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The Southern California Amateur Hockey Association (SCAHA) is the governing body for competitive and developmental youth hockey on Southern California and is sanctioned by the California Amateur Hockey Association as part of USA Hockey. The association was formed in 1974 [1] and officially lists 22 member hockey clubs. [2]
No women's ice hockey programs currently play under Division II regulations. The NCAA allows D-II members to play under Division I regulations in any sport that does not have a D-II national championship, and all D-II members that sponsor varsity women's hockey choose to play as D-I.
The Pacific Southwest Hockey League was a semi-professional ice hockey league that operated in California, Nevada and Alaska starting in 1972 and ran through 1995, when its members were incorporated into the upstart professional West Coast Hockey League. The league operated as the California-Nevada Hockey League from 1968 to 1972.
The then-named California Blackhawks found a better home in Anaheim and also began to turn things around on the ice, making their first postseason appearance in 1986. The team shortened its name to 'Hawks' in 1988 and then pulled off a stunning upset in 1991, winning the league championship over the 1-loss San Diego Surf.
The Sacramento Kings of the NBA (shown playing at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento) are the state capital’s only major professional sports team. There are many professional sports teams based in California, participating in sports such as baseball, American football, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, and ultimate.
Pro Beach Hockey: Sun, Surf and Slapshots follows the rise and fall of professional roller hockey league, Pro Beach Hockey, in Southern California. The league existed for three seasons from 1998 ...
The Pacific Southwest Hockey League was founded in 1972 following the dissolution of the Cal-Neva Hockey League. and the Falcons were one of the league's staples, as the only franchise in the league that was present from its beginning, throughout to the 1995–96 merger that formed the West Coast Hockey League.
The first amateur hockey league in California was founded in 1917, at the Los Angeles Ice Palace. In early 1925, New York sports promoter Tex Rickard sent a proxy to the west coast to explore the possibility of standing up a western wing of the NHL on the Pacific Coast.