Western Hockey League

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major junior ice hockey league sports organization

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States that serves as a key development path to professional hockey, including the NHL.

Aliases (6)

Western Canada Hockey League ×2
Canadian Major Junior Hockey League ×1
U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League ×1
WHL ×1
WHL member clubs ×1
Western Canada Junior Hockey League ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major junior ice hockey league → sports organization →
abbreviation	WHL →
ageCategory	16–20 →
championQualifiesFor	Memorial Cup →
championshipAward	Ed Chynoweth Cup →
competitionClass	major junior →
confederation	Eastern Conference → Western Conference →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
developmentalFor	National Hockey League → professional ice hockey →
draftsFrom	WHL Bantam Draft →
fanBaseRegion	Western Canada and Northwestern United States →
formerName	Canadian Major Junior Hockey League → Western Canada Junior Hockey League →
governingBody	Canadian Hockey League →
hasDivision	B.C. Division → Central Division → East Division → U.S. Division →
hasGender	male →
hasNotableAlumni	NHL players →
headquartersLocation	Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED →
iceRinkType	indoor ice hockey arenas →
inception	1966 →
jerseyNumberRules	players wear numbered uniforms →
levelOnPyramid	major junior level →
memberOf	Canadian Hockey League →
numberOfTeams	22 →
organizes	WHL Playoffs →
playerEligibility	amateur status required →
playoffDuration	approximately March to May →
playsUnderRulesOf	Hockey Canada → International Ice Hockey Federation →
primaryLanguage	English →
regionServed	Northwestern United States → Western Canada →
seasonDuration	approximately September to March →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
sport	ice hockey →
teamsInCanada	17 →
teamsInUnitedStates	5 →
televisionCoverage	online streaming platforms → regional sports networks →
ticketType	paid admission →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Western Hockey League ("Canadian Major Junior Hockey League") → Western Hockey League ("Western Canada Junior Hockey League") →	formerName
Swift Current Broncos → Tri-City Americans →	league
TC Americans ("U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League") → Tri-City Americans →	memberOf
Olaf Kölzig → Ryan Getzlaf →	playedInLeague
Western Hockey League ("WHL") →	abbreviation
WHL playoffs ("Western Canada Hockey League") →	foundedBy
Jamie Benn →	hasPlayedInLeague
Tri-City Americans Hall of Fame →	hasToDoWith
WHL regular season ("WHL member clubs") →	involves
Barry Melrose ("Western Canada Hockey League") →	juniorLeague
Ken Hitchcock →	leagueCoachedIn
WHL playoffs →	organizer
Moose Jaw →	sportsLeague
Kamloops →	sportsTeamPlays