Metropolitans of Seattle

The Metropolitans of Seattle were a team of Hockey of North America of the beginning of the XX {{E}} century.

History

The team was based with Seattle in the state of Washington with and evolved/moved in the league Pacific Coast Hockey Association between 1915 and 1924.

The first match is played closed counter. Indeed, the direction of the team decided to make pay a Dollar the entry for the match against the Aristocrats of Victoria. The victory is with the end for the local team with 3 goals with 2.

In 1917, the day before the creation of the National league of hockey, Metropolitans become the first American team to gain the Coupe Stanley. They then beat the team of the National association of hockey, the Canadian of Montreal on the score of 3 matches to 1. With final, the score will have been of 19 goals to 3 with 14 of the goals of the winners registered by Bernie Morris (including six during the fourth match). At the time of this final, the rules of the PCHA and the ANH were alternate. The rules of matches 1 and 3 (PCHA) thus included/understood any possible replacement in the event of penalties and those of matches 2 and 4 (ANH), not of master key forwards, six players on each side and the replacements possible in the event of penalties.

Metropolitans also took part in the finale of the Coupe Stanley in 1918-19 against the Canadians but whereas the series is with equality 2 everywhere (with a tie), the latter is cancelled because of the Spanish Grippe.

In 1920, they are beaten by the Senators d' Ottawa on the score of 3 matches to 2.

It is necessary to await 1977 to see a new team in the town of Seattle, the Breakers of Seattle of the Western Hockey League .

Famous players

; Manpower of the champion team in 1917
  • Harry Holmes
  • Bobby Rowe
  • ED Carpenter
  • Jack Walker
  • Frank Foyston
  • Pete Muldoon
  • Bernie Morris
  • Cully Wilson
  • Roy Rickey
  • Jim Riley

Seasons after seasons

The table below presents part of the results of the team in the PCHA.
Note: PJ: played parts, V: victories, D: defeats, NR: ties, Pts: Points, BP: goals for, BC: goals against, Pun: minutes of penalty

See too

References

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