The ending wasn’t ideal for
#SeaKraken
, but the journey was fun! Thanks for another year of memories, history-making moments, & support from our fans in the
#PNW
& beyond!
Thanks for tuning in & following along with us all season. Looking forward to bigger & better in 24/25!
From playing hockey outdoors, celebrating milestones & growing the game of hockey in the PNW, season three was full of unforgettable memories.
Take a look back at the top moments from the 23-24 season →
I cannot describe how amazing this weekend has been. There have been so many calls & messages of well wishes & positivity, & everyone has been so welcoming, kind, & supportive. I cannot thank you enough! I am very excited to begin my journey with
@NHLSeattle_
!
#ReleaseTheKraken
#SeaKraken
have added three new members to the team!
Jonny Greco and Lamont Buford will head up our game presentation while Everett Fitzhugh becomes our first team broadcaster.
Meet the new guys →
Welp, there’s a new Man of the House! Baby Boy Fitz, aka Wesley Robert, graced us with his amazing presence yesterday!
@shelly_fitzhugh
did AMAZING, and both are doing juuust fine!
So I’ve got some bad news- I’m in the NHL Covid protocol and haven’t travelled to Vegas today. Sad and devastated to miss the opener, but I’ll be back and will be cheering the boys on from Seattle!
For Valentine’s Day I wanted to get
@TheVoiceFitz
something special. So I decided to grow you a baby. You’re welcome. Baby boy Fitz arrives mid May! We can’t wait to meet our littlest Kraken fan.
It's been a week, & I am still in awe & so grateful for everyone's messages of congratulations & kind words! I also can't express enough how much I appreciate my now-good friend
@ryan_s_clark
for telling the story of me achieving my dream & reaching the
@NHL
with
@NHLSeattle_
!
BREAKING: The Seattle Kraken have made NHL history by hiring the league's first Black team broadcaster in Cincinnati Cyclones play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh.
@TheVoiceFitz
Here is how it all happened:
First open of the season for the first
#SEAKraken
appearance on home ice! I cannot state enough how honored and humbled I am to be able to do this for a living!
(🏒 taps
@alibick
for the 🎥)
What! A! Night! We made history last night & I am so happy for & proud of the ENTIRE
@SeattleKraken
&
@ClimateArena
team! It’s such an honor to call you all teammates! Also, the fans in the building & all across the region SHOWED OUT! Thank YOU for showing hockey BELONGS here!
What a moment! What a game! What a crowd!!! Tonight’s THRILLING OT
#SeaKraken
doesn’t happen without our amazing fans! Looking forward to Friday night back Under Our Roof!
But first…. Game 5 on Wednesday!
#SeaKraken
are on the verge of more history! Looking forward to the biggest game in our young franchise’s history on Friday night!!!
See you for Game 6 Under Our Roof!
How we feelin'
@SeattleKraken
fans?! 👀
Just ONE win away from the Second Round with the series headed back home.
#StanleyCup
You just know
@ClimateArena
will be rockin' Friday. 🤘
I was asked if I wanted to take Christmas pictures. I agreed. But ONLY if they were goofy, AND featured props and costume changes. So, we took Christmas pictures!
Merry Holidays, everyone!!!
So many people across the entire
#SeaKraken
organization have put so much hard work & dedication into achieving this moment! What a privilege & honor it has been to play a small part in it!
Looking forward to the absolute BEST time of the year- the
#StanleyCupPlayoffs
!
“From the depths of the standings in year one, to the base of that playoff mountain in year two.”
@TheVoiceFitz
&
@HockeyDaveT
leaving us speechless with last night’s call. 🎙️
Successfully made my first Christmas breakfast for the family. Little man was happy, and the Mrs is the best gift-giver in the world. I am now the Dad Champ of Christmas and will not be accepting any challengers!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!!!
IT’S FINALLY HERE! Warm-ups ahead of the first
#SEAKraken
game EVER are underway! The long wait is finally over! We’re live on
@SportsRadioKJR
at 6:00!
