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This is a list of Western Hockey League seasons since inception of the league in 1966. The league was founded as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, before being renamed the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1967, the Western Canada Hockey League in 1968, and the Western Hockey League in 1978. [1]
This category includes all season pages for the Western Hockey League since its inception in 1966. ... 1978–79 WHL season; 1979–80 WHL season; 1980–81 WHL season;
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States.The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada, alongside the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
In 1952, it adopted the WHL name. [1] In the late 1950s, Ron Butlin and Arthur Ryan Smith hosted a hot stove league on radio broadcasts of the league. [2] The Western Hockey League was managed for most of its history by Al Leader. During the 1960s, the WHL moved into a number of large west coast markets including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
2010: Brandon hosts the Memorial Cup. The 2010–11 season is the first to be featured in an EA Sports NHL video game, including all teams and rosters. [25] 2011: The Spokane Chiefs host the Kootenay Ice in the WHL's first outdoor game on January 15 at Avista Stadium. [26]
The 2020–21 WHL season was the 55th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season began on February 26 and ended on May 12. The season began on February 26 and ended on May 12. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a late start, the season was shortened from 68 to 24 games, and the WHL officially termed the season as a ...
The 1993–94 WHL season was the 28th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixteen teams completed a 72-game season. Sixteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kamloops Blazers won their sixth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record.
In 1925, the Regina Capitals relocated to Portland, Oregon, and rekindled the old name of Portland Rosebuds, which had been out of use since 1918. With the move into the U.S. came a name change for the WCHL - "Canada" was dropped and the league was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL). In the eastern half of the continent, the NHL eventually ...