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	History of North American Hockey Minor Pro Leagues
		Minor professional hockey leagues are the backbone of the NHL.
		The fourth minor pro league to debut after the 1925-26 collapse of major-league hockey in the west was the Prairie Hockey League.
		The International Hockey League was formed on December 5, 1945, and operated until the end of the 2001 season.
	www.hockeyleaguehistory.com /minor_professional_hockey_leagues.htm (717 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003.
		The league was formed in part by a conversion of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League from semi-professional to professional status.
		In 2003, the WCHL (and the Taylor Cup) was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=West_Coast_Hockey_League (228 words)

	LogoServer - Hockey Logos - WCHL - West Coast Hockey League
		In 1911 the PCHA was formed, in 1924-25 the league merged with the WCHL (The same year the cougars won the stanley cup).
		The league disbanded after 1925-26 and a new league, the PCHL was formed.
		WCHL: West Coast HL : Western HL 25-26
	www.logoserver.com /WCHL2125.html (293 words)

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	ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League
		Because the ECHL does not hold a draft like the National Hockey League, individual teams are responsible for recruiting and signing their players.
		In a change reflective of the nationwide presence of the ECHL, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to simply ECHL on May 19, 2003.
		The leading professional developmental league for the American Hockey and the National Hockey League, ECHL has an identity that is well known within North American hockey circles.
	www.echl.com /faq.shtml (1337 words)

	West Coast Hockey League - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003.
		In 2003, WCHL shut down, the WCHL teams were approved to join the East Coast Hockey League that was renamed to simply the ECHL.
		In a change reflective of the nationwide presence of the ECHL, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to simply ECHL on May 19, 2003.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/West_Coast_Hockey_League (182 words)

	Pacific Coast Hockey League History
		The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League.
		In 1921, the Western Canada Hockey League, another western major league of hockey, was formed, and the Stanley Cup playoffs was modified to include teams from the WCHL.
		All hockey memorabilia and their images are the exclusive property of the owner and may not be reprinted, copied or used without written permission from the owner.
	www.hockeymemorabilia.com /Pacific3.htm (446 words)

	Cheerleaders and Hockey
		Hockey fans are somewhat of an underground community, and tend to band together to defend what they believe in.
		In arenas from coast to coast, the landscape of hockey is changing.
		Inflatable slides, temporary tattoos, slap shot targets and basketball hoops are erected within the confines of the hockey arena in hopes of bringing in kids, and their parents who pay the way.
	www.hockeyattitude.com /html/cheerleaders_and_hockey.html (978 words)

	UAF Nanooks 2004-2005 Ice Hockey Coaching Staff (Site not responding. Last check: )
		His uncle, John MacMillan, captained the University of Denver hockey squad, leading the Pioneers to an NCAA Championship in the late 1950's and was a member of a pair of Stanley Cup Championship teams with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
		He was head coach of the Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey League for parts of both the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons compiling a 34-41-3-6 record.
		He was the league's number one goaltender during the 1999-2000 season compiling a record of 30 wins and 11 losses with a 2.64 goals against average and.920 save percentage during the regular season and had a 2.23 GAA and.931 save percentage in 14 postseason games.
	www.uafhockey.com /0405/coaches.html (1336 words)

	PlayYourGame.com - West Coast Hockey League
		The West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) is one of the five minor professional leagues under the AHL.
		The WCHL is made up of seven teams that play in two divisions, those being the Northern and Southern.
		It is due to the long lengths between the competing cities that teams in the WCHL tend to fly to their away games.
	www.playyourgame.com /wchl.html (105 words)

	West Coast Hockey League - TheBestLinks.com - Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, California, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		West Coast Hockey League, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, California, Idaho, Ice...
		West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003.
		In 2003, WCHL merged into the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the seven former WCHL teams formed the Pacific Division of ECHL.
	www.thebestlinks.com /West_Coast_Hockey_League.html (180 words)

	USA Hockey
		Steve Castelletti, equipment manager for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League, realizes that most people outside of the team don’t know the importance of his position, but to him that is not what matters.
		Hockey equipment is not cheap and part of an equipment manager’s job is to make sure that everything is kept in the best shape possible.
		All three said working with a local team or working in a hockey equipment shop can help educate someone as to the products that are available and the characteristics that can make two pieces of the same equipment differ from each other.
	www.usahockey.com /servlets/PrintableWebPage?menu_id=8D5421113035386AE034080020D8D313&page_id=A4C6C4782ED2490D95B0A2F07EC75396 (1251 words)

