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For other leagues with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/Western_Hockey_League_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Western Hockey League (disambiguation)">Western Hockey League (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Western Canada Junior Hockey League" redirects here. For the junior league from 1948 to 1956, see <a href="/wiki/Western_Canada_Junior_Hockey_League_(1948%E2%80%931956)" title="Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1948–1956)">Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1948–1956)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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data-file-height="275" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data">Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (1966–67)<br />Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1967–68)<br />Western Canada Hockey League (1968–1978)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Near" title="Dan Near">Dan Near</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Canada (16 teams)</li> <li>United States (6 teams)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a>, Alberta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a> (6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Canada</b><br /><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a><br /><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">RDS</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a><br /><b>United States</b><br /><a href="/wiki/KRCW-TV" title="KRCW-TV">KRCW-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KZJO" title="KZJO">KZJO</a><br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whl.ca/">whl<wbr />.ca</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849096#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Western Hockey League</b> (<b>WHL</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Junior_ice_hockey" title="Junior ice hockey">junior ice hockey</a> league based in <a href="/wiki/Western_Canada" title="Western Canada">Western Canada</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_United_States" title="Northwestern United States">Northwestern United States</a>. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Hockey League">Canadian Hockey League</a> (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, alongside the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Maritimes_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League">Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League</a>. Teams play for the <a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup" title="Ed Chynoweth Cup">Ed Chynoweth Cup</a>, with the winner moving on to play for the <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a>, Canada's national junior championship. WHL teams have won the Memorial Cup 19 times. The WHL is composed of 22 teams divided into two conferences of two divisions. The Eastern Conference comprises 11 teams from <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, while the Western Conference comprises 11 teams from <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>. </p><p>The league was founded in 1966 as the <b>Canadian Major Junior Hockey League</b> (CMJHL), with seven teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta. For its 1967 season, the league was renamed the <b>Western Canada Junior Hockey League</b> (WCJHL). From 1968, the league was renamed the <b>Western Canada Hockey League</b> (WCHL), and finally the Western Hockey League from 1978 after the admission of American-based teams to the league. </p><p>The league was the brainchild of <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hunter_(ice_hockey)" title="Bill Hunter (ice hockey)">Bill Hunter</a>, who desired to build a western league capable of competing with the top leagues in <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>. He partnered with <a href="/wiki/Scotty_Munro" title="Scotty Munro">Scotty Munro</a>, Del Wilson, and Jim Piggott to make this vision a reality. Originally considered an "outlaw league" by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association" title="Canadian Amateur Hockey Association">Canadian Amateur Hockey Association</a>, the western league was not sanctioned as a top junior league until 1970, when Canadian junior hockey was reorganized. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_WHL_history" title="Timeline of WHL history">Timeline of WHL history</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tumultuous_beginnings">Tumultuous beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tumultuous beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite winning the <a href="/wiki/1966_Memorial_Cup" title="1966 Memorial Cup">1966 Memorial Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)" title="Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)">Edmonton Oil Kings</a>' owner Bill Hunter was growing concerned about the state of junior hockey in Western Canada. Each of the West's four provinces had its own junior league, and Hunter felt that this put them at a disadvantage when competing nationally against larger leagues based in Ontario and Quebec. Desiring stronger competition, Hunter's Oil Kings were competing in both the <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Alberta Junior Hockey League">Alberta Junior Hockey League</a> and the senior <a href="/wiki/Central_Alberta_Hockey_League" title="Central Alberta Hockey League">Central Alberta Hockey League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1966 Memorial Cup, Hunter made newspaper headlines when he outlined his vision for a nation-wide junior hockey league competing for the <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a>. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's (CAHA) second vice-president <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Pollock" title="Lloyd Pollock">Lloyd Pollock</a> responded by saying that the idea was a pipe dream, and was not feasible while the CAHA was re-negotiating a development agreement with the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CAHA informed the Oil Kings that they were required to play full-time in a junior hockey league for the 1966–67 season or would be ineligible to compete for the Memorial Cup. This led Hunter to endorse the suggestion of <a href="/wiki/Estevan_Bruins" title="Estevan Bruins">Estevan Bruins</a> owner Scotty Munro to create a new Western regional junior league.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five members of the <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League_(1948%E2%80%931966)" title="Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1948–1966)">Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League</a> (SJHL)—the Bruins, <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>, and <a href="/wiki/Weyburn_Red_Wings" title="Weyburn Red Wings">Weyburn Red Wings</a>—left the SJHL and joined the Oil Kings and the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary Buffaloes">Calgary Buffaloes</a> in forming the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL). Despite concerns that the CMJHL would mean the demise of the Alberta and Saskatchewan leagues—the SJHL did immediately fold—the governing bodies in both provinces sanctioned the new league. However, CAHA did not sanction it, declaring the CMJHL to be an "outlaw league" and suspending its teams and players from participation in CAHA events, including the Memorial Cup.<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> The new league accused CAHA of overstepping its boundaries and, with the support of the players and their families, chose to play the season regardless.<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> The CMJHL began legal action against the CAHA executive in March 1967, fighting to regain eligibility to enter the Memorial Cup tournament.