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The Metropolitans made seven postseason appearances in their nine seasons. The team won the [[1917 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup in 1917]], tied for the [[1919 Stanley Cup Finals|Cup in 1919]] and lost in five games [[1920 Stanley Cup Finals|in 1920]]. The story of the Metropolitans' 1917 championship, which made Seattle the first American team to win the Cup, was chronicled in the book ''When It Mattered Most''. Seattle's Stanley Cup championship occurred 11 years before the [[New York Rangers]] became the [[National Hockey League]]'s first American franchise to win the Cup in [[1928 Stanley Cup Finals|1928]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/sports/hockey/seattle-metropolitans-stanley-cup-seattle-ice-arena.html|title=How a Team in Seattle, of All Places, Changed Hockey Forever|work=The New York Times |date=28 March 2017 |access-date=15 June 2018 |last1=Gierasimczuk |first1=Tom }}</ref>
The Metropolitans made seven postseason appearances in their nine seasons. The team won the [[1917 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup in 1917]], tied for the [[1919 Stanley Cup Finals|Cup in 1919]] and lost in five games [[1920 Stanley Cup Finals|in 1920]]. The story of the Metropolitans' 1917 championship, which made Seattle the first American team to win the Cup, was chronicled in the book ''When It Mattered Most''. Seattle's Stanley Cup championship occurred 11 years before the [[New York Rangers]] became the [[National Hockey League]]'s first American franchise to win the Cup in [[1928 Stanley Cup Finals|1928]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/sports/hockey/seattle-metropolitans-stanley-cup-seattle-ice-arena.html|title=How a Team in Seattle, of All Places, Changed Hockey Forever|work=The New York Times |date=28 March 2017 |access-date=15 June 2018 |last1=Gierasimczuk |first1=Tom }}</ref>


The Metropolitans folded in 1924 when a replacement for the Seattle Ice Arena could not be found. Seattle's next team eligible to win the Stanley Cup, the NHL expansion [[Seattle Kraken]], began play in 2021, and have honored the Metropolitans in various ways since.
The Metropolitans folded in 1924 when a replacement for the Seattle Ice Arena could not be found. Seattle's next team eligible to win the Stanley Cup, the NHL expansion Seattle [[Kraken]], began play in 2021, and have honored the Metropolitans in various ways since.