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When hockey was king in Seattle

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

When hockey was king in Seattle

Season 2019 Episode 7 | 5m 15s | CC

In 1917 Seattle hosted a plucky hockey team, the Metropolitans, that brought big-time sports to Seattle. These boys on the ice won Seattle’s first world championship over 100 years ago by winning the Stanley Cup in their home arena.

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