Bonus review! Now I'm going to be looking at Hockey in Seattle, by Jeff Obermeyer.

This is another from Arcadia Publishing, with loads of pictures. Again, I really like their style and format.

Hockey in the city of Seattle goes back to the early 1900s, with the Metropolitans being the first US-based team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917. They challenged again in 1919, but that series was called off, unfinished due to the influenza outbreak.

Hockey returned in the 1920s, as Seattle built the Civic Arena, and hockey would remain in Seattle, going strong until after World War 2. The Civic Arena would remain the mainstay of hockey in Seattle for 67 years.

Pro hockey returned as the PCHL went professional in 1948, and Seattle entered a team known as the Bombers. In the 1952-53 season, a young player joined the team, soon to be one of the best known players in Seattle hockey history... a player known as Guyle Fielder.

There is an entire chapter devoted to Fielder and his exploits in Seattle. It's well deserved if you ask me.

Finally, there is a chapter on the return of hockey at the junior level with the Breakers and Thunderbirds in the WHL.

A number of future NHL players started their careers in Seattle; Petr Nedved for one, Mark Parrish, Patrick Marleau and Brendan Witt among others.

Glen Goodall is another name well known to Thunderbird fans, and his record for games played in a career will likely stand the test of time.

A lot of people don't know that Seattle has a rich hockey history of about 100 years, and this book sums it up nicely. I’d highly recommend this to anyone that lives in Seattle, the Northwest, or anyone that's interested in hockey in general. All in all, a wonderful read.

Again, a special thanks to Arcadia Publishing for making this book available to me for reviewing purposes. Thanks!

 

Link to Arcadia Publishing: http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738529233/Hockey-in-Seattle

Link to Powell's Books: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780738529233-0

Link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hockey-Seattle-Images-Sports-Washington/dp/0738529230/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359943647&sr=1-1&keywords=hockey+in+seattle

Link to Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hockey-in-seattle-washington-jeff-obermeyer/1100106853?ean=9780738529233