Seattle Sea Hawks (ice hockey) explained

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Team:	Seattle Sea Hawks
Logosize:	230px
City:	Seattle, Washington
League:	North West Hockey League (1933–36) Pacific Coast Hockey League (1936–41)
Founded:	1933
Operated:	1933–41
Arena:	Civic Ice Arena
Colors:	Blue, white, red
Coach:	Frank Foyston
Name1:	Seattle Sea Hawks
Dates1:	1933–40
Name2:	Seattle Olympics
Dates2:	1940–41
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]

External links

• Team stats at the Internet Hockey Database

Notes and References

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