Ice hockey in Seattle

Ice hockey in the Seattle metropolitan area includes professional teams as early as 1915, such as the Seattle Metropolitans, the first United States–based team to win the Stanley Cup. The area has been represented by various teams in the iterations of the Western Hockey League (WHL) since 1944, including the major junior Seattle Thunderbirds and Everett Silvertips. Presently, Seattle has a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, the Seattle Kraken, who began play in the 2021–22 season, and a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) franchise, the Seattle Torrent, who began play in the 2025–26 season.

There is also a history of professional minor-league and junior teams in the nearby cities of the Puget Sound region, such as Everett and Tacoma.

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