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The league was founded by a group of team owners and managers in <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hunter_(ice_hockey)" title="Bill Hunter (ice hockey)">Bill Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotty_Munro" title="Scotty Munro">Scotty Munro</a>, Del Wilson, and Jim Piggott, who thought a larger western league would help western teams compete for the <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a> against teams from the larger associations in <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the league's founding, it has expanded to include 22 teams across the four <a href="/wiki/Western_Canada" title="Western Canada">Western Canadian</a> provinces along with the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest United States">Northwest United States</a>, and it has produced 19 Memorial Cup championship teams. </p><p>Ironically, the earliest years of the league were marked by disputes with the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association" title="Canadian Amateur Hockey Association">Canadian Amateur Hockey Association</a>, the national governing body for junior hockey, which led to teams in the fledgling league being barred from competing for the Memorial Cup for most years prior to 1971. At the outset of the 1970s, those disputes were resolved and junior hockey was reorganized, with the western league recognized as a top tier major junior league.<sup id="cite_ref-:25_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:25-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1960s">1960s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1966: League began play as the <b>Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL)</b> with seven teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta: the <a href="/wiki/Estevan_Bruins" title="Estevan Bruins">Estevan Bruins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Canucks" title="Moose Jaw Canucks">Moose Jaw Canucks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Blades" title="Saskatoon Blades">Saskatoon Blades</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weyburn_Red_Wings" title="Weyburn Red Wings">Weyburn Red Wings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary Buffaloes">Calgary Buffaloes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)" title="Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)">Edmonton Oil Kings</a>. League not sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association" title="Canadian Amateur Hockey Association">Canadian Amateur Hockey Association</a> (CAHA) and thus barred from competing for the Memorial Cup.</li> <li>1967: League expands into <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a> and changes its name to the <b>Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL)</b>. The Calgary Buffaloes renamed the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Centennials" title="Calgary Centennials">Centennials</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos" title="Swift Current Broncos">Swift Current Broncos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flin_Flon_Bombers" title="Flin Flon Bombers">Flin Flon Bombers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(WHL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (WHL)">Winnipeg Jets</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a> join the league. League reaches an understanding with CAHA, allowing the WCJHL champion Estevan Bruins to contest the <a href="/wiki/1968_Memorial_Cup" title="1968 Memorial Cup">1968 Memorial Cup</a>.</li> <li>1968: League shortens its name to the <b>Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)</b>. Dispute over age-limits leads to CAHA again revoking its sanction and the ability for WCHL teams to compete for the Memorial Cup. The Regina Pats, Weyburn Red Wings, and Moose Jaw Canucks leave the league to join the re-booted <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League">Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League</a>, which was sanctioned to compete for the Memorial Cup. WCHL launches the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_Association_(1968%E2%80%931970)" title="Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970)">Canadian Hockey Association</a> to rival the CAHA. Remaining eight WCHL teams are divided into two divisions: East (Flin Flon, Estevan, Winnipeg, Brandon); and West (Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Swift Current).</li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clarke_bombers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Clarke_bombers.jpg/220px-Clarke_bombers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Clarke_bombers.jpg/330px-Clarke_bombers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Clarke_bombers.jpg/440px-Clarke_bombers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="789" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Clarke" title="Bobby Clarke">Bobby Clarke</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Flin_Flon_Bombers" title="Flin Flon Bombers">Flin Flon Bombers</a> jersey, c. 1967, on display.</figcaption></figure>1969: League champion Flin Flon Bombers contest the Canadian Hockey Association "National Championship" series—organized to rival the Memorial Cup—against the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ontario_Junior_A_Hockey_League" title="Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League">Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League</a> Champion <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Stars" title="St. Thomas Stars">St. Thomas Barons</a>. Game four is forfeited during the second period by St. Thomas in protest of violent play. Prior to Game 4, Flin Flon led the series 2-games-to-1, and the Bombers, featuring <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Clarke" title="Bobby Clarke">Bobby Clarke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Leach" title="Reggie Leach">Reggie Leach</a>, are awarded the title.