West Coast Hockey League
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The West Coast Hockey League was a former minor professional ice hockey league in the western United States that operated primarily during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct professional ice hockey league
ⓘ
minor professional ice hockey league ⓘ |
| alsoIncludedTeamsFrom |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTrophy | Taylor Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| folded | 2003 ⓘ |
| founded | 1995 ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | independent professional league ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Anchorage Aces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakersfield Condors (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado Gold Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresno Falcons (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Ice Dogs (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Mustangs NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Iguanas NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego Gulls (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacoma Rockets (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacoma Sabercats NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucson Gila Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1995–96 ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 2002–03 ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | minor professional ⓘ |
| mergedInto | East Coast Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulTeamByChampionships | San Diego Gulls (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFranchiseThatJoinedECHL |
Anchorage Aces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakersfield Condors (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresno Falcons (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 9 ⓘ |
| playedUnderRulesOf | ice hockey ⓘ |
| primaryVenueType | indoor ice hockey arenas ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | minor league professional ⓘ |
| region | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | winter sports season ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeague | ECHL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | professional sports league ⓘ |
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