<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> </p><p>In May 1967, the CMJHL renamed itself to the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL).<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> The league also added four new teams, including the Swift Current Broncos and three teams based in Manitoba—the <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flin_Flon_Bombers" title="Flin Flon Bombers">Flin Flon Bombers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(WCHL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)">Winnipeg Jets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new CAHA-NHL development agreement came into effect July 1, 1967. The new pact ended direct sponsorship of junior teams by the NHL, which shifted to paying development fees to CAHA, with junior players becoming eligible for the <a href="/wiki/NHL_entry_draft" title="NHL entry draft">NHL entry draft</a> at age 20.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the agreement settled, CAHA finally sanctioned the WCHL, which allowed for the league champion Estevan Bruins to compete for the <a href="/wiki/1968_Memorial_Cup" title="1968 Memorial Cup">1968 Memorial Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in May 1968, Hunter announced that the league would use an age limit of 21 in spite of the CAHA-NHL agreement. The WCJHL claimed that the lower age limit decreased its talent pool and negatively impacted ticket sales. In response, CAHA again suspended the league and its players.<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> </p><p>In June 1968, the WCJHL changed its name to the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), and announced that it was leaving CAHA to form the rival <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_Association_(1968%E2%80%931970)" title="Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970)">Canadian Hockey Association</a> (CHA). Hunter became chairman of the board for the WCHL, and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Butlin_(ice_hockey)" title="Ron Butlin (ice hockey)">Ron Butlin</a> became president of the WCHL and the CHA.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Concerns over the WCHL's relationship with CAHA and a desire to compete for the Memorial Cup led the Pats, Canucks, and Red Wings to withdraw before the <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_WCHL_season" title="1968–69 WCHL season">1968–69 season</a>, and join a revived <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League">Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League</a> instead.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the conclusion of the season, the CHA organized its own national championship, which pitted the WCHL-champion Flin Flon Bombers against the <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Barons" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Thomas Barons">St. Thomas Barons</a> from Ontario. The initiative was undermined when the Barons withdrew from the best-of-seven series during the fourth game in protest of alleged violent play on the part of the Bombers. The Bombers, who were awarded the title, proceeded to challenge the Memorial Cup champion-Montreal Junior Canadiens to a championship showdown, but the Montreal team declined.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> After years of disputes, Canadian junior hockey was reorganized in 1970, with CAHA absorbing the CHA and re-sanctioning the WCHL, making it one of three top-flight major junior leagues, along with the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_Association" title="Ontario Hockey Association">Ontario Hockey Association</a>—now the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a>—and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League—now the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Maritimes_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League">Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, in 1972, the format of the Memorial Cup was changed to become a tournament between the champion of each major junior league.<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></p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerycaption">League logo timeline</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 98px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 96px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WHLlogo1968.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="1968–1978"><img alt="1968–1978" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fe/WHLlogo1968.gif/144px-WHLlogo1968.gif" decoding="async" width="96" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fe/WHLlogo1968.gif/216px-WHLlogo1968.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fe/WHLlogo1968.gif/287px-WHLlogo1968.gif 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="310" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1968–1978</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WHLlogo1978.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="1978–2002"><img alt="1978–2002" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/WHLlogo1978.gif/135px-WHLlogo1978.gif" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/WHLlogo1978.gif/203px-WHLlogo1978.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/WHLlogo1978.gif/270px-WHLlogo1978.gif 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1978–2002</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 121.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 119.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Hockey_League.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="2002–present"><img alt="2002–present" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Western_Hockey_League.svg/179px-Western_Hockey_League.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Western_Hockey_League.svg/269px-Western_Hockey_League.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Western_Hockey_League.svg/358px-Western_Hockey_League.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="275" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">2002–present</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" 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/150px-Clarke_bombers.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Clarke_bombers.jpg/225px-Clarke_bombers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Clarke_bombers.jpg/300px-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 on display at the <a href="/wiki/2007_Memorial_Cup" title="2007 Memorial Cup">2007 Memorial Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The league's first decade saw constant expansion and franchise movement as the league spread throughout the west. The Flin Flon Bombers, led by future NHL stars <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Clarke" title="Bobby Clarke">Bobby Clarke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Leach" title="Reggie Leach">Reggie Leach</a>, became the league's first powerhouse team, making three straight finals appearances and winning back-to-back championships in 1969 and 1970. The WCHL became a truly western league in 1971 when the Estevan Bruins moved to British Columbia to become the <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a>, joined by the expansion <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>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the mid-1970s, the Bruins established the WCHL's first true dynasty, capturing four consecutive championships between 1975 and 1978. The Bruins also won back-to-back Memorial Cup championships in 1977 and 1978.