While I have been a Kraken, and, well, been in the league for that matter, I think our greatest rival has always been the Newfoundland Berserkers. I don't think (or I guess I hope that) there any teams that specifically hate us as an organization, and I'm not sure we've had any particular feuds. I suppose Trella vs NBB during the time of expansion could be the closest we have had, but he was with Tampa Bay by then. 

So why do I pick the Berserkers? Well, the very start for me was S54. we had finished two points apart by the end of the season, Newfoundland getting the edge, and matched in the semi finals. The series ended up going the the Kraken, but man, what a tight series that was. Amundsen was scary. We ended up going on the win the Four Star Cup that year, and onto the next season we move.

In S55, we got a little closer. Newfoundland and Carolina finished first and second in the league, at one point apart from each other. Again, we met in the semi finals, and again, we went to 7 games. This time however, it was the Berserkers who got the edge, and they went on to win the Four Star Cup for themselves that season. I think those two series I mentioned really defined the rivalry as I know it now. 

Now S56, the Carolina Kraken finally place above the Berserkers, and do so by 3 points. We were not able to meet with the Berserkers this time, but boy were we close. Of course as we know, the Whalers had quite a squad, and won the Four Star Cup this year. However, the series between the Whalers and the Kraken also went the length, and if it tilted the other way.. Holy damn what a final that would have been between the Berserkers and Kraken. Would have been the true way to "finish" the little rivalry off. 

This season, each team isn't doing as well as the historically have, the Kraken have lost a ton in the past two seasons, whereas the Berserkers took most of the blow this season alone. It'll be interesting to see what happens between the two in the future, though.