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bombers challenge the Memorial Cup-champion Montreal Junior Canadiens to a match, but the challenge is declined.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1970s">1970s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1970: The <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> return to the league and the <a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a> are granted a new franchise. The league reaches a new agreement with CAHA and becomes fully recognized as a top-flight major junior league with the ability to compete for the Memorial Cup, beginning in 1971; the CHA merges with CAHA.</li> <li>1971: League expands into <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> to become a fully Western Canadian organization. The Estevan Bruins move and become the <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)" title="Victoria Cougars (WHL)">Victoria Cougars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Nats" title="Vancouver Nats">Vancouver Nats</a> are both granted franchises. Swift Current Broncos and Saskatoon Blades move to the Eastern Division to balance the league.</li> <li>1972: Memorial Cup format changes to a tournament between the champions of Canada's three major junior leagues—the WCHL, the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey Association</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Major Junior Hockey League">Quebec Major Junior Hockey League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver</a> Nats move and become the <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Chiefs" title="Kamloops Chiefs">Kamloops Chiefs</a>; Winnipeg Jets renamed the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Clubs">Winnipeg Clubs</a> due to confusion with the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a> (WHA) <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%931996)" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)">Winnipeg Jets</a>.</li> <li>1974: The Regina Pats win the first Memorial Cup title for a WCHL representative. Swift Current Broncos move and become the <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Broncos" title="Lethbridge Broncos">Lethbridge Broncos</a>.</li> <li>1976: League expands into the United States as the Edmonton Oil Kings—facing pressure from the WHA <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a>—move and become the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winter_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Winter Hawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a>. Winnipeg Clubs renamed the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(WHL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (WHL)">Winnipeg Monarchs</a>. League divides into three divisions: East (Brandon, Saskatoon, Flin Flon, Regina); Central (Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Lethbridge, Calgary); and West (New Westminster, Kamloops, Portland, Victoria).</li> <li>1977: The New Westminster Bruins win the first of two consecutive Memorial Cups. League expands into <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>. Calgary Centennials move and become the <a href="/wiki/Billings_Bighorns" title="Billings Bighorns">Billings Bighorns</a>; Kamloops Chiefs move and become the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Breakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Breakers">Seattle Breakers</a>. Winnipeg Monarchs move and become the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Wranglers_(WHL)" title="Calgary Wranglers (WHL)">Calgary Wranglers</a>.</li> <li>1978: Following the addition of American teams, the WCHL is renamed the <b>Western Hockey League (WHL)</b>. The <a href="/wiki/Flin_Flon_Bombers" title="Flin Flon Bombers">Flin Flon Bombers</a> move and become a second incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)" title="Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)">Edmonton Oil Kings</a>.</li> <li>1979: The <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a> establish a league record with 125 points on the season; Brandon wins the league title, but loses in the Memorial Cup final.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After one season, the new Edmonton Oil Kings move again and become the <a href="/wiki/Great_Falls_Americans_(WHL)" title="Great Falls Americans (WHL)">Great Falls Americans</a>, before the team ceases operations on December 16. The league pares back to two divisions: West (Portland, Victoria, Seattle, New Westminster) and East (Regina, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Billings, Brandon, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Great Falls).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1980s">1980s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Warriors" title="Winnipeg Warriors">Winnipeg Warriors</a> granted a franchise. Great Falls franchise revived as the <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Flyers_(junior)" title="Spokane Flyers (junior)">Spokane Flyers</a>.</li> <li>1981: The <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)" title="Victoria Cougars (WHL)">Victoria Cougars</a> establish a WHL and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Hockey League">Canadian Hockey League</a> record with 60 wins; the team goes on to win the league playoff title, but falls short at the Memorial Cup tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Westminster Bruins move and become the <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Junior_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamloops Junior Oilers">Kamloops Junior Oilers</a>. Spokane Flyers fold on December 2.