Ice hockey in Seattle
overview of ice hockey practiced in Seattle
Ice hockey in the Seattle metropolitan area includes professional teams as early as 1915, such as the Seattle Metropolitans, the first United States–based team to win the Stanley Cup. The area has been represented by various teams in the iterations of the Western Hockey League (WHL) since 1944, including the major junior Seattle Thunderbirds and Everett Silvertips. Presently, Seattle has a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, the Seattle Kraken, who began play in the 2021–22 season, and a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) franchise, the Seattle Torrent, who began play in the 2025–26 season.
There is also a history of professional minor-league and junior teams in the nearby cities of the Puget Sound region, such as Everett and Tacoma.
Seattle Metropolitans (1915–1924)
Professional ice hockey in Seattle dates back to 1915, with the formation of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA)'s Seattle Metropolitans.
Formation
Early women's teams (1917–1921)
As early as January 1916, Frank Patrick and Lester Patrick talked of the formation of a women's league to complement the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The proposal included teams from Vancouver, Victoria, Portland and Seattle. The league never formed but in January 1917, the Vancouver News-Advertiser reported that wives of the Seattle Metropolitans had assembled a team. This team, known as the Seattle Hockeyettes, participated in local tournament play.
Seattle Vamps (1920–1921)
The Seattle Vamps, also occasionally referred to as the Seattle Sweeties, were a women's ice hockey team based in Seattle that competed in the 1921 International Ladies' Hockey League season, the world's first women's tournament of the sport to include entrants from multiple nations.
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