<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> </p><p>In 1976, the Oil Kings, facing pressure from the professional <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a>, relocated to Oregon to become the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winter_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Winter Hawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a>, marking the WCHL's first American club.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the addition of two more American teams in the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Breakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Breakers">Seattle Breakers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billings_Bighorns" title="Billings Bighorns">Billings Bighorns</a> a year later, the WCHL shortened its name to the Western Hockey League.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the Flin Flon Bombers' early success, the remoteness and size of the community increasingly posed a challenge, and in 1978 the team relocated to Edmonton in a brief revival of the Oil Kings—the team would move again a year later and become the <a href="/wiki/Great_Falls_Americans" title="Great Falls Americans">Great Falls Americans</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_brawling_'80s"><span id="The_brawling_.2780s"></span>The brawling '80s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The brawling '80s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1980s were marked by several brawls that involved police intervention, one of the most bizarre trades in hockey history, and the tragic deaths of four players in a bus crash. </p><p>Early in the <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_WHL_season" title="1980–81 WHL season">1980–81 WHL season</a>, Medicine Hat Tigers manager and coach <a href="/wiki/Pat_Ginnell" title="Pat Ginnell">Pat Ginnell</a> traded blows with a linesman during a bench clearing brawl against the <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Broncos" title="Lethbridge Broncos">Lethbridge Broncos</a>. Ginnell was found guilty of assault, fined $360, and suspended for 36 games by the WHL. In March 1982, a violent brawl between the <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Wranglers_(WHL)" title="Calgary Wranglers (WHL)">Calgary Wranglers</a> saw the two teams collectively fined $2,250 and players suspended for 73 combined games. Pats coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_LaForge" title="Bill LaForge">Bill LaForge</a> would end up in a courtroom later that season when he got into an altercation with a fan. LaForge was acquitted when the judge noted that it was hard to convict a man for assault when faced with "an obnoxious person trying to get into the coach's area."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> LaForge resigned following the season after serving three separate suspensions. </p><p>On January 19, 1983, the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Breakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Breakers">Seattle Breakers</a> dealt <a href="/wiki/Tom_Martin_(ice_hockey,_born_1964)" title="Tom Martin (ice hockey, born 1964)">Tom Martin</a> and $35,000 to the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)" title="Victoria Cougars (WHL)">Victoria Cougars</a> for the Cougars' team bus. The Breakers had been unable to sign Martin, who wanted to play in his home town of Victoria, and the Cougars were unable to use the bus, which they had purchased from the folded <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Flyers_(junior)" title="Spokane Flyers (junior)">Spokane Flyers</a>, because they were unwilling to pay the taxes and duties required to register the vehicle in Canada. </p><p>On December 30, 1986, tragedy struck the Swift Current Broncos when their bus <a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos_bus_crash" title="Swift Current Broncos bus crash">slid off an icy highway and rolled</a> on the way to Regina for a game. Scott Kruger, Trent Kresse, Brent Ruff, and Chris Mantyka were killed in the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Broncos retired their numbers and introduced a commemorative patch in remembrance of the four players; in 2016, a memorial was unveiled at the crash site.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The WHL later renamed its award for most valuable player as the <a href="/wiki/Four_Broncos_Memorial_Trophy" title="Four Broncos Memorial Trophy">Four Broncos Memorial Trophy</a> in their honour.<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> In 1989, less than three years after the crash, the Broncos won the league title and the Memorial Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1990s">The 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg/200px-Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg/300px-Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg/400px-Blades_vs_Wariors_7_May_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1346" data-file-height="1009" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a> in action against the <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Blades" title="Saskatoon Blades">Saskatoon Blades</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1990s saw another period of expansion and the return of the league to Western Canada's major cities. In 1991, the <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a> became the second American team to win the Memorial Cup. The <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a> established themselves as the WHL's second dynasty when they won both the WHL Championship and Memorial Cup three times in four years between 1992 and 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Hitmen" title="Calgary Hitmen">Calgary Hitmen</a>, founded by a group of investors including <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret "the Hitman" Hart</a>, from whom the team got its name, were granted an expansion franchise. Despite early fears that the WHL could not succeed in an NHL city, the Hitmen were a success, averaging as many as 10,000 fans per game by <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_WHL_season" title="2004–05 WHL season">2004–05</a>. The Hitmen were followed one year later by the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Ice" title="Edmonton Ice">Edmonton Ice</a>, but that team failed after only two seasons because of conflicts with the Edmonton Oilers. The team became the <a href="/wiki/Kootenay_Ice" title="Kootenay Ice">Kootenay Ice</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia" title="Cranbrook, British Columbia">Cranbrook, British Columbia</a>, and found better success—including winning the <a href="/wiki/2002_Memorial_Cup" title="2002 Memorial Cup">2002 Memorial Cup</a>—despite being in one of the smallest markets in the league. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_twenty-first_century">The twenty-first century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The twenty-first century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2000s, the league expanded four more times. The <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a> joined in 2001, the <a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a> in 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Chilliwack_Bruins" title="Chilliwack Bruins">Chilliwack Bruins</a> in 2005—the team relocated in 2011 and became the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Royals" title="Victoria Royals">Victoria Royals</a>—and the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> in 2007. The <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a> established a run of dominance, winning three WHL titles in 2003, 2005, and 2009, and winning the Memorial Cup as host in 2004. </p><p>2011 saw WHL teams participate in two outdoor games for the first time. The Spokane Chiefs hosted the Kootenay Ice on January 15, and on February 21, the Calgary Hitmen hosted the Regina Pats for a game in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/2011_Heritage_Classic" title="2011 Heritage Classic">2011 Heritage Classic</a>. A third outdoor game was hosted by Regina as part of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Heritage_Classic" title="2019 Heritage Classic">2019 Heritage Classic</a>, featuring a rematch against the Hitmen. </p><p>The league was significantly disrupted by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, which emerged in North America in early 2020. The 2019–20 season was cut short and its playoffs ultimately cancelled due to the pandemic, while the 2020–21 season was played in a modified format, with teams playing 24-game in-division schedules with no playoffs. 