Western Hockey League (1952â€“74)

The Western Hockey League was a professional ice hockey minor league that existed from 1952 to 1974.

1952, the League by the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League was founded, as President of the League functioned until 1969 Al Leader, his character a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In the 1960s the WHL expanded more towards American West Coast, especially in the area of Los Angeles / San Francisco, what with many officials of the National Hockey League sparked fears that the Western Hockey League could quickly ascend to the equivalent competitors.

During the seasons 1965/66 and 1967 /68 League was also held in an interlocking game operation with the American Hockey League. Due to a too small number of talent the league but was finally able to the expansion of the two major leagues NHL and WHA in their play area, which in turn WHL wanted so off as potential competitors, not withstand and so the game operation after the 1973/74 season was set.

The championship trophy of the WHL was the Lester Patrick Cup, a trophy, which is currently on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Team

Brandon Regals (1956-1957, were Saskatoon shelf / St. Paul Saints)
Calgary Stampeders (1952-1963)
California Seals (1966-1967, successor team joined the NHL)
Denver Invaders (1963-1964, were Victoria Maple Leafs )
Denver Spurs (1968-1974, changed in the CHL)
Edmonton Flyers (1952-1963)
Los Angeles Blades (1961-1967)
New Westminster Royals (1952-1959, were Portland Buckaroos )
Phoenix Roadrunners (1967-1974, successor team joined the WHA )
Portland Buckaroos (1960-1974)
Regina / Brandon Regals (1955-1956, were Brandon shelf )
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (1969-1974, changed in the CHL)
San Diego Gulls (1966-1974)
San Francisco Seals (1961-1966, were California Seals)

Seattle Americans (1955-1958)
Seattle Bombers (1952-1954)
Seattle Totems (1958-1974, changed in the CHL)
Spokane Comets (1959-1963, were Denver Invaders )
Spokane Spokes (1958-1959)
Tacoma Rockets (1952-1953)
Vancouver Canucks (1952-1970, changed in the NHL)
Victoria Cougars (1952-1961, were Los Angeles Blades )
Victoria Maple Leafs (1964-1967, were Phoenix Roadrunners )
Winnipeg Warriors (1955-1961)

1952/53 | 1953/54 | 1954/55 | 1955/56 | 1956/57 | 1957/58 | 1958/59 | 1959/60 | 1960/61 | 1961/62 | 1962/63 | 1963/64 | 1964 / 65 | 1965/66 | 1966/67 | 1967/68 | 1968/69 | 1969/70 | 1970/71 | 1971/72 | 1972/73 | 1973/74

National Hockey League

Minor League Hockey

Second-rate American Hockey League

Drittklassig: Central Hockey League | ECHL

Viertklassig: Federal Hockey League | Ligue Nord - Americaine de Hockey | Southern Professional Hockey League

Western Hockey League ( professional league )

Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey) San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) Los Angeles Blades (WHL) San Diego Gulls (1966–74) Victoria Cougars (PCHL) All-American Hockey League Canadian-American Hockey League International Hockey League (1945–2001) North West Hockey League Southern Hockey League (1973–77)

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