4287 - Seattle, Washington, United States

Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located north of downtown Seattle. It was originally built in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair. The city bought it after the fair and it was used for entertainment purposes. From 2018-2021, the arena underwent a US$1.15 billion redevelopment, which included preserving the original exterior and roof. The renovated arena has seating for 17 151 for hockey and 18 300 for basketball.

The arena is now the home rink for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League, the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association, the Seattle University Redhawks, and the Rat City Roller Derby league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. It was the previous home of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association, who left Seattle for Oklahoma City in 2008.

The first National Hockey League game in Climate Pledge was the Kraken versus my beloved Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks beat the Kraken 4-2. The Kraken's Vince Dunn scored the first NHL goal in the new arena. The Kraken's first win was three days later with a 5-1 win over the Montréal Canadiens.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

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