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"At the team's Northgate training facility I learned the restaurant was renamed 32 Bar & Grill (honoring the Kraken as the NHL's 32nd franchise and nods to 32,000 fans and 32 degrees), and the franchise says the 4,600-square-foot space will overlook the rinks, feature 17 TVs throughout the main area, a concession area, be open year-round for events like youth sports when it debuts in the fall, tout stewardship by veteran restaurateur Mick McHugh, and include a 'puck drop bar' where fans can donate pucks from teams around the world; the organization says litigation is ongoing so it cannot provide further detail." - Gabe Guarente