Seattle metropolitans 1917 authentic hockey sweater ebbets. A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in fall 06. In the quarterfinal round of the 20152016 whl playoffs, the thunderbirds swept the prince george cougars, 4 games to 0, and advanced to the semifinal round against the everett silvertips, where the thunderbirds dominated the silvertips, winning the. Also, my favorite jerseys in that batch dont feel plausible because their color scheme is too similar to vancouver, which is more of an issue due to the teams proximity. Lots of seattle metropolitans uniformlogo concepts and. Hockey is not just canadas national game, it is part of every canadians psyche, whether we like it or not. The seattle sockeyes updated odds on seattles nhl team name. Mar 27, 2017 in 1917, the seattle metropolitans became the first united states team to win the stanley cup. The seattle totems were a professional ice hockey franchise in seattle, washington. The seattle metropolitans joined the pacific coast hockey association to begin the 191516 schedule, captured five pcha titles and became the first american team to win the stanley cup. The national hockey league has acquired canadian rights to the seattle metropolitans name and the distinctive sshaped logo the hockey team wore 100 years ago when it won the stanley cup. From the downtown arena on 5th and university in 1915 to possibly a new arena in sodo. Seattle metropolitans hockey team wins the stanley cup in 1917 seattle hockey fans around the northwest continue to prepare for the possible arrival of a nhl team in seattle. A hockey fan ever since the day, as an 8yearold, he watched the u.
I honestly really hope that, if seattle gets a team, they have a different name. Franchise history seattle ironmen 194452 after world war ii, the pacific coast hockey league pchl, a major professional league on the west coast in the teens and 1920s, was resurrected as a semiprofessional loop. Jan 26, 2018 seattle is a city of championship hockey. With a bold design, eyecatching photography, and an editorial voice thats at once witty and intheknow, seattle metropolitan is our citys monthly indispensable news, culture, and lifestyle magazine. Seattle joined the league for the 191516 season with the construction of a new indoor artificial ice rink, the seattle arena, and a new team the metropolitans. All indications are that the nhl and seattle are on the verge of. How a team in seattle, of all places, changed hockey. Seattle metropolitans night celebrates 100 years of hockey. Seattle nhl expansion team latest chapter in citys rich. The seattle metropolitans were a professional hockey team, which actually became the.
Seattle metropolitans stanley cup champions 1917 hockeygods. The team was founded in 1971 as the vancouver nats of the western canada hockey league wchl but moved to kamloops, british columbia, to become the kamloops chiefs in 1973 in 1977 the team moved to seattle and was renamed the seattle breakers. Olympic team overthrow the mighty soviets in 1980, ullman lives and draws in richmond, virginia. A peoples history, like the tenpart cbc series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of womens hockey, the sagas of longlost leagues, such as the. That honor belongs to the seattle metropolitans, a team that played in the pacific coast hockey association between 1915 and 1924 and was the first team in the united states to win the stanley cup. Bring back the seattle metropolitans home facebook. That will give the nhl 32 teams, which means quebec citys best bet is waiting for a team to relocate there. The mets won that opening game on a lastminute goal by bernie morris 18901963, instantly captivating the city.
It also includes 90 pages of league standings, individual player statistics. To reiterate a comment i made yesterday, the expansion team should be named the seattle thunder. The metropolitans were formed in 1915 as an expansion team by frank and lester patrick, the owners of the pacific coast hockey association. Seattle defeated montreal three games to one in a bestoffive game series to become the first united statesbased team to win the cup the inspiring. The thunderbirds recently won the whl championship in the 20162017 season. Nhl acquires seattle metropolitans trademark rights in. Seattle nhl brand discussion sports logo news chris. During their nine seasons, the mets were the pchas most successful franchise. Seattle is expected to be approved for a new franchise in december. But its interesting to dive into the history of seattle ice hockey teams because winning hockey isnt new to this region.
His ongoing series of puckish history books, oldtimey hockey tales, is worth. Seattle totems 195875 is dedicated to all the players, coaches, general managers, owners, employees, family and fans of the seattle totems hockey club. Foyston harry hap holmes lester patrick john phillip jack walker. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. Theres a fine line between retrocool and retroawful, and this joins the vancouver millionaires on the awful side of the line. Apr 14, 2017 the national hockey league has acquired canadian rights to the seattle metropolitans name and the distinctive sshaped logo the hockey team wore 100 years ago when it won the stanley cup. Before nhl arrives, a comprehensive seattle hockey history originally published december 2, 2018 at 6. The seattle metropolitans were a professional hockey team, which actually became the first us team to win the.
Founded in 2009, the hockey writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Team roster bernard patrick bernie morris, john phillip jack walker, frank corbett foyston, james norman jim riley, carol william cully wilson, robert price bobby rowe, roy allison rickey, everard lorne carpenter, harry george hap holmes. Hockeys history in the emerald city dates back more than a century to when the seattle metropolitans hoisted the 1917 stanley cup. Better than promised metro an informal history of the municipality of metropolitan seattle building a legacy of clean water, a sound investment and regional transit, challenges, triumphs and. A seattle expansion team will play in the nhl starting in 202122. From metropolitans to nhl expansion by jesse goldbergstrassler on december 20, 2018 in history, hockey, nhl, nhl one of the stanley cup s greatest charms is this. One doesnt need to look far in the past for seattle hockey champions. Emerald ice 280 pages was selfpublished in 2007 and provides a detailed seasonbyseason history of seattle hockey. Interested in learning more about the history of seattle hockey. Updated daily with news and features from over writers worldwide. Seattle metropolitans is located in seattle, washington.
