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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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In 1917 the Metropolitans became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup, with Bernie Morris scoring 14 goals in the series against Montreal, six of them in the final game. Founded by Frank and Lester Patrick, they wore green, red and white barber-pole sweaters.

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