Western Canada Hockey League
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The Western Canada Hockey League was a professional ice hockey league that operated in Western Canada in the early 1920s and briefly rivaled the NHL for the Stanley Cup.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
professional ice hockey league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
WCHL
NERFINISHED
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Western Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendanceType | paid admission ⓘ |
| contestedTrophy | Stanley Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1926 ⓘ |
| era | early 1920s ⓘ |
| founded | 1921 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Canadian Amateur Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major league to challenge NHL for Stanley Cup ⓘ |
| iceSurface | indoor rinks ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major league ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | Canadian newspapers ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Western Hockey League (1926–1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | briefly rivaled NHL for control of Stanley Cup ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Duke Keats
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Fredrickson NERFINISHED ⓘ George Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Calgary Tigers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Capitals NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatoon Crescents NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cougars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 6 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForStanleyCup |
1923 Stanley Cup Finals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1924 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ 1925 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerStatus | professional players ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | two-game total-goals series ⓘ |
| predecessor | Big Four League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | major professional ⓘ |
| reasonForDemise |
competition from NHL
ⓘ
financial difficulties ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalLeague | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | seven-man hockey ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| successor | Western Hockey League (1926–1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.