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Seattle Now: Kraken fan makes one beauty assist

caption: Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici poses for a photo before an NHL hockey game between the Kraken and the Vancouver Canucks, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Seattle. Popovici is showing the text of a message she showed to Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton on Oct. 23, 2021, as she sat behind the Canucks' bench during the Kraken's home-opener hockey game.
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Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici poses for a photo before an NHL hockey game between the Kraken and the Vancouver Canucks, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Seattle. Popovici is showing the text of a message she showed to Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton on Oct. 23, 2021, as she sat behind the Canucks' bench during the Kraken's home-opener hockey game.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A UW grad is being called a hero for her actions at the Kraken home opener a couple months ago. Nadia Popovici tells us how she spotted a dangerous medical condition from behind the glass.



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