Seattle Totems
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Seattle Totems
- Seattle Americans
- Seattle Bombers
- Seattle Ironmen
| Franchise Valuation and Ownership History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1944-45 | $100,000 | $1,787,379 | |
| As the Seattle Ironmen, in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1954-55 | $10,000 | $117,095 | |
| The Seattle Bombers franchise, in the Western Hockey League, suspended operation as the owner sold his share to the league for $10,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1957-58 | $100,000 | $1,119,260 | |
| In January 1958, the Seattle Americans, of the Western Hockey League, were rumored to be for sale and valued at about $100,000. On August 16, 1958, the teamwas sold to a local group led by Marvin Burke, owner of Sportcaster Corporation in Seattle and developer of the Stevens Pass ski resort. It was renamed the Seattle Totems. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / History Link | |||