	NMU Athletics - John Olver
		For five years (2000-05), Olver was the vice president of hockey operations and head coach of the Idaho Steelheads of the East Coast Hockey League.
		As a WCHL head coach (Fresno, Tacoma and Idaho) Olver led his team to the Taylor Cup finals every year for six consecutive seasons (1996-2001), winning the Cup with Tacoma in 1998-99.
		He was the WCHL Coach of the Year four times, three with Tacoma and once with Idaho.
	webb.nmu.edu /SportsAthletics/Sports/MensHockey/CSJOlver.shtml (267 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Hockey returning to LV
		Local hockey fans anticipating a fix with the arrival of the West Coast Hockey League in 2003 won't be seeing any Mario Lemieuxs or Patrick Roys.
		Richard was a stalwart defenseman for the Las Vegas Thunder of the now defunct International Hockey League, a franchise that lasted six seasons before folding in 1999 due to expensive salaries, an expensive lease at the Thomas & Mack Center and not enough paying customers to offset them.
		The WCHL Northern Division includes the Boise-based Idaho Steelheads, the Colorado Gold Kings from Colorado Springs, the Anchorage Aces and the Tacoma Sabercats, who, ironically, used to be a minor league feeder for the Thunder.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/sports/2002/jan/17/512904358.html (536 words)

	Press: Going Pro with the Aces (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Anchorage gave the WCHL its first sold-out games last year, and the league is maturing with better players and officials that should sustain growth at the box office.
		Markets that had supported amateur hockey now had to step up and support their hometown teams, while the new markets were seeing pro hockey for the first time.
		McCall cites the WCHL as one of the premier up and coming leagues of minor league hockey, while crediting NHL Commissioner Jerry Bettiman and the advent of roller blades and roller hockey with helping increase the popularity of hockey across the country.
	www.anchoragepress.com /archives/documenta38c.html (1331 words)

	LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: NEWS: COMPETING VENUES: Planned city arena gets team
		The Las Vegas Wranglers, a minor-league hockey team affiliated with the West Coast Hockey League, will be the anchor tenant of a 7,500-seat events arena planned for downtown, officials said Thursday.
		Coast Resorts is scheduled to break ground later this month on a multipurpose events arena next to The Orleans.
		Steve Stallworth, a Coast Resorts vice president who is leading the company's arena project, said customers will have the final say on the fate of hockey in Las Vegas.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2002/Jan-18-Fri-2002/news/17898772.html (767 words)

	North Coast High School Hockey League (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The North Coast High School Hockey League is a new league in the Northeastern Ohio area.
		It was formed in May of 2004 so that local club teams as well as those local varsity teams not belonging to a league could participate in the benefits of league hockey--things like standings and playoffs.
		Our league award winners were also presented with their plaques provided by the Cleveland Hockey Booster Club.
	eteamz.active.com /NorthCoastHSHockeyLeague (653 words)

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		WCHL president Michael McCall confirmed the move Monday night, calling it a "big deal for our league" and referring to the Ice Dogs, owned by Barry and Margaret Kemp, as a "cornerstone for the future" of the WCHL.
		The WCHL also has teams in Anchorage, Alaska; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Boise, Idaho; and Tacoma, Wash. The league has issued memberships for expansion teams in Reno and Las Vegas, franchises that are contingent on the construction of new arenas.
		They are the only minor league to register attendance growth in each of the past five years, and the quality of play has improved so dramatically that it garnered not only our attention, but the attention of other leagues as well as several NHL clubs.
	www.xmission.com /pub/lists/utah-grizzlies/archive/v01.n133 (3678 words)

	The Hockey God
		I can’t help but think the the Hockey Gods out there are exacting their vengeance on an organization that gave hockey a fl eye...
		I know Indy, it’s not the same level of hockey, but I speak from experience when I say that any hockey is better than no hockey at all.
		Hockey Zeus may strike down on thee with great vengeance and furious anger, those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers, and you will know my name is Hockey Zeus when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
	www.hockeyattitude.com /html/the_hockey_god.html (279 words)

