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Remember when Seattle had a pro hockey team? Don't let the memory melt away

caption: A Seattle Totems team picture from the 1968-69 season.
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A Seattle Totems team picture from the 1968-69 season.

Kim Malcolm talks with Louis Chirillo about the arrival of NHL hockey in Seattle.

Chirillo runs the Seattle Totems website, which explores the history of the Totems, a professional hockey team that played in Seattle from 1944 to 1975.

On Tuesday, the National Hockey League awarded an expansion franchise to Seattle. The team will begin play at Key Arena in 2021.

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