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How to build a hockey team

caption: Tim Pipes, owner of The Angry Beaver in Greenwood, poses in front of the bar's mascot. The Beaver is Seattle's only hockey bar — Pipes founded it when he couldn't find a spot to watch his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Tim Pipes, owner of The Angry Beaver in Greenwood, poses in front of the bar's mascot. The Beaver is Seattle's only hockey bar — Pipes founded it when he couldn't find a spot to watch his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs.
KUOW Photo / Clare McGrane

Seattle will soon have a fifth pro sports team — the Kraken's debut NHL season starts in October. But how do you build a new hockey franchise from the ground up? Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane explains the answer involves a bit of politicking, a bit of player stealing and a lot of transplanted fans.



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