Seattle Metropolitans

Learn more about the 1917 Stanley Cup Champions

Before the NHL, there were the Metropolitans — the Seattle team photo, 1915–1924 — photo 1 of 11
Before the NHL existed, the Seattle Mets won the Stanley Cup — and this team was wilder than you think — photo 2 of 11
Meet the coach: Pete Muldoon wasn't even his real name — he was born Linton Treacy — photo 3 of 11
Muldoon boxed and was a trained ice dancer who skated exhibitions on 26-inch stilts — the man who built Seattle's roster from nothing — photo 4 of 11
Legend says Muldoon cursed the Blackhawks when they fired him — false: the writer who told the story later admitted he made it up — photo 5 of 11
The Mets' best scorer: Bernie Morris, 14 goals in a four-game Stanley Cup final — photo 6 of 11
Then Bernie Morris got arrested mid-series — convicted and sent to Alcatraz, honorably discharged a year later and straight back to the ice — photo 7 of 11
Without him the next final got stranger — 80 minutes, zero goals, players carried off the ice — photo 8 of 11
Then the series just stopped — influenza wrecked Montreal's roster and a Canadiens player died in Seattle days later. No deciding game, no champion — photo 9 of 11
Meanwhile one teammate was living two lives — Jim Riley, MLB in summer and NHL in winter, still the only person to ever play both — photo 10 of 11
Bench Clearers' take — rep the Mets in style, inspired by legends: the Metropolitans tank and hoodie beside the original jersey inspiration and color palette — photo 11 of 11
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