When the Seattle Kraken take to the road, they pack up just under 5,000 pounds of equipment and gear in 73 different cases. And somewhere in there, there is a single box weighing 15 pounds in total with some very precious cargo: the Davy Jones hat.
The Davy Jones hat is the Kraken's version of a player of the game award. Every team has one. Be it a hat, a belt, or something else, it's a talisman awarded by the players to the one among them who they feel deserves special recognition for their efforts in gaining a win.
"It's fun to have something to hand out," Yanni Gourde said. "It's fun to show appreciation to someone that had a great game. It's a good team bonding thing that goes around (the room)."
The Travelling Hat: History, Logistics, and Ritual of the Davy Jones Hat
The Kraken's player of the game award has always been special, this year it's taken on a new meaning, and gotten a lot more use!
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