But now, without an arena, or a team, few know of its past. Under several names prior to 1958, the franchise was a member of the pacific coast hockey league renamed the western hockey league in 1952 between 1944 and 1974. Seattle also finished the regular season with the second most wins in team history 45. The teams name was derived from the metropolitan building company, the entity who built the seattle ice arena on the university of washingtons metropolitan tract property. The metropolitans beat the victoria aristocrats 32 on december 7, 1915, which was their first game of. Reviving metropolitans name for nhl could work, but. I think between the two, it was left out of most hockey history books whereas the senators were a tremendous chapter in early hockey history built on the talent of the silver seven, but i digress. From the 1917 stanley cup winning metropolitans to the 1960s heyday of the totems, the city of seattle was long a hockey town, albeit somewhat forgotten since. The seattle metropolitans pacific coast hockey association won the stanley cup in 1917, becoming the first american hockey team to do so. Seattle metropolitans hockey team wins the stanley cup in 1917 seattle hockey fans around the northwest continue to prepare for the possible arrival of.
Metropolitan hockey league it is the sole purpose of the metro hockey league to provide and administrate the sport of recreational youth hockey. All four games of the bestoffive series were played in seattle s ice arena. New book brings the seattle metropolitans back to life. While the contributions of the us to the game are not diminished in any way, the focus of the text is clearly canadian which makes sense as the book was created to accompany the cbc series of the same name. The metropolitans folded when the pcha did after the 192324 season, winning a final championship despite limping through the only losing season in team history. A local sports fan asked me about the seattle metropolitans and whether other hockey teams had ever folded after winning the stanley cup actually, it. Apr 08, 2019 in 191617, the seattle metropolitans of the pacific coast hockey association became the first americanbased team to win the stanley cup, defeating the montreal canadiens in the final series. A quickpaced video on seattles rich hockey history.
Seattle hockey history in 10 minutes more or less youtube. Seattle metropolitans pacific coast hockey league 1917. The breakers played in the seattle center ice arena, which had a seating capacity of 4,141 for ice hockey. Whether youre a current student, parent, player, fan or alumni, youll find over 500 products to customize from, including seattle metropolitans tshirts, sweatshirts, all hats, all bags, and more. History seattle metropolitans seattles hockey team. The next days headlines read, ice game wins place in seattle sportdom and hockey makes hit with seattle fans. The metropolitans, winners of the pacific coast hockey association title, earned the right to face the national hockey associations montreal canadiens under the cup format in place at the time. The 1917 stanley cup finals was contested by the pacific coast hockey association pcha champion seattle metropolitans and the national hockey association nha and stanley cup defending champion montreal canadiens.
Seattle metropolitans 1917 authentic hockey sweater. It has since been zambonied thrice for your hockey surfing. In 1917, the seattle metropolitans became the first united states team to win the stanley cup. Seattles only hockey bar serving up excitement for nhl. The recordsetting performance came in a 32 victory over the new jersey devils. Theres a touch of sadness that comes with reading a newly released book on the seattle metropolitans 1917 stanley cup championship. Aug 05, 2014 that honor belongs to the seattle metropolitans, a team that played in the pacific coast hockey association between 1915 and 1924 and was the first team in the united states to win the stanley cup. Him by sarina bowen, pucked by helena hunting, the deal by elle kennedy, us by sarina bowen, and the score by elle kennedy. A local sports fan asked me about the seattle metropolitans and whether other hockey teams had ever folded after winning the stanley cup actually, it happened frequently with. That said, for an outdoor game between vancouver and seattle id be okay seeing those unis again but just that one time. Remembering the seattle metropolitans, americas first.
A wonderful book for those who love the game of hockey and want to understand its history as canadas national game. Ruffneck seattle metropolitans traditional bar scarf, jacquard knit. Search for your apparel store and shop for school uniforms and fan gear today. Seattle metropolitans legends of hockey the legends. We strive to maintain a supervised hockey program that embodies the core qualities of sportsmanship, leadership, team work and respect. The circuit quickly grew in prestige as the patricks offered lucrative contracts to entice many of the best players from the national hockey association to come out west. Each major team is profiled, along with a chapter devoted exclusively the seattles alltime greatest player, guyle fielder.
New book brings the seattle metropolitans back to life more than a century after their greatest triumph. Though it is now given annually to the national hockey leagues champion, it predates the nhls existence. I know some people think its classic, but it sounds off to me. His ongoing series of puckish history books, oldtimey hockey tales, is worth tracking down. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. The seattle metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in seattle, washington which played in the pacific coast hockey association from 1915 to 1924. Nhl acquires seattle metropolitans trademark rights in canada. Duncan eventually returned to vancouver and competed in several stanley cup playoffs during the early 20s, losing them all. The seattle times recap opened with seattle got an eye full of professional hockey and it was very pleasant to take. Better than promised metro an informal history of the municipality of metropolitan seattle building a legacy of clean water, a sound investment and regional transit, challenges, triumphs and consolidations. Seattle, as a strong hockey town and notable for being the first city outside of canada to host a stanley cup champion the 1917 seattle metropolitans, was. In 191617, the seattle metropolitans of the pacific coast hockey association became the first americanbased team to win the stanley cup, defeating the montreal canadiens in the final series. How a team in seattle, of all places, changed hockey forever.
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