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Division <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/10px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/15px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/20px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> U.S. Division <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central Division <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/15px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/20px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East Division</div></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_teams">Member teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Member teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The WHL comprises 22 teams divided into two conferences, making it the largest league in the CHL—the Ontario Hockey League has 20 teams and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has 18. The WHL has member teams across four Canadian provinces and two American states. The Eastern Conference comprises teams from <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>. The Western Conference is made up of teams based in <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>. </p><p>The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, with the division winners declared the top two seeds in the first round of the post-season. In the playoffs, the four remaining teams in each conference are reseeded by regular season points in the second round. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Eastern Conference </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Division </th> <th>Team </th> <th>City </th> <th>Arena </th> <th>Founded </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary_Hitmen" title="Calgary Hitmen">Calgary Hitmen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a>, Alberta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Saddledome" title="Scotiabank Saddledome">Scotiabank Saddledome</a> </td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, Alberta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Place" title="Rogers Place">Rogers Place</a> </td> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Hurricanes" title="Lethbridge Hurricanes">Lethbridge Hurricanes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a>, Alberta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VisitLethbridge.com_Arena" title="VisitLethbridge.com Arena">VisitLethbridge.com Arena</a> </td> <td>1967* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat" title="Medicine Hat">Medicine Hat</a>, Alberta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Co-op_Place" title="Co-op Place">Co-op Place</a> </td> <td>1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Rebels" title="Red Deer Rebels">Red Deer Rebels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta" title="Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer</a>, Alberta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peavey_Mart_Centrium" title="Peavey Mart Centrium">Peavey Mart Centrium</a> </td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">East </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba" title="Brandon, Manitoba">Brandon</a>, Manitoba </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keystone_Centre" title="Keystone Centre">Keystone Centre</a> </td> <td>1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw" title="Moose Jaw">Moose Jaw</a>, Saskatchewan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Place" title="Mosaic Place">Mosaic Place</a> </td> <td>1980* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Raiders" title="Prince Albert Raiders">Prince Albert Raiders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan" title="Prince Albert, Saskatchewan">Prince Albert</a>, Saskatchewan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Art_Hauser_Centre" title="Art Hauser Centre">Art Hauser Centre</a> </td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan" title="Regina, Saskatchewan">Regina</a>, Saskatchewan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandt_Centre" title="Brandt Centre">Brandt Centre</a> </td> <td>1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Blades" title="Saskatoon Blades">Saskatoon Blades</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon" title="Saskatoon">Saskatoon</a>, Saskatchewan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SaskTel_Centre" title="SaskTel Centre">SaskTel Centre</a> </td> <td>1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos" title="Swift Current Broncos">Swift Current Broncos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swift_Current" title="Swift Current">Swift Current</a>, Saskatchewan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/InnovationPlex" title="InnovationPlex">InnovationPlex</a> </td> <td>1967* </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Western Conference </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Division </th> <th>Team </th> <th>City </th> <th>Arena </th> <th>Founded </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">B.C. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamloops" title="Kamloops">Kamloops</a>, British Columbia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandman_Centre" title="Sandman Centre">Sandman Centre</a> </td> <td>1966* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelowna" title="Kelowna">Kelowna</a>, British Columbia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prospera_Place" title="Prospera Place">Prospera Place</a> </td> <td>1991* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia" title="Prince George, British Columbia">Prince George</a>, British Columbia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CN_Centre" title="CN Centre">CN Centre</a> </td> <td>1971* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley</a>, British Columbia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Langley_Events_Centre" title="Langley Events Centre">Langley Events Centre</a> </td> <td>2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Royals" title="Victoria Royals">Victoria Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria</a>, British Columbia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Save-On-Foods_Memorial_Centre" title="Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre">Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre</a> </td> <td>2006* </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">U.S. