Seattle Sea Hawks (ice hockey)

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Seattle Sea Hawks
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City Seattle, Washington
League North West Hockey League (1933–36)
Pacific Coast Hockey League (1936–41)
Founded1933
Operated1933–41
Home arena Civic Ice Arena
ColorsBlue, white, red
Head coach Frank Foyston
Franchise history
1933–40Seattle Sea Hawks
1940–41Seattle Olympics
Championships
Playoff championships1 (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.

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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:

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