Geoff Baker

2 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

The One Roof Foundation last weekend officially launched the Verlo Sport Court in Tacoma, a refurbished 5,000-square-foot, fenced-in concrete playing surface for street hockey, basketball and other activities May 19, 2025 Pete Reyes smiled while glancing at dozens of local youths playing ball hockey on a freshly laid and painted concrete court alongside Kraken mascot Buoy and television broadcaster JT Brown.

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

A reminder of why it’s never a great idea to judge any first round draft pick a “bust” if they aren’t an NHL regular by their teenage years May 17, 2025 We’ll be hearing plenty about teenage hockey prospects the next several weeks as teams gear up for the NHL Draft next month in Los Angeles. Fans sometimes roll their eyes at such players, figuring they are years away from helping the NHL club.

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

Kraken first-rounder Berkly Catton is trying to stave off championship round elimination for a Spokane Chiefs team he could soon be leaving for an NHL audition May 16, 2025 SPOKANE – Somewhere in the decades before and after reviving his adopted Eastern Washington hometown’s sports fortunes, local business icon and Spokane Chiefs owner Bobby Brett learned about young talent.

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

For Kraken season ticket members, going to games often becomes a conduit to friendships formed with fans all around them May 15, 2025 Mill Creek resident Derik Nacke indulges in far more than Kraken hockey games when using his season tickets. Nacke, 53, a global supply chain manager for computer parts, and his daughter, Taylor, 18, have been Section 117 mainstays at Climate Pledge Arena the past few seasons.

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Geoff Baker

One Roof Foundation had a large hand in a Pollstar Award picked up by Climate Pledge Arena during Green Month in April and continued to show its creativity on several projects throughout the past hockey season and beyond May 14, 2025 Esther Min has had a front row seat to how One Roof Foundation's creativity can help non-profit organizations working on environmental justice issues.