Seattle Americans

From 1955 through 1958, the Seattle Americans played in the original WHL. When the Americans joined the league for the 1955-56 season, they were the only club headquartered in the United States. They were coached by long-time Chicago head coach Billy Reay and became another of those tough, old-school WHL teams, accumulating over 1,000 penalty minutes that season. The Americans' performance would be poor, with them winning around half of their games each year. They did, however, have one of the finest players in pro hockey history. Guyle Fielder, who has the most points, assists, and games in minor hockey history, had 312 points in 201 games with the Americans. When non-NHL players are included, he ranks fourth all-time in scoring hockey history, after only Gretzky, Jagr, and Howe. Although the Americans were re-branded at the end of the 1957-58 season, they gave us an outstanding logo of a hockey-playing Uncle Sam.