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a>, Washington </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena" title="Angel of the Winds Arena">Angel of the Winds Arena</a> </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Winterhawks" title="Portland Winterhawks">Portland Winterhawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, Oregon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)">Veterans Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>1951* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Thunderbirds" title="Seattle Thunderbirds">Seattle Thunderbirds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a>, Washington </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Accesso_ShoWare_Center" title="Accesso ShoWare Center">accesso ShoWare Center</a> </td> <td>1971* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane</a>, Washington </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena">Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena</a> </td> <td>1982* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Americans" title="Tri-City Americans">Tri-City Americans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a>, Washington </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Center_(Kennewick)" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Center (Kennewick)">Toyota Center</a> </td> <td>1966* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee_Wild" title="Wenatchee Wild">Wenatchee Wild</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee,_Washington" title="Wenatchee, Washington">Wenatchee</a>, Washington </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Town_Toyota_Center" title="Town Toyota Center">Town Toyota Center</a> </td> <td>1996* </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Indicates franchise was relocated from original location</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_timeline">Franchise timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Franchise timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Note: Current teams are shown in blue. Gold stars denote league championships. </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_bl59mvk88bn64pbxhhnmkjjd2mzypnr"></map><img usemap="#timeline_bl59mvk88bn64pbxhhnmkjjd2mzypnr" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/bl59mvk88bn64pbxhhnmkjjd2mzypnr.png" /></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_histories">Franchise histories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Franchise histories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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="Player_eligibility">Player eligibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Player eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/WHL_Bantam_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="WHL Bantam Draft">WHL Bantam Draft</a> is an annual event in which teams select players from bantam hockey league age groups, i.e. 14 or 15 years old. The order of selection depends on the league's standings. </p><p>Players aged 15 to 20 are eligible to play in the WHL, with some restrictions. 15-year-olds are permitted to play only five games, unless their midget team's season has ended. Meanwhile, each team is allowed to have only three 20-year-olds on their rosters, except for expansion teams, for which five 20-year-olds are eligible to play. Each team is permitted to carry only two non-North American players, and teams have the opportunity to select such players through the <a href="/wiki/CHL_Import_Draft" title="CHL Import Draft">CHL Import Draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WHLFAQ_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WHLFAQ-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> </p><p>Each of the CHL's three member leagues are granted exclusive territorial rights to players from within North America. The WHL holds rights to players from the four western provinces, the American Pacific Northwest, all other American states west of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> (except Missouri), and the <a href="/wiki/Yukon" title="Yukon">Yukon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With most players joining the league while still attending school, the WHL takes a role in its players educational needs. The league operates a scholarship program that offers one full year of tuition, textbooks, and compulsory fees for each season played in the WHL. Since this program was introduced in 1993, more than 3,000 scholarships had been handed out at a total value of <span style="white-space: nowrap">CA$9 million</span> by 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-ProspectsEducation_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProspectsEducation-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams maintain academic advisors, who monitor the academic progress of players along with the league's Director of Education Services.<sup id="cite_ref-0809guide-education_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0809guide-education-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canadian universities and colleges recruit extensively from the WHL, affording graduating players the opportunity to continue playing hockey in <a href="/wiki/U_Sports" title="U Sports">U Sports</a> competition as they attend post-secondary institutions. The <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) considers graduates of the CHL to be professionals and thus ineligible to participate in <a href="/wiki/College_hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="College hockey">college hockey</a> programs in the United States. Players hoping to receive scholarships to, and play for, American universities must play Junior A hockey in the <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Hockey_League" title="British Columbia Hockey League">British Columbia Hockey League</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Junior Hockey League">Canadian Junior Hockey League</a>'s member organizations, or the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Hockey_League" title="United States Hockey League">United States Hockey League</a> to retain their NCAA eligibility.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions_and_awards">Champions and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Champions and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memorial_Cup_Champions">Memorial Cup Champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Memorial Cup Champions"><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.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg/220px-Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg/330px-Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg/440px-Banner_drop_memorial_cup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="381" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a>' <a href="/wiki/2008_Memorial_Cup" title="2008 Memorial Cup">2008 Memorial Cup</a> banner.</figcaption></figure> <p>WHL teams earn the right to compete in the annual <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a> tournament by winning the WHL playoff championship or, since 1983, by hosting the tournament. Altogether, the Memorial Cup has been won by WHL teams nineteen times since the league's founding.<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><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Memorial_Cup" title="2014 Memorial Cup">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Memorial_Cup" title="2008 Memorial Cup">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Memorial_Cup" title="2007 Memorial Cup">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Memorial_Cup" title="2004 Memorial Cup">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Memorial_Cup" title="2002 Memorial Cup">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kootenay_Ice" title="Kootenay Ice">Kootenay Ice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Memorial_Cup" title="2001 Memorial Cup">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Rebels" title="Red Deer Rebels">Red Deer Rebels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Memorial_Cup" title="1998 Memorial Cup">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winter_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Winter Hawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_Memorial_Cup" title="1995 Memorial Cup">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Memorial_Cup" title="1994 Memorial Cup">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Memorial_Cup" title="1992 Memorial