"I was sitting in a meeting. A friend of mine, Harry Sloan, was interested in buying a baseball team. I said (to myself), 'My love is hockey. They're not that expensive. Maybe we should get a hockey team.'" Seattle Kraken co-majority owner Jerry Bruckheimer (L) and president/CEO Tod Leiweke (R) at a 2019 press conference in Vancouver, BC. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNTM5Njg3MTc5MTAxNTMy/bruckheimer-leiweke.jpg] Seattle Kraken co-majority owner Jerry Bruckheimer (L) and president/CEO Tod Leiweke (R) at a 2019 press conference in Vancouver, BC. Clearly, film and TV mogul Jerry Bruckheimer gets invited to different kinds of meetings than the rest of us. What he's describing in that quote was the first spark of an idea that eventually blossomed into co-majority ownership of the Seattle Kraken. Bruckheimer spoke at length for an episode of the Peer-to-Peer interview series [https://thehockeynews.com/video/the-graeme-roustan-show-jerry-bruckheime] hosted by THN owner and publisher W. Graeme Roustan. In the video excerpt below, the Kraken owner describes how his several-year quest for a hockey team became a reality in Seattle. KR Bruckheimer You can watch the full Bruckheimer interview with Roustan here [https://thehockeynews.com/video/the-graeme-roustan-show-keith-jones]. He touches on several fascinating topics, including: * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxODg4OTY2MTU5NTc0MzA2/0-hockey-stick-offer.jpg]
