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Rudy Filion in Seattle Totems hockey uniform, 1958

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Rudy Filion (1927-2011) was a minor league professional ice hockey player in Seattle. After one season with the Tacoma Rockets of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), Filion played fourteen seasons with the Seattle team in the PCHL and its successor, the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played with the Seattle Ironmen (1948-1952), the Seattle Bombers (1952-1954), the Seattle Americans (1955-1958), and the Seattle Totems (1958-1963). Afterwards, he played 2 seasons for teams in the Eastern Hockey League. and coached the Seattle Totems for the 1973-1974 season. Filion was the second highest scorer in the history of the Seattle franchise, after Guyle Fielder, and his number 6 was retired by the Seattle Totems.

Here, Rudy Filion poses in his Seattle Totems hockey uniform. This photo was taken shortly before the team, previously the Seattle Americans, started its first season under new leadership as the Totems.

Caption information source: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/479126/rudy-filion
ID Number: 2000.107.062.02.01
Date: 1958
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.062.02.01
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Sports