Seattle Totems (junior hockey)

Not to be confused with Seattle Totems.
Seattle Jr. Totems
City Mountlake Terrace, Washington
League WSHL
Division Northwest
Founded 2005
Home arena Olympic View Arena
Colors Kelly Green, Black, and White
              
Owner(s) Gordon Whitaker
General manager Mike Murphy
Head coach Mike Murphy
Franchise history
2005–2006 Kent Crusaders
2006–present Seattle Jr. Totems

The Seattle Jr. Totems are a junior ice hockey team in Seattle, Washington. They are a member of the Western States Hockey League and play their home games at Olympic View Arena in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.[1]

History

The franchise was founded in 2005 as the Kent Crusaders in the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac).[2] After one season the team was sold to another local youth hockey organization and was renamed after the former local professional team, the Seattle Totems.

Seattle finished the 2007–08 regular season first place overall in the NorPac and are three time Pacific Division Champions- 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10.[3]

Prior to the start of the 2012–13 season, the Totems joined the Western States Hockey League (WSHL), an AAU sanctioned league.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2012–13 46 13 26 7 33 117 176 1401 4th of 5, Northwest
18th of 22, WSHL
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads
2013–14 46 11 31 4 26 119 235 1283 6th of 6, Northwest
20th of 24, WSHL
Did not qualify
2014–15 46 10 34 2 22 128 281 753 6th of 7, Northwest
24th of 28, WSHL
Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Southern Oregon Spartans
2015–16 52 13 31 8 34 160 270 1188 6th of 8, Northwest
24th of 29, WSHL
Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Southern Oregon Spartans

Alumni

The Jr. Totems have had a number of alumni move on to NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III, and higher levels of junior ice hockey and the NHL, including:[4]

NOTE: Both Frank and Weeks played with the Totems before the Totems bought the Kent Crusaders in 2006 and joined the Northern-Pacific Hockey League (NorPac). At the time, the Totems were an Independent Midget AAA team. They were organized and run by the Seattle Jr. Amateur Hockey Association, who also affiliated with Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association based out of Snohomish and King County Washington. Weeks played junior hockey in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and Frank played his junior hockey career in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

References

  1. Home. Olympicviewarena.com. Retrieved on 2012-09-17.
  2. http://www.seattlesouthside.com/press-releases/169-kent-gets-junior-level-expansion-hockey-team-the-crusaders
  3. NORPAC Hockey League – standings | Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Pointstreak.com. Retrieved on 2012-09-17.
  4. Seattle Junior Totems. Seattlejrtotems.pucksystems2.com (2011-07-13). Retrieved on 2012-09-17.
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