hockey sticks covering the ceiling, and a collection of over 1,000 pucks from around the world on the bar top. General manager of the Iceplex Rob Lampman called 32 Bar & Grill “the ultimate Kraken hockey atmosphere.” The sports bar will host watch parties for Kraken games in addition to other Seattle sports teams. The menu hasn’t been revealed yet, but diners can expect offerings from the Kraken’s executive chef Brandon Cathey, whose previous experience includes opening the Argentine restaurant Patagōn at the Charter Hotel downtown. The 32 in the sports bar’s name is a tribute to the 32,000 fans that made it possible for the Seattle Kraken to become the NHL’s 32nd team, and the degree Fahrenheit at which water freezes." - Mark Van Streefkerk