Cup">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Memorial_Cup" title="1991 Memorial Cup">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Chiefs" title="Spokane Chiefs">Spokane Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Memorial_Cup" title="1989 Memorial Cup">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Swift_Current_Broncos" title="Swift Current Broncos">Swift Current Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Memorial_Cup" title="1988 Memorial Cup">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Memorial_Cup" title="1987 Memorial Cup">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Memorial_Cup" title="1985 Memorial Cup">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Raiders" title="Prince Albert Raiders">Prince Albert Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Memorial_Cup" title="1983 Memorial Cup">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Portland_Winter_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Winter Hawks">Portland Winter Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Memorial_Cup" title="1978 Memorial Cup">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Memorial_Cup" title="1977 Memorial Cup">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/New_Westminster_Bruins" title="New Westminster Bruins">New Westminster Bruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Memorial_Cup" title="1974 Memorial Cup">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Regina_Pats" title="Regina Pats">Regina Pats</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_records">League records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: League records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left; text-align: center; margin-right:1em"> <caption>Team records for a single season<sup id="cite_ref-:0_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistic</th> <th>Total </th> <th>Team</th> <th>Season </th></tr> <tr> <td>Most points</td> <td>125 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a></td> <td>1978–79 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td>Most wins</td> <td>60 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)" title="Victoria Cougars (WHL)">Victoria Cougars</a></td> <td>1980–81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most wins, inaugural season</td> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett_Silvertips" title="Everett Silvertips">Everett Silvertips</a></td> <td>2003–04 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td>Most goals for</td> <td>496 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers" title="Kamloops Blazers">Kamloops Blazers</a></td> <td>1986–87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fewest goals against</td> <td>125 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a></td> <td>2003–04 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left; text-align: center; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>Individual player records for a single season<sup id="cite_ref-:0_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistic</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Season </th></tr> <tr> <td>Most goals</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Ferraro" title="Ray Ferraro">Ray Ferraro</a></td> <td>108</td> <td>1983–84 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td>Most assists</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Brown_(ice_hockey)" title="Rob Brown (ice hockey)">Rob Brown</a></td> <td>136</td> <td>1986–87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most points</td> <td>Rob Brown</td> <td>212</td> <td>1986–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td>Most points, rookie</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petr_Nedved" class="mw-redirect" title="Petr Nedved">Petr Nedved</a></td> <td>145</td> <td>1989–90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most points, defenceman</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cam_Plante" title="Cam Plante">Cam Plante</a></td> <td>140</td> <td>1983–84 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_awards">League awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: League awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Hockey_League_awards" title="List of Canadian Hockey League awards">List of Canadian Hockey League awards</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG/150px-Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG/225px-Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG/300px-Ed_Chynoweth_Cup.JPG 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="784" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup" title="Ed Chynoweth Cup">Ed Chynoweth Cup</a> is awarded to the WHL's playoff champion.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th>Purpose </th> <th>Most recent </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup" title="Ed Chynoweth Cup">Ed Chynoweth Cup</a> </td> <td>Playoff champion </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/WHL_Playoff_MVP" title="WHL Playoff MVP">WHL Playoff MVP</a> </td> <td>Most valuable player in the playoffs </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denton_Mateychuk" title="Denton Mateychuk">Denton Mateychuk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotty_Munro_Memorial_Trophy" title="Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy">Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Regular season champion </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Blades" title="Saskatoon Blades">Saskatoon Blades</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Four_Broncos_Memorial_Trophy" title="Four Broncos Memorial Trophy">Four Broncos Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Player of the year </td> <td>Jagger Firkus (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daryl_K._(Doc)_Seaman_Trophy" title="Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy">Doc Seaman Trophy</a> </td> <td>Scholastic player of the year </td> <td>Noah Chadwick (<a href="/wiki/Lethbridge_Hurricanes" title="Lethbridge Hurricanes">Lethbridge Hurricanes</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Clarke_Trophy" title="Bob Clarke Trophy">Bob Clarke Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top scorer </td> <td>Jagger Firkus (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hornung_Trophy" title="Brad Hornung Trophy">Brad Hornung Trophy</a> </td> <td>Most sportsmanlike </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Yager" title="Brayden Yager">Brayden Yager</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hunter_Memorial_Trophy" title="Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy">Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top defenceman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denton_Mateychuk" title="Denton Mateychuk">Denton Mateychuk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw_Warriors" title="Moose Jaw Warriors">Moose Jaw Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Del_Wilson_Trophy" title="Del Wilson Trophy">Del Wilson Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top goaltender </td> <td>Brett Mirwald (<a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Giants" title="Vancouver Giants">Vancouver Giants</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Piggott_Memorial_Trophy" title="Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy">Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top rookie </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gavin_McKenna" title="Gavin McKenna">Gavin McKenna</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WHL_Plus-Minus_Award" title="WHL Plus-Minus Award">WHL Plus-Minus Award</a> </td> <td>Best +/- rating </td> <td>Zac Funk (<a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunc_McCallum_Memorial_Trophy" title="Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy">Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top coach </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lamb" title="Mark Lamb">Mark Lamb</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Saunders_Memorial_Trophy" title="Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy">Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top executive </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lamb" title="Mark Lamb">Mark Lamb</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Paradice_Memorial_Trophy" title="Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy">Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy</a> </td> <td>Top official </td> <td>Jeff Ingram </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Wickenheiser_Memorial_Trophy" title="Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy">Doug Wickenheiser</a> </td> <td>Humanitarian of the year </td> <td>Ty Hurley (<a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_Group_Trophy" title="St. Clair Group Trophy">St. Clair Group Trophy</a> </td> <td>Best public relations </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oil_Kings" title="Edmonton Oil Kings">Edmonton Oil Kings</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Boucher" title="Frank Boucher">Frank Boucher</a> (Commissioner), 1966–1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Butlin_(ice_hockey)" title="Ron Butlin (ice hockey)">Ron Butlin</a> (President), 1968–1971</li> <li>Jim Piggott (President) & Tom Fisher (Executive Secretary), 1971–1972</li> <li>Del Wilson (President) & Tom Fisher (Executive Secretary), 1972–1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth" title="Ed Chynoweth">Ed Chynoweth</a> (President), 1973–1979</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Descent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Descent (page does not exist)">David Descent</a> (President), 1979–1980</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth" title="Ed Chynoweth">Ed Chynoweth</a> (President), 1980–1995</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dev_Dley" title="Dev Dley">Dev Dley</a> (Commissioner), 1995–2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Robison" title="Ron Robison">Ron Robison</a> (Commissioner), 2000–2024</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Near" title="Dan Near">Dan Near</a> (Commissioner), 2024–present<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></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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title="Art Hauser Centre">Art Hauser Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan" title="Prince Albert, Saskatchewan">Prince Albert, SK</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandt_Centre" title="Brandt Centre">Brandt Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan" title="Regina, Saskatchewan">Regina, SK</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-op_Place" title="Co-op Place">Co-op Place</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat" title="Medicine Hat">Medicine Hat, AB</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/InnovationPlex" title="InnovationPlex">InnovationPlex</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swift_Current" title="Swift Current">Swift Current, SK</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VisitLethbridge.com_Arena" title="VisitLethbridge.com Arena">VisitLethbridge.com Arena</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge, AB</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Place" title="Mosaic Place">Mosaic Place</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw" title="Moose Jaw">Moose Jaw, SK</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peavey_Mart_Centrium" title="Peavey Mart Centrium">Peavey Mart Centrium</a> (<a href="/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta" title="Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer, AB</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Place" title="Rogers Place">Rogers Place</a> (<a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton, AB</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SaskTel_Centre" title="SaskTel Centre">SaskTel Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saskatoon" title="Saskatoon">Saskatoon, SK</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Saddledome" title="Scotiabank Saddledome">Scotiabank Saddledome</a> (<a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary, AB</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_Centre" title="Keystone Centre">Westoba Place</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba" title="Brandon, Manitoba">Brandon, MB</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Western<br />Conference</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accesso_ShoWare_Center" title="Accesso ShoWare Center">accesso ShoWare Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent, WA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_of_the_Winds_Arena" title="Angel of the Winds Arena">Angel of the Winds Arena</a> (<a href="/wiki/Everett,_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett, WA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CN_Centre" title="CN Centre">CN Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia" title="Prince George, British Columbia">Prince George, BC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langley_Events_Centre" title="Langley Events Centre">Langley Events Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley, BC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prospera_Place" title="Prospera Place">Prospera Place</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kelowna" title="Kelowna">Kelowna, BC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandman_Centre" title="Sandman Centre">Sandman Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kamloops" title="Kamloops">Kamloops, BC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save-On-Foods_Memorial_Centre" title="Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre">Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria, BC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena">Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, WA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Center_(Kennewick,_Washington)" title="Toyota Center (Kennewick, Washington)">Toyota Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick, WA</a>)</li> <li>* <a href="/wiki/Town_Toyota_Center" title="Town Toyota Center">Town Toyota Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wenatchee,_WA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenatchee, WA">Wenatchee, WA</a>)</li> <li><a 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title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Maritimes_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League">Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Presidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ed_Chynoweth" title="Ed Chynoweth">Ed Chynoweth</a> (1975–1995)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/David_Branch_(ice_hockey)" title="David Branch (ice hockey)">David Branch</a> (1996–2019)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dan_MacKenzie" title="Dan MacKenzie">Dan MacKenzie</a> (2019–present)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association" title="Canadian Amateur Hockey Association">Canadian Amateur Hockey Association</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_Association_(1968%E2%80%931970)" title="Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970)">Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League_Players%27_Association" title="Canadian Hockey League Players' Association">Canadian Hockey League Players' Association</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Open_Ice_Summit" title="Open Ice Summit">Open Ice Summit</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Summit" title="World