1916–17 Seattle Metropolitans season

1916–17 Seattle Metropolitans
1916–17 Seattle Metropolitans
PCHA league champions
Stanley Cup champions
1916–17 record	16–8–0
Home record	11–2–0
Road record	5–6–0
Goals for	125
Goals against	80
Team information
General manager	Pete Muldoon
Coach	Pete Muldoon
Arena	Seattle Ice Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Bernie Morris (37)
Assists	Bernie Morris (17)
Points	Bernie Morris (54)
Penalty minutes	Frank Foyston (51)
	← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 Seattle Metropolitans season was the Seattle Metropolitans's second season playing in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. They were league champions of the 1916–17 PCHA season, and went on to become the first American ice hockey team to win the Stanley Cup, after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against

Pacific Coast Hockey Association	GP	W	L	GF	GA
Seattle Metropolitans	24	16	8	125	80
Vancouver Millionaires	23	14	9	131	124
Portland Rosebuds	24	9	15	114	112
Spokane Canaries	23	8	15	89	143

Schedule and results

Regular season

1916–17 results: 16–8 (Home: 11–2 ; Road: 5–6)

December: 5–3 (Home: 3–1 ; Road: 2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record
1	December 2	Seattle	2–5	Vancouver		0–1
2	December 5	Portland	3–4	Seattle	OT	1–1
3	December 8	Seattle	2–5	Portland		1–2
4	December 12	Vancouver	7–6	Seattle	OT	1–3
5	December 15	Spokane	0–4	Seattle		2–3
6	December 19	Seattle	3–1	Spokane		3–3
7	December 26	Vancouver	2–7	Seattle		4–3
8	December 30	Seattle	7–4	Vancouver		5–3

January: 5–3 (Home: 4–1 ; Road: 1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record
9	January 2	Portland	7–4	Seattle		5–4
10	January 5	Seattle	1–5	Spokane		5–5
11	January 9	Spokane	1–3	Seattle		6–5
12	January 12	Vancouver	3–12	Seattle		7–5
13	January 16	Seattle	6–2	Portland		8–5
14	January 19	Portland	3–8	Seattle		9–5
15	January 27	Seattle	2–3	Vancouver		9–6
16	January 30	Spokane	2–4	Seattle		10–6

February: 5–2 (Home: 4–0 ; Road: 1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record
17	February 2	Seattle	16–1	Spokane		11–6
18	February 6	Vancouver	4–8	Seattle		12–6
19	February 9	Seattle	1–5	Portland		12–7
20	February 13	Portland	2–5	Seattle		13–7
21	February 17	Seattle	2–4	Vancouver		13–8
22	February 23	Spokane	7–9	Seattle		14–8
23	February 27	Spokane	0–7	Seattle		15–8

March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record
24	March 2	Seattle	4–3	Portland		16–8

Playoffs

1917 Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Finals vs. (NHA) Montreal Canadiens: Seattle won 3–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Rules	Record
1	March 17	Montreal	8–4	Seattle		PCHA	0–1
2	March 20	Montreal	1–6	Seattle		NHA	1–1
3	March 23	Montreal	1–4	Seattle		PCHA	2–1
4	March 26	Montreal	1–9	Seattle		NHA	3–1

Seattle Metropolitans 1917 Stanley Cup champions

Players

Centres

Bernie Morris
7 Jack Walker‡

Wingers

Defencemen

Goaltenders

1 Harry Hap Holmes

Coaching and administrative staff

Pete Muldoon (President-Owner/Manager-Coach)

‡ Played rover, a position between both defences and behind the centre.

Engraving

The 1917 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran. The Metropolitans never did engrave their name on the Cup for their championship season.

It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1917 Seattle Metropolitans" was put onto its then-new collar.

References

Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc.