The Seattle Ironmen were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1943 to 1952, playing at the Civic Ice Arena. The team was founded during World War II as a company team for the Isaacson Steel plant and was called the Seattle Isaacson Iron Workers. In 1944, the team joined the semi-professional Pacific Coast Hockey League and changed its name to the Seattle Ironmen. In the 1950s the team went through more name changes – the Seattle Bombers (1952-54) and the Seattle Americans (1955-58) – before settling on the name Seattle Totems in 1958.
In this image, Ironmen players vie for the puck with players from the visiting New Westminster Royals during the season opener on October 7, 1951. From left: Royal Gordon Fashoway (in the background), Ironman Jack Jackson, Ironman Bob Drainville, Royal Bob Love, and Royal Norm Kirk. Jackson succeeded in getting the puck on this occasion, but the Royals won the game 5-2.
Caption information source: “Ironmen bow, 5-2, in home ice debut,” by Bill Boni, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 8, 1951, page 15.
ID Number: 2000.107.089.33.02
Date: 1951
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.