Hockey Summit">World Hockey Summit</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Annual events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Memorial_Cup_champions" title="List of Memorial Cup champions">list of champions</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL/NHL_Top_Prospects_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game">CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Canada/Russia_Series" title="CHL Canada/Russia Series">CHL Canada/Russia Series</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Import_Draft" title="CHL Import Draft">CHL Import Draft</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Teddy_bear_toss" title="Teddy bear toss">Teddy bear toss</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Hockey_League_awards" title="List of Canadian Hockey League awards">Awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kilrea_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award">Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/David_Branch_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="David Branch Player of the Year Award">David Branch Player of the Year Award</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Top_Scorer_Award" title="CHL Top Scorer Award">CHL Top Scorer Award</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Goaltender_of_the_Year" title="CHL Goaltender of the Year">CHL Goaltender of the Year</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Defenceman_of_the_Year" title="CHL Defenceman of the Year">CHL Defenceman of the Year</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="CHL Rookie of the Year">CHL Rookie of the Year</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Top_Draft_Prospect_Award" title="CHL Top Draft Prospect Award">CHL Top Draft Prospect Award</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Scholastic_Player_of_the_Year" title="CHL Scholastic Player of the Year">CHL Scholastic Player of the Year</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CHL_Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="CHL Sportsman of the Year">CHL Sportsman of the Year</a></dd> <dd><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Canada" title="Hockey Canada">Hockey Canada</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em">Junior A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Junior Hockey League">Canadian Junior Hockey League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Alberta Junior Hockey League">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Canada_Hockey_League" title="Central Canada Hockey League">Central Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Manitoba Junior Hockey League">Manitoba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Junior_A_Hockey_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime Junior A Hockey League">Maritime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League">Northern Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Junior Hockey League">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Quebec Junior Hockey League">Quebec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League">Saskatchewan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_International_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Superior International Junior Hockey League">Superior International</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em">Junior B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calgary_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Calgary Junior Hockey League">Calgary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Capital Junior Hockey League">Capital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitale_Junior_AA_Hockey_League" title="Capitale Junior AA Hockey League">Capitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Region_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Capital Region Junior Hockey League">Capital Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League">Eastern Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaudiere-Appalaches_Junior_AA_Hockey_League" title="Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA Hockey League">Chaudiere-Appalaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League">Greater Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Heritage Junior Hockey League">Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Island Junior Hockey League">Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Keystone Junior Hockey League">Keystone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kootenay_International_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Kootenay International Junior Hockey League">Kootenays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakehead_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Lakehead Junior Hockey League">Lakehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_de_Hockey_Junior_AA_Lac_St-Louis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Lac St-Louis">Lac St-Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentides-Lanaudi%C3%A8re_Junior_AA_Hockey_League" title="Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA Hockey League">Laurentides-Lanaudiere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9tropolitaine_Junior_AA_Hockey_League" title="Métropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League">Metropolitaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick_Junior_B_Hockey_League" class="mw-redirect" title="New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League">New Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Alberta_Junior_B_Hockey_League" title="North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey 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href="/wiki/Hockey_Calgary#Calgary_Junior_C_Hockey_League" title="Hockey Calgary">Calgary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Tache_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League">Hanover Tache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_de_Hockey_Junior_A_Bois-Francs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs">Hockey Expert</a></li> <li>Laval</li> <li>Mauricie</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_de_Hockey_Junior_de_Montr%C3%A9al" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal">Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Junior_Hockey_League" title="National Capital Junior Hockey League">National Capital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noralta_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Noralta Junior Hockey League">Noralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia_Junior_C_Hockey_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League">Nova Scotia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hockey_North#Nunavut_Junior_"C"" title="Hockey North">Nunavut</a></li> 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/USA_Hockey" title="USA Hockey">USA Hockey</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em">Tier I</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Hockey_League" title="United States Hockey League">United States Hockey League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em">Tier II</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Hockey_League" title="North American Hockey League">North American Hockey League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em">Tier III</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_3_Hockey_League" title="North American 3 Hockey League">North American 3 Hockey League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Hockey_League" title="British Columbia Hockey League">British Columbia Hockey League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Island_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Vancouver Island 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