Seattle base on lockdown

It was the first time an NHL team went head-to-head against a Seattle-based club in the city since the Stanley Cup Final when the Montreal Canadiens faced the Seattle Metropolitans in a series cut short by the influenza epidemic. By the time Kraken players hit the ice for pregame warm-ups, the majority of fans were already in their seats getting their first look at their team in person.

There were fans outside the arena looking into the building through the windows on the north end. It was less than 12 hours earlier that Kraken players skated on the arena ice for the first time. The arena opened its doors this week with a pair of concerts that kept the ice covered up until just a handful of hours before the first puck drop. I think being excited is a good thing, having energy is a good thing; you just have to use it in the right ways," Seattle captain Mark Giordano said.

The pregame production to bring Seattle into the NHL didn't match the spectacle of what the Vegas Golden Knights brought to the league in But there are some decidedly Seattle aspects to the game presentation, from the use of an old Washington State Ferries horn when goals are scored to Nirvana's track "Lithium" as the Kraken goal song, for now.

This is a really unique building. Another local musical tie-in comes when penalties are called against the road team. When the Kraken are about to begin a power play and an opponent is sent to the penalty box, a few seconds of the song "Man in the Box," by Seattle-based Alice in Chains, echoes through the arena.

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Brian Loveless, nd Security Forces Squadron commander. Investigators were trying to determine whether the gunfire report was true or a false alarm, Loveless said.

It was unclear whether anyone saw a shooter or whether more than one shooter may have been involved, he said. The base issued an alert midday, telling all Lackland Air Force Base personnel to go into lockdown. Officials said the shots were reportedly fired near the Valley Hi gate on the western side of the main base, just east of Interstate and near a shopping center.

San Antonio police said they were assisting in the investigation.