Will I throw a perfect strike? Go juuuuuuuust a bit outside? Deliver some sweet chin music? Throw to first to chase the runner back? Or, do I channel my inner
@50cent
? Only time will tell.
See ya tonight,
@Mariners
!
This season was an absolute honor & pleasure to be part of. Thank you to our listeners, everyone in the
@SeattleKraken
&
@ClimateArena
organization for your tireless hard work & commitment, & the city of
#Seattle
& entire
#PNW
region for helping us become a true Hockey Town!
Presenting: the 2022-23 season hype reel, from moments you'll never forget.
We call it, Ultimate Radio Cuts. 🔥🔥🔥
🎙️
@TheVoiceFitz
🎙️
@HockeyDaveT
🎙️
@Benton_Mike
Full length 🎧 »
We didn’t have any rye bread or mustard, but it still was such an honor and pleasure to have legendary
@Mariners
voice Rick Rizzs join us in the booth last week for his very first
@SeattleKraken
game!
Whaddya say next time we get him on the mic for a period…?
I believe that was the radio voice of the Kraken
@TheVoiceFitz
, that just snagged a ball tossed behind home plate by Teoscar Hernandez. The crowd obliged his pump up the crowd gesture as well.
As the first Black play-by-play announcer in the
@NHL
, breaking barriers is nothing new for
#SeaKraken
broadcaster Everett Fitzhugh.
A part of their Heroic Inspiration line,
@UpperDeckHockey
has honored
@TheVoiceFitz
with his very own trading card →
Everyone has been telling me how the Kraken is the perfect name to represent Seattle’s newest team! I set out to explore why that is, and the history and traditions that influence
@SeattleKraken
! It’s time to go SightSEAing with Fitz!
#SEAKraken
It was an absolute joy & pleasure sharing the booth with you for the first two seasons of
#SeaKraken
hockey. I’ll miss the banter, puns, dad jokes, awkward selfies, and fun we had, & I could not have imagined a better color guy, friend, and mentor to begin my NHL career!
Last night was truly a dream come true! Thanks again
@WaltonCaps
&
@Capitals
for allowing me the opportunity to make my
@NHL
debut, & to everyone for all of the kind words & wonderful messages. This is something I will never forget!
Looking forward to sharing the booth with my man,
@JTBrown23
, next week, and making some history in the process! Thanks to
@SeattleKraken
and
@JohnForslund
for allowing me this huge honor!
BREAKING: Everett Fitzhugh and J.T. Brown will become the first all-Black broadcasting booth in NHL history on Feb. 17 when the Seattle Kraken play the Winnipeg Jets.
@TheVoiceFitz
@JTBrown23
#SeaKraken
I've had so much fun these last 5 years in Cincy, & have made many great memories & even better friends! From meeting my amazing fiance, to
@CincyCyclones
helping me realize & achieve my dream, & everything in beween, Cincinnati has been so great! I'll never forget my time here!
I've heard people asking how they can educate themselves, or wanting to know what they can do to help. This link is a great place to start.
Get info on resources in your community as well as info on how you can donate your time and money.
#SEAKraken
#BlackLivesMatter
It's OFFICIAL!
#SEAKraken
hockey will live on
@SportsRadioKJR
- The Flagship Home of
@SeattleKraken
Hockey! I'm so excited to partner with KJR and the rest of the
@iHeartRadio
family to bring Kraken hockey to everyone across the region!
We interrupt your regular scheduled programming to bring you this important message:
@SportsRadioKJR
is officially the new home for your
#SeaKraken
radio broadcasts →
Willie O’Ree has helped pave the way for so many people who want to find their place in the game of hockey. It was an honor to share a few thoughts about Mr. O’Ree today- the 63rd anniversary of his
@NHL
debut.
Sixty-three years ago today, Willie O’Ree made history as the first Black player in the
@NHL
.
