Kraken to Break Ground on $60MM Kirkland Iceplex as Hockey Surge Outstrips Northgate

Public-private deal hands the NHL franchise a 34-year, $1-per-year ground lease on a five-acre Eastside site, opening a second front for a youth program that has grown nearly sevenfold in four years. The Seattle Kraken are pushing east. Owner Samantha Holloway's franchise will break ground in May 2026 on a $60 million, two-rink ice complex […]