Carolina Hurricanes
CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS CLIPPINGS • July 22, 2021 Seattle Kraken select forward Morgan Geekie from Hurricanes in expansion draft By Chip Alexander Geekie’s most memorable moments with the Canes came when he made his NHL debut in the 2019-20 season. He Morgan Geekie is headed to Seattle. had two goals and an assist in a Match 8, 2020 game The Carolina Hurricanes forward was selected Wednesday against Pittsburgh, then scored again two nights later in a by the Seattle Kraken, the NHL’s newest team, in the road game against Detroit. expansion draft. The pandemic soon put an end to the 2019-20 regular The Kraken, who begin play in the 2021-22 season, stocked season. When play resumed in August 2020, Geekie was a their new roster in Wednesday’s draft, taking one player from nonfactor in the playoffs in the Toronto bubble. He had one each NHL team except the Vegas Golden Knights, who assist in eight games. entered the league in 2017 as an expansion team. It was a Geekie will be remembered for one of the most memorable gala affair in Seattle, with several celebrities helping quotes of the 2020-21 season that quickly went viral. On a announce the draft picks. media zoom call on April 29, he was asked how quickly he’s “You are ready for NHL hockey,” commissioner Gary able to handle losses and begin concentrating on the next Bettman told a large, loud crowd gathered at Gas Works game. Park. “These players will forever be known as the original “If we stick to our game, at the end of the day you can’t out- Seattle Kraken, your Seattle Kraken.” pizza the Hut, you know what I mean?” he said.
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