On this
#MLKDay
, our team broadcaster,
@TheVoiceFitz
shares his thoughts about O’Ree’s journey & his experience of narrating the audio version of O'Ree's book →
This was a dream come true! From taking the field at a Major League park with my name on a jersey, to meeting a living legend in Rick Rizzs, & all culminating with a “successful” first pitch. This was a day I’ll never forget. HUGE thanks
@Mariners
for the wonderful hospitality!
Last night was another one for the
@SeattleKraken
history books! We took home a trio of
@natasnw
Emmy’s, including one for Episode 2 of SightSEAing with Fitz. It is such an honor to be recognized for sharing our
#SEAKraken
story with the entire
#PNW
region and beyond!
Sophomore year begins tonight in Anaheim! Looking forward to another season full of exciting calls, games, and more historical moments for
#SeaKraken
!
Four handsome devils comprising two great crews! It’s almost GAME TIME against Minnesota!
Catch
@HockeyDaveT
and I on
@KrakenAudioNet
, while Johnny and JT will be doing their thing over on
@ROOTSPORTS_NW
!
TOUCHDOOOOOOOOWN KRAKEN!
Last night was another one for the history books Under Our Roof for
#SeaKraken
, who now have a 2-1 series lead over Dallas!
#StanleyCupPlayoffs
🚨 VICTORY RADIO CUTS! 🚨
All 7 goals and a game 3 win that we could squeeze into less than 2.5 minutes, for your listening pleasure:
🎙️
@TheVoiceFitz
x
@HockeyDaveT
x
@McDonalds
Listen 🎧 »
Wesley and
@SEAbuoy
listening to
@TheVoiceFitz
calling a great game on TV
@ROOTSPORTS_NW
He’s very excited to stay up past his bedtime to listen to daddy, can’t you tell…
I want to give a huge thanks to
@ryan_s_clark
for including me in
@TheAthletic
's
#BlackHistoryMonth
coverage. It's never easy to talk about yourself, and I am so humbled and honored.
Check Ryan's work out! He is such a talented writer!
Everett Fitzhugh is the only black play-by-play broadcaster at any level of professional hockey in North America.
He’s in the ECHL but his goal is to someday reach the NHL which would be a landmark moment.
#BHM
@TheVoiceFitz
@CincyCyclones
GREAT scene at
@SeattleKraken
practice today. Skating at the home of
@canmoreeagles
and the arena is over half full. Talked to a couple of parents who pulled their kids out of school for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch an
@NHL
practice!
“WAIT?!?! Lions beat the Pack twice in the same season AND knocked them out of the playoffs?!?! And, as a result, the Hawks are going dancing?!?!??”
Yes they did, Bubba. Yes. They. Did.
#OnePride
Today marks a HUGE moment in our club’s history: we have officially completed the process of joining the National Hockey League.
To our fans, ownership group, partners and the
@NHL
- thank you. We couldn’t have done it with out you. 💙🎉
This is HUGE! One of the
@NHL
's best voices is joining
@SeattleKraken
! Welcome to the
#PNW
,
@JohnForslund
! I've been a fan of your work for a long time, and I'm really excited to learn from you and work with you!
#SEAKraken
#VOTE
! No matter how long it takes, GO AND
#VOTE
! Not in Washington state and have to
#VOTE
in person? Put on comfy shoes, grab a chair, some snacks, and/or some tunes and GO
#VOTE
!
Tomorrow's
#ElectionDay
- have you voted yet? 🗳
To make sure your
#VOTE
counts, you can drop your ballot off at your nearest ballot drop box or in-person at a Vote Center near you →
Looking forward to celebrating Black hockey history tonight!
🏒🏒🏒 taps to our guy Barry Johnson, who did a PHENOMENAL job with these
#SeaKraken
sweaters!
With the
@pac12
football schedule coming out today, I realized I need a team to root for. So, why don't YOU tell me if it should be
@UWAthletics
or
@WSUCougars
, and I'll buy a t-shirt of the winning school!