</li> <li>1982: Billings Bighorns move and become the <a href="/wiki/Nanaimo_Islanders" title="Nanaimo Islanders">Nanaimo Islanders</a>. <a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Raiders" title="Prince Albert Raiders">Prince Albert Raiders</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Wings" title="Kelowna Wings">Kelowna Wings</a> are granted franchises.</li> <li>1983: Memorial Cup format changes again to include a host participant, bringing the total number of teams to four. Portland serves as the first host with this format, and the Winter Hawks become the first American club to win the Memorial Cup, defeating the OHL-champion Oshawa Generals in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-:05_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:05-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nanaimo Islanders move and become a second incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a>.</li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Ferraro" title="Ray Ferraro">Ray Ferraro</a> establishes a league record with a 108-goal season for the Wheat Kings; on January 5, Ferraro tied the record for goals in a single game, with 7.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winnipeg Warriors move and become the <a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>. Kamloops Junior Oilers renamed the <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a>.</li> <li>1985: Prince Albert Raiders become the fourth WHL team to win the Memorial Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kelowna Wings move and become the <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a>. Seattle Breakers renamed the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Thunderbirds" title="Seattle Thunderbirds">Seattle Thunderbirds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:24_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:24-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1986: Lethbridge Broncos return to Swift Current. The <a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos_bus_crash" title="Swift Current Broncos bus crash">Broncos team bus crashes</a> en route to a game in Regina, resulting in the deaths of four players—Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, and Brent Ruff.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Portland again hosts the Memorial Cup.</li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> player Brad Hornung is paralyzed during a game on March 1, 1987. The incident leads to a rule change making body checking from behind illegal; the following season, the league also renames its award for sportsmanship the <a href="/wiki/Brad_Hornung_Trophy" title="Brad Hornung Trophy">Brad Hornung Trophy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Brown_(ice_hockey)" title="Rob Brown (ice hockey)">Rob Brown</a> establishes a league record with a 212-point season for the Blazers.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Medicine Hat Tigers win the first of two consecutive Memorial Cup titles. Calgary Wranglers move and become the <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Hurricanes" title="Lethbridge Hurricanes">Lethbridge Hurricanes</a>.</li> <li>1988: New Westminster Bruins move and become the <a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Americans" title="Tri-City Americans">Tri-City Americans</a>.</li> <li>1989: Saskatoon hosts the Memorial Cup, which features the first all-WHL—and all-Saskatchewan—final between the Blades and the WHL-champion Broncos, who prevail in overtime. The Broncos' victory comes just two and a half years after the team bus crash.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1990s">1990s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1991: WHL-champion <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a> become the second American team to win the Memorial Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-:23_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Rockets" title="Tacoma Rockets">Tacoma Rockets</a> granted a franchise.</li> <li>1992: Seattle hosts the Memorial Cup tournament; the WHL-champion <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a> win the title. <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Rebels" title="Red Deer Rebels">Red Deer Rebels</a> granted a franchise.</li> <li>1994: Kamloops Blazers win their second Memorial Cup in three seasons. Victoria Cougars move and become the <a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a>.</li> <li>1995: Kamloops Blazers host the Memorial Cup and win an unprecedented third in a four-year span.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the Blazers were also WHL champions, the <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a> were invited as WHL finalists.</li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Hitmen" title="Calgary Hitmen">Calgary Hitmen</a> are granted a franchise. Tacoma Rockets move and become the <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a>. WHL again divides into three divisions: West (Spokane, Tri-City, Kelowna, Seattle, Kamloops, Portland, Prince George), Central (Swift Current, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Calgary), and East (Brandon, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw).</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Ice" title="Edmonton Ice">Edmonton Ice</a> are granted a franchise. Swift Current Broncos move to the East Division.</li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winterhawks" title="Portland Winterhawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a> win their second Memorial Cup at the tournament hosted in Spokane. Edmonton Ice move and become the <a href="/wiki/Kootenay_Ice" title="Kootenay Ice">Kootenay Ice</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2000s">2000s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG/220px-2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG/330px-2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG/440px-2007_Memorial_Cup_celebration.