Seattle Sea Hawks (ice hockey)

For the professional American football team (1976–present), see Seattle Seahawks.

"Seattle Olympics" redirects here. For the mountain range near Seattle, see Olympic Mountains. For the international sporting event similar to the Olympic Games hosted in Seattle, see 1990 Goodwill Games.

Seattle Sea Hawks
City	Seattle, Washington
League	North West Hockey League (1933–36) Pacific Coast Hockey League (1936–41)
Founded	1933
Operated	1933–41
Home arena	Civic Ice Arena
Colors	Blue, white, red
Head coach	Frank Foyston
Franchise history
1933–40	Seattle Sea Hawks
1940–41	Seattle Olympics
Championships
Playoff championships	1 (1935–36)

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

1. "Seattle Seahawks, Hockey's Version". nitzyshockeyden.blogspot.com. January 16, 2015.
2. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler (December 20, 2018). "Seattle Hockey History: From Metropolitans to NHL Expansion". arenadigest.com. Arena Digest.
3. "Frank Foyston". Hockey Hall of Fame.
4. "Ken Doraty". Hockey Reference.
5. "Gord Fraser". Hockey Reference.
6. "Gord Fraser". The Internet Hockey Database.
7. "Art Gagne". Hockey Hall of Fame.
8. "Frank Jerwa". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
9. "Vic Ripley". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
10. "Johnny Sheppard". Hockey Hall of Fame.

External links

• Team stats at the Internet Hockey Database