Triple

T17459252
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Western Canada and Northwestern United States E425109 entity
Predicate hasMajorJuniorHockeyLeague P127543 FINISHED
Object Western Hockey League NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Western Hockey League | Statement: [Western Canada and Northwestern United States, hasMajorJuniorHockeyLeague, Western Hockey League]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Hockey League
Context triple: [Western Canada and Northwestern United States, hasMajorJuniorHockeyLeague, Western Hockey League]
  • A. Western Hockey League chosen
    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.
  • B. Western Canada Hockey League
    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.
  • C. Canadian Hockey League
    The Canadian Hockey League is the major junior ice hockey organization in Canada and parts of the United States, comprising the top three regional leagues that develop many future professional players.
  • D. Alberta Junior Hockey League
    The Alberta Junior Hockey League is a Canadian Junior A ice hockey league based in Alberta that develops young players for higher levels of competition, including major junior, college, and professional hockey.
  • E. North American Hockey League
    The North American Hockey League is a Tier II junior ice hockey league in the United States that develops young players for collegiate and professional careers.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasMajorJuniorHockeyLeague
Context triple: [Western Canada and Northwestern United States, hasMajorJuniorHockeyLeague, Western Hockey League]
  • A. hasMinorLeagueSport
    Indicates that a location or organization hosts, supports, or is associated with a minor league sports team or competition.
  • B. isMajorProfessionalLeagueIn
    Indicates that a professional sports league is recognized as a major league within a specified country or region.
  • C. isNorthAmericanLeague
    Indicates that a given league is based in or primarily associated with North America.
  • D. isMajorNHLAward
    Indicates that an award is one of the primary, highly prestigious honors officially recognized in the National Hockey League.
  • E. associatedMajorLeague
    Indicates a relationship where one entity is linked or connected to a specific Major League organization or team.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (4 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d889db0ba481908402409af3b37917 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e451444e008190944d9668d4d901fa ner completed
PD batch_69e3b4f0e3fc819094e466b74622c956 pd completed
PDg batch_69e3bbb37d148190b7f38599c06594ee pdg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m.