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a> celebrate their <a href="/wiki/2007_Memorial_Cup" title="2007 Memorial Cup">2007 Memorial Cup</a> victory on home ice.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2001: Regina hosts the Memorial Cup, which is won by the WHL-champion <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Rebels" title="Red Deer Rebels">Red Deer Rebels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a> granted a franchise. WHL divides into two conferences of two divisions each—Eastern Conference: East Division (Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Prince Albert); Central Division (Red Deer, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Calgary, Medicine Hat); Western Conference: British Columbia Division (Kamloops, Kootenay, Prince George, Kelowna, Vancouver); United States Division (Portland, Spokane, Tri-City, Seattle).</li> <li>2002: Kootenay Ice win the Memorial Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a> are granted a franchise.</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a> host and win the Memorial Cup tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Americans" title="Tri-City Americans">Tri-City Americans</a>' plan to move to Chilliwack is voted down by the league Board of Governors. League instead grants Chilliwack an expansion team named the <a href="/wiki/Chilliwack_Bruins" title="Chilliwack Bruins">Chilliwack Bruins</a>, to being play in the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_WHL_season" title="2006–07 WHL season">2006–07 WHL season</a>. Tri-City Americans sold to new ownership led by former Tri-City and <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> players <a href="/wiki/Stu_Barnes" title="Stu Barnes">Stu Barnes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Olaf_Kolzig" class="mw-redirect" title="Olaf Kolzig">Olaf Kolzig</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2005: League partners with <a href="/wiki/Shaw_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaw TV">Shaw TV</a> to broadcast WHL games live across Western Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a>—paying homage to the city's charter junior team—granted a franchise owned by the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Investors_Group" title="Edmonton Investors Group">Edmonton Investors Group</a>, then the owner of the Edmonton Oilers.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2007: Vancouver Giants host and win the Memorial Cup tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010s">2010s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2010: Brandon hosts the Memorial Cup. The 2010–11 season is the first to be featured in an <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> <a href="/wiki/NHL_(video_game_series)" title="NHL (video game series)">NHL video game</a>, including all teams and rosters.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2011: The <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a> host the <a href="/wiki/Kootenay_Ice" title="Kootenay Ice">Kootenay Ice</a> in the WHL's first outdoor game on January 15 at <a href="/wiki/Avista_Stadium" title="Avista Stadium">Avista Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Hitmen" title="Calgary Hitmen">Calgary Hitmen</a> host the <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> for an outdoor game at <a href="/wiki/McMahon_Stadium" title="McMahon Stadium">McMahon Stadium</a> in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Heritage_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NHL Heritage Classic">2011 NHL Heritage Classic</a> on February 21.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Chilliwack_Bruins" title="Chilliwack Bruins">Chilliwack Bruins</a> move and become the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Royals" title="Victoria Royals">Victoria Royals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013: Saskatoon hosts the Memorial Cup tournament.</li> <li>2014. <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> win the Memorial Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2016: Red Deer hosts the Memorial Cup tournament. The <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a> move to <a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley</a> and begin playing out of the <a href="/wiki/Langley_Events_Centre" title="Langley Events Centre">Langley Events Centre</a>; despite the move, the team retains the Vancouver Giants name.</li> <li>2018: Regina hosts the Memorial Cup; the Pats lose in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2019: Regina Pats host Calgary Hitmen in the league's third outdoor game, this time at <a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Stadium" title="Mosaic Stadium">Mosaic Stadium</a> and in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/2019_Heritage_Classic" title="2019 Heritage Classic">2019 Heritage Classic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kootenay Ice move and become the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Ice" title="Winnipeg Ice">Winnipeg Ice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena,_March_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg/220px-Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg/330px-Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg/440px-Everett_Silvertips_vs._Portland_at_Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena%2C_March_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a> hosting the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winterhawks" title="Portland Winterhawks">Portland Winterhawks</a> in 2023.