You could hear the excitement of joining
@SeattleKraken
and feel the passion Shane has for the organization throughout the entire interview. He wants to grow here, succeed here, and, most importantly, WIN here!
Pumped to have a front row seat to watch his career take shape!
Today is about the city of
#Seattle
. It’s a “thank you” for all the support our fans and the entire community has shown
#SEAKraken
over these past few years. Take time to reflect on and enjoy what this moment means, because today we FINALLY get players!
There are some immensely talented people in the Seattle sports media landscape, and it’s such an honor to even be mentioned alongside these fine folks!
#SeaKraken
are a mere 60 minutes away from HISTORY! TWO FREAKING POINTS! How we feelin’? excited? Nervous? Wanna throw up?
Yeeeaaa….me too! Tonight will be electric!
This job definitely has some cool things about it- like getting to hang at the
@space_needle
at sunrise for a couple hours...with only an
@amazon
/
@climatepledge
film production team.
It’s been a long layoff. WAAAAAY too long! So, needless to say, I’m itching to get back on the air! Tune in to all six games of
@SeattleKraken
preseason hockey LIVE on
@SportsRadioKJR
!
Big tilt at The Pledge tonight! A lot needs to happen, but there’s a chance
#SeaKraken
could wake up tomorrow tied for the top spot in the West! The ENTIRE CONFERENCE, people!
Tune in on
@KrakenAudioNet
,
@933KJR
, across North America on
@SiriusXMNHL
Channel 91!
Seattle showed up & showed out for the
#WinterClassic
! The atmosphere was electric, & an amazing weekend was capped off with a MASSIVE
@SeattleKraken
dub! It was a big honor to be part of such a history-making day!
🏒 taps
@OxfordPennant
for the cool commemorative piece
I don't know how, but I convinced this lovely lady to be my wife! I can't wait to continue loving you unconditionally, and for you to continue making me want to be the best version of myself! Love you,
@MerelyHyperbole
.
(S/O
@mirandalally
- professional proposal peeper)
Yes, it’s only preseason.
Yes, these games don’t matter in the long run.
Still, games like last night are a promising sign. A gutsy, comeback effort for
#SEAKraken
last night was capped off in thrilling fashion in overtime!
So proud of my man
@treymatt4
and his continued growth and success behind the mic. It’s been great getting to know him and following him as he charts his own path within our game!
Ever since I moved to the
#PNW
, I’ve heard time and again that “we’re not a hockey market”. Well, I set out to prove that sentiment wrong in Episode 2 of SightSEAing With Fitz, and what I found was truly spectacular!!!
Episode 2 drops TOMORROW MORNING at 10:30 PT!
🗣️HEY NOW! HEY NOW! HEY NOW!
#SeaKraken
and the
#PNW
will take center stage next New Year’s Day for the 2024
@NHL
#WinterClassic
!
I am now open to suggestions for baseball-related puns and goal calls!
Who's ready for some outdoor hockey?! 🏒
The 2024
@NHL
#WinterClassic
is headed to the Emerald City where the
#SeaKraken
will take on the Vegas Golden Knights →
Lots of history here in Edmonton! For those not too familiar with hockey- the 80s
#Oilers
are akin to the 60s-80s Celtics and Lakers. Pure dominance!
Hopefully we’ll be seeing
#SEAKraken
start to decorate the
@ClimateArena
rafters soon!
We had TONS of fun this week filming some great
#SEAKraken
content! HUGE thanks to our amazing staff and guests who made our Nordic tour and
@NHLSeattle_
Virtual Fansgiving come to life! Stay tuned to see what we have up our sleeve next...
Fans celebrating our game, & teams winning in “non-traditional” hockey markets never gets old! From CAR, ANA, LAK(2), & TBL(2) winning Cups in the last 15 years, & even VGK getting to the final in year one- it’s great to see hockey growing! Get ready
#SEAKraken
fans…we’re next!