The Seattle Sea Hawks (sometimes written as Seattle Seahawks) were a minor professional

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team based in

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, Washington, playing at the

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. 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. They were the NWHL champions in 1935–36. 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

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and a member of the

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Notable alumni

Various

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players were members of the team at one time or another, including: * Ken Doraty: 42 points in 48 games in 1938–39 * Gord Fraser: 19 points in 27 games in 1933–34 * Art Gagné: 5 points in 10 games in 1935–36 * Frank Jerwa: 73 points in 87 games between 1937 and 1939 * Vic Ripley: 26 points in 36 games in 1939–40 * Johnny Sheppard: 46 points in 75 games in 1934–36

References

External links

Team stats at the Internet Hockey Database
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