	Tom Hawthorn - Features - You've got to fix me
		The scouts could say he lacked the talent to make the National Hockey League, which was the case, but they could never say he lacked the will.
		San Diego Gulls captain B.J. MacPherson, whose neck was dislocated during a West Coast Hockey League game last month against the Idaho Steelheads, said at a press conference a week after the accident that while lying on the ice he was thinking of Christopher Reeve.
		At 5:44 of the second period of Game 4 of the West Coast Hockey League championship series, MacPherson's life as a hockey player came to an abrupt and violent end.
	www.tomhawthorn.com /?a=23 (2227 words)

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		The Pacific Hockey League was in operation for two seasons from 1977-1979.
		Probably one of the most successful attempts at a hockey league in the West is the hockey league currently know as the Western Hockey League.
		In 1978, the league dropped the Canadian from their name and now is known as the Western Hockey League (WHL).
	www.geocities.com /texliebmann/hockey/west/others.htm (639 words)

	Inside College Hockey \| Princeton Hires Gadowsky (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Before joining Fairbanks, Gadowsky served as the Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations for the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League.
		Gadowsky also has coaching experience in Roller Hockey International, serving as the head coach of the Oklahoma Coyotes in 1996 and the San Jose Rhinos from 1997 to 1999.
		He was the RHI Coach of the Year in 1997 after the Rhinos went 15-7 and won the Western Conference title and a berth in the finals.
	insidecollegehockey.com /7Archives/News/princeton_0236.htm (752 words)

	Switch in Leagues Puts Hockey Team on Path to Profits - Long Beach Ice Dogs move to West Coast Hockey League - Brief ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Operating expenses in the WCHL are approximately $3 million annually, vs. $6.5 million in the IHL.
		The IHL, which is known as a minor league for high-priced National Hockey League talent, has yet to implement a salary cap.
		And while the move to a new league meant the club's roster had to be revamped -- lower pay and the loss of a direct pipeline to the NHL caused many players to leave --the team has managed to keep a winning record.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_9_23/ai_71690690 (697 words)

	Mississippi Sea Wolves Official Hockey Web Site
		The change is reflective of the nationwide presence of the ECHL which will continue its role as the leading professional developmental league for the American Hockey League and the National Hockey League.
		The ECHL logo will continue to be used, but the words ‘East Coast Hockey League’ will be removed from the top and bottom of the logo given the expanded national footprint with six new teams joining as expansion members from the current West Coast Hockey League.
		In 2002-03, the 27 members of the ECHL had affiliations with 24 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League and 22 of the 28 teams in the American Hockey League.
	www.msseawolves.com /news.php?id=45 (627 words)

	Minor Hockey League
		Ice hockey is a popular wintertime spectator sport played by both amateurs and professionals in such countries as Canada, the United States, and the former Soviet Union.
		Hockey was first played in the United States in1893 and the Boston Bruins became the first U.S. National Hockey League (NHL) team in 1924.
		Keep abreast here of American Hockey League scores for games that are currently being played or past games that ended earlier in the day.
	www.buzzle.com /chapters/sports-and-recreation_ice-hockey_minor-hockey-league.asp (372 words)

	Vintage West Coast Hockey League; Pacific Coast Hockey League Team Photos;
		Bill Cook led the WCHL in scoring that year with 26 goals and 14 assists and would also lead the League in 1925, before moving on to the New York Rangers in 1926.
		Newsy Lalonde who was in the twilight of his career and had been traded to Saskatoon by Montreal for $3,500 and the rights to Aurel Joliat in 1922, managed 10 goals and 10 assists.
		Lastly, you had Tommy Dunderdale who had been playing professional hockey since 1906 and was a scoring machine in the Pacific Coast League adding 1 goal in six games before retiring at the end of the season.
	www.portlandbuckaroos.com /other_whl_teams.shtml (283 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Wranglers owner knows the game
		Hockey contacts told him that the Las Vegas Thunder and the International Hockey League were failing.
		The Thunder folded in 1999, the International Hockey League followed suit in 2001 and Davenport didn't believe in the West Coast Hockey League, which disbanded in 2003.
		He believed in the league enough to rescue the foundering Fresno Falcons in 2000; he sold the franchise in February.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/births/2006/nov/03/566641901.html (808 words)

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