The Seattle Sea Hawks (sometimes written as Seattle Seahawks) were a minor professional hockey team based in Seattle, Washington, playing at the Civic Ice Arena. The Sea Hawks began as a founding member of the North West Hockey League, playing in that league for its three-season existence from 1933 to 1936, before joining the second iteration of the Pacific Coast Hockey League until 1941.[1][2] They were the NWHL champions in 1935–36.[2] For their final season in 1940–41, the team was sold to new ownership and renamed the Seattle Olympics.
Their first coach and general manager was Frank Foyston, a former Seattle Metropolitan and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1][3]
Notable alumni
Various National Hockey League players were members of the team at one time or another, including:
- Ken Doraty: 42 points in 48 games in 1938–39[4]
- Gord Fraser: 19 points in 27 games in 1933–34[5][6]
- Art Gagné: 5 points in 10 games in 1935–36[7]
- Frank Jerwa: 73 points in 87 games between 1937 and 1939[8]
- Vic Ripley: 26 points in 36 games in 1939–40[9]
- Johnny Sheppard: 46 points in 75 games in 1934–36[10]
References
- ^ a b "Seattle Seahawks, Hockey's Version". nitzyshockeyden.blogspot.com. January 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Jesse Goldberg-Strassler (December 20, 2018). "Seattle Hockey History: From Metropolitans to NHL Expansion". arenadigest.com. Arena Digest.
- ^ "Frank Foyston". Hockey Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Ken Doraty". Hockey Reference.
- ^ "Gord Fraser". Hockey Reference.
- ^ "Gord Fraser". The Internet Hockey Database.
- ^ "Art Gagne". Hockey Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Frank Jerwa". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Vic Ripley". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Sheppard". Hockey Hall of Fame.