The Seattle Kraken are on a mission to introduce western Washington kids to hockey. Since the organization’s inception, they have been slowly distributing field hockey, or floorball kits, to local schools and programs. 36 Tacoma schools are the most recent recipients of the kits, which each cost about $1,000. Between Tacoma, Seattle, Highline, Renton and Tukwila school districts, 162 kits have been distributed. The kits are shared with Metro Parks to be used during after-school hours. Andrew Bloom is the community engagement and youth access specialist for the Seattle Kraken and said the goal is to create access and interest. “You don’t need ice, you don’t need to be able to ice skate, so it’s a really simple way for kids to be able to learn the sport and be able to play and participate, without having that extra need for equipment or needing to know how to ice skate,” said Bloom.