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2020s">2020s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2020: Regular season cut short and playoffs ultimately cancelled due to the onset of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Connor_Bedard" title="Connor Bedard">Connor Bedard</a> becomes the first player to be granted CHL exceptional status in WHL history.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bedard is selected first overall by the <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> in the 2020 draft.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2021: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league institutes a modified 24-game season, with teams playing in-division only. B.C.-based teams played only in Kamloops and Kelowna, while East Division teams played in a bubble in Regina; no spectators are permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans for a modified playoffs are ultimately abandoned, meaning there was no league champion for two straight years—the Memorial Cup tournament is also cancelled for a second straight year.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2022: The league returns to a full schedule and playoffs. The <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> win the <a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup" title="Ed Chynoweth Cup">Ed Chynoweth Cup</a>, the first time it was awarded since the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Raiders" title="Prince Albert Raiders">Prince Albert Raiders</a> won in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a> host Memorial Cup tournament for second time.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Ice" title="Winnipeg Ice">Winnipeg Ice</a> are sold and become the <a href="/wiki/Wenatchee_Wild" title="Wenatchee Wild">Wenatchee Wild</a>, bringing a sixth team to the U.S. Division.<sup id="cite_ref-:04_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:04-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2024: The American <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) votes to open eligibility to <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Hockey League">Canadian Hockey League</a> players for the first time beginning in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Braxton Whitehead of the Regina Pats becomes the first CHL player to commit to playing NCAA hockey with a commitment to the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey">Arizona State Sun Devils</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_timeline">Franchise timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Franchise timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_bh2cm8y4lztij1kwgo3ac2slb8llud9"></map><img usemap="#timeline_bh2cm8y4lztij1kwgo3ac2slb8llud9" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/bh2cm8y4lztij1kwgo3ac2slb8llud9.png" /></div> <p><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;">Former member</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(102,205,170); color:;">Current member</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calgary_Centennials" title="Calgary Centennials">Calgary Buffaloes</a> (1966–67) → <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Centennials" title="Calgary Centennials">Calgary Centennials</a> (1967–77) → <a href="/wiki/Billings_Bighorns" title="Billings Bighorns">Billings Bighorns</a> (1977–82) → <a href="/wiki/Nanaimo_Islanders" title="Nanaimo Islanders">Nanaimo Islanders</a> (1982–83) → <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a> (1983–88) → <b><a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Americans" title="Tri-City Americans">Tri-City Americans</a></b> (1988–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)" title="Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> (1966–76) → <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winterhawks" title="Portland Winterhawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a> (1976–2009) → <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Winterhawks" title="Portland Winterhawks">Portland Winterhawks</a></b> (2009–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estevan_Bruins" title="Estevan Bruins">Estevan Bruins</a> (1966–71) → <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a> (1971–81) → <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Junior Oilers</a> (1981–84) → <b><a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a></b> (1984–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Canucks" title="Moose Jaw Canucks">Moose Jaw Canucks</a> (1966–68)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a></b> (1966–68, 1970–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Blades" title="Saskatoon Blades">Saskatoon Blades</a></b> (1966–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weyburn_Red_Wings" title="Weyburn Red Wings">Weyburn Red Wings</a> (1966–68)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a></b> (1967–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flin_Flon_Bombers" title="Flin Flon Bombers">Flin Flon Bombers</a> (1967–78) → <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)" title="Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> (1978–79) → <a href="/wiki/Great_Falls_Americans_(WHL)" title="Great Falls Americans (WHL)">Great Falls Americans</a> (1979–80) → <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Flyers_(junior)" title="Spokane Flyers (junior)">Spokane Flyers</a> (1980–82)</li> <li>Swift Current Broncos (1967–74) → <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Broncos" title="Lethbridge Broncos">Lethbridge Broncos</a> (1974–86) → <b><a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos" title="Swift Current Broncos">Swift Current Broncos</a></b> (1986–present)</li> <li>Winnipeg Jets (1967–73) → Winnipeg Clubs (1973–76) → <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Monarchs_(WHL)" title="Winnipeg Monarchs (WHL)">Winnipeg Monarchs</a> (1976–77) → <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Wranglers_(WHL)" title="Calgary Wranglers (WHL)">Calgary Wranglers</a> (1977–87) → <b><a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Hurricanes" title="Lethbridge Hurricanes">Lethbridge Hurricanes</a></b> (1987–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a></b> (1970–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Nats" title="Vancouver Nats">Vancouver Nats</a> (1971–73) → <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Chiefs" title="Kamloops Chiefs">Kamloops Chiefs</a> (1973–77) → <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Thunderbirds" title="Seattle Thunderbirds">Seattle Breakers</a> (1977–85) → <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Thunderbirds" title="Seattle Thunderbirds">Seattle Thunderbirds</a></b> (1985–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)" title="Victoria Cougars (WHL)">Victoria Cougars</a> (1971–94) → <b><a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a></b> (1994–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Warriors" title="Winnipeg Warriors">Winnipeg Warriors</a> (1980–84) → <b><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a></b> (1984–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Wings" title="Kelowna Wings">Kelowna Wings</a> (1982–85) → <b><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a></b> (1985–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Raiders" title="Prince Albert Raiders">Prince Albert Raiders</a></b> (1982–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Rockets" title="Tacoma Rockets">Tacoma Rockets</a> (1991–95) → <b><a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a></b> (1995–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Rebels" title="Red Deer Rebels">Red Deer Rebels</a></b> (1992–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Calgary_Hitmen" title="Calgary Hitmen">Calgary Hitmen</a></b> (1995–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Ice" title="Edmonton Ice">Edmonton Ice</a> (1996–98) → <a href="/wiki/Kootenay_Ice" title="Kootenay Ice">Kootenay Ice</a> (1998–2019) → <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Ice" title="Winnipeg Ice">Winnipeg Ice</a> (2019–2023) → <b><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee_Wild" title="Wenatchee Wild">Wenatchee Wild</a></b> (2023–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a></b> (2001–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a></b> (2003–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilliwack_Bruins" title="Chilliwack Bruins">Chilliwack Bruins</a> (2006–11) → <b><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Royals" title="Victoria Royals">Victoria Royals</a></b> (2011–present)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a></b> (2007–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_WHL_history&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup" title="Ed Chynoweth Cup">Ed Chynoweth Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotty_Munro_Memorial_Trophy" title="Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy">Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy</a></li> 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-07-31</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Western+Hockey+League&rft.atitle=WHL+History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwhl.ca%2Fhistory&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATimeline+of+WHL+history" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:25-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:25_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLappWhite1993" class="citation book cs1">Lapp, Richard M.; White, Silas (1993). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/localheroeshisto0000lapp/page/n3/mode/2up"><i>Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Madeira_Park" title="Madeira Park">Madeira Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>: Harbour Publishing. pp. <span class="nowrap">11–</span>12. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55017-080-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-55017-080-5"><bdi>1-55017-080-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Local+Heroes%3A+A+History+of+the+Western+Hockey+League&rft.place=Madeira+Park%2C+British+Columbia&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E11-%3C%2Fspan%3E12&rft.pub=Harbour+Publishing&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=1-55017-080-5&rft.aulast=Lapp&rft.aufirst=Richard+M.&rft.au=White%2C+Silas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Flocalheroeshisto0000lapp%2Fpage%2Fn3%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATimeline+of+WHL+history" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCuthbertRussell1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Cuthbert" title="Chris Cuthbert">Cuthbert, Chris</a>; <a href="/wiki/Scott_Russell_(commentator)" title="Scott Russell (commentator)">Russell, Scott</a> (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/rinkstoriesfromh0000cuth_g5j9/page/208/mode/2up?q=209">"Whitney Forum / Flin Flon Manitoba (Scott Russell)"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/rinkstoriesfromh0000cuth_g5j9/page/n5/mode/2up"><i>The Rink - Stories From Hockey's Home Towns</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Viking_Press" title="Viking Press">Viking Press</a>. pp. <span class="nowrap">209–</span>210. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780670875504" title="Special:BookSources/9780670875504"><bdi>9780670875504</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/37489854">37489854</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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