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Guyle Fielder with MVP trophies, Seattle, April 4, 1960

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Guyle Fielder (b. 1930) is a former professional ice hockey player best known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League (WHL). In his 22 seasons with the WHL, he played primarily for the Seattle Totems, but also played for teams in New Westminster, BC, Salt Lake City, and Portland, Oregon. Fielder also played 15 major league games for three different teams in the National Hockey League. Fielder won the WHL Most Valuable Player award six times and was the lead scorer in the league nine times, with four seasons of over 100 points. He retired from hockey in 1973, having scored or assisted in 1,929 points, setting a professional hockey record. In 2019 the new Seattle NHL franchise, which became the Seattle Kraken, announced the creation of the annual Guyle Fielder Award for the Seattle NHL player showing outstanding sportsmanship and leadership.

Here, Guyle Fielder poses with trophies for Most Valuable Player, won while playing for the Seattle Totems in the 1959-60 season.

Caption information source: “Guyle Fielder, the Totems, and the 'Golden' Age of Seattle Hockey” by Nick Rousso. HistoryLink.org Essay 21152, at https://www.historylink.org/file/21152
Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 5, 1960, p. 25.

Engraved on large trophy: The Hiram WalkerTrophy Awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Western Hockey League
Engraved on small trophy: The Hiram Walker Replica for the Most Valuable Player in the Western Hockey League. G. Fielder, Seattle Totems, 1959-60
ID Number: 1986.5.25026.1
Date: 1960
Creator(s): Hertz, Stuart B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.25026.1, photo by Stuart B. Hertz
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Sports