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	Seattle Breakers
		In 1977 the Kamloops Chiefs of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) moved to Seattle and were renamed the Seattle Breakers.
		The league would be renamed the Western Hockey League for the start of the 1978-79 season, and remains intact today as one of the three junior leagues which make up the CHL - Canadian Hockey League.
		The leagues of the CHL are one of the main proving grounds for future NHLers, and NHL teams draft many of their prospects every year from the leagues.
	www.seattlehockey.net /breakers/breakers.htm (1990 words)

	Western Hockey League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.
		When the CAHA reorganized junior hockey in 1971, it named the WCHL one of three Tier I Major-Junior leagues, along with the Ontario Hockey Association's Tier I division (now the Ontario Hockey League) and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
		The WCHL truly became a western league in 1971 when Estevan moved to B.C. to become the New Westminster Bruins, joined by expansion franchises the Victoria Cougars and Vancouver Nats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Hockey_League (1489 words)

	1st Period - Amateur Hockey -- Leagues -- Canadian Hockey League
		The OHA operated its junior league until 1974, when the league became a separate entity and was renamed the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and eventually, simply the Ontario Hockey League.
		Junior hockey in Canada flourished over the years, and the OHL played a major role in the development of young hockey players, producing thousands of the country's top hockey players, from Bobby Orr to Wayne Gretzky to Joe Thornton.
		Like the Ontario League, the WHL is the premier league for developing young hockey players in Western Canada and has produced many top NHLers, like Joe Sakic, Theo Fleury and Brad Stuart.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Hockey/English/Amateur/leagues.html (626 words)

	Southwest Hockey League statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Southwestern Hockey League was formed by Ralph Ingelstadt in 1975.
		The training camps for the SWHL were held across Western Canada.
		Many of the players made their way back to Western Canada, and played the remainder of the season in the Western International Hockey League.
	www.hockeydb.com /ihdb/stats/leagues/swhl1976.html (322 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's Quebec hockey is now biz, not politics
		So it was in May, 1971, that junior hockey became the medium for the political turmoil that was raging in Quebec.
		In 1971, Quebec City's junior hockey club, the Remparts, made it to what was then the eastern Canadian championship leading to the Memorial Cup final with a team from the Western Hockey League.
		Quebec junior hockey, changing with the times, is now more about the corporate rather than the political world.
	www.tomifobia.com /black/quebec_hockey.shtml (776 words)

	Cleveland Youth Hockey Assoc. AAA
		Through competitive youth hockey as a wholesome sport fitness, which is physically and mentally stimulating, we can enable young hockey players to develop not only athletic ability, but the concept of team play, self esteem and build friendships that will last throughout their lives.
		This new league was formed by the teams of the Western Division of the Eastern Elite Amateur Hockey League (EEAHL) because of numerous issues related to travel requirements imposed on parents and players by that league.
		All Hockey Canada and USA Hockey members must demonstrate awareness and support for the application, spirit and the respect of the rules in order for continued improvement in the game of hockey.
	eteamz.active.com /CYHA-AAAhockey (1651 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - Clark Gillies
		Clark Gillies' leadership qualities and hockey ability was a large reason why his teams won championships at both the amateur and professional level.
		At 6'3" and 215 lbs., Gillies was one of the league's premiere power forwards during the second half of the 1970's and early 1980's.
		A period of league domination continued in the spring of 1980 as the Islanders won their first of four consecutive Stanley Cups equaling Montreal's achievement in the late 1970's.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/ind02gillies.htm (779 words)

	Hockey's Future: The #1 Online Prospects Magazine - Covering the WHL, QMJHL, AHL, OHL, College, The NHL Entry Draft, ...
		The final roster for Canada’s National Junior Team was announced recently and of the 22 players on the team, 21 of them are Canadian Hockey League players.
		The breakdown of Team Canada: 10 players are from the Western Hockey League, nine players are from the Ontario Hockey League, two players are from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and there is one player from the U.S. college ranks.
		The World Junior Hockey Championship will be held from Dec. 25, 2001 to January 4, 2002 in the Czech Republic.
	hockeysfuture.com /article.php?sid=3514 (744 words)

	CNNSI.com - NHL Hockey - Just the Stats: Players finding it harder to lie about stats - Tuesday October 09, 2001 12:21 ...
		Then there's the case of a coach from a minor league team wanting Slate to change the number of games played for one of a player so that he would be eligible under the veteran's cap.
		In 1998 the Central Hockey League approved Trevor Converse of the San Antonio Iguanas as a non-veteran, when simple addition of the games played in his professional career to that point would have showed clearly that he was a veteran.
		Kidd also claims Major Junior league playing experience in the Western Hockey League, but the WHL didn't exist as junior league until 1978, well after he claimed to have gone pro with Vancouver (who moved to Calgary in 1975).
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/nhl/news/2001/10/08/just_stats (1030 words)

	Columbus Blue Jackets: Hockey Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He served as head coach of Regina of the Western Hockey League (1982-83) and was head coach and general manager of London (1983-86), Sault Ste.
		Marie (1986-89) and New Market/Sarnia (1993-95) of the Ontario Hockey League.
		He was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team in 1993, an assistant coach with the team in 1987 and 1988 and an assistant for Team USA at the 2000 World Championships.
	www.bluejackets.com /team/hockeydept/scouting.php (1643 words)

	McKeen's Hockey Prospects - A Scout's Life
		While some Junior A leagues, such as the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), have made inroads to the point they are regularly producing first round players, most Junior A franchises aren't as fortunate.
		It's proving unattractive to players who have future ambitions after junior to come to some of the lesser leagues in favor of trying their luck at a more advanced league, such as the BCHL or the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
		At the Manitoba Junior League level, in Canada and Western Canada, the BC Junior League has been the most aggressive league in terms of recruiting.
	mckeenshockey.rivals.com /content.asp?CID=555660 (3425 words)

	Philadelphia Flyers Alumni Association
		One of the greatest scorers in the history of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, Leach found the back of the net 188 times in three seasons with the Flin Flon Bombers.
		Leach was a junior teammate of Bobby Clarke, a factor that later changed the course of his NHL career.
		After graduating from junior, Leach was the third player claimed in the 1970 Amateur Draft when the Boston Bruins called his name.
	www.flyersalumni.org /leach.htm (530 words)

	New England Hockey Journal \| Juniors \| Cripps Comments
		One reason for the league’s continued success is the addition of insightful Craig Cripps who became league president last May. Cripps had been Vice President of the CFL Players’ Association for the past three years.
		CANADA VS. U.S. It would be a great idea to have the CIS (university) champion play the Frozen Four champion.
		In our league, certainly there are players comparable to the Junior A level in the U.S., to enable that type of series.
	www.hockeyjournal.com /juniors/200607/20060727JuniorCripps.htm (509 words)

	TSN : WORLD JRS - Canada's Sports Leader
		Hockey Canada has released the last six players from its selection roster for the World Junior Hockey Championship, with goaltenders Jonathan Bernier and Steve Mason, defencemen Dustin Kohn and Brendan Mikkelson and forwards Cody Bass and Claude Giroux going back to their junior clubs.
		Hockey Canada released 11 players from its selection roster for the World Junior Hockey Championship on Thursday, including forwards John Tavares and Angelo Esposito.
		Canada is considered a favourite heading into the 2007 tournament.
	www.tsn.ca /world_jrs (373 words)

	Jr.C Hockey League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The league is highly competitive and loaded with some of the most talented players around.
		There are no zones, so players are allowed to try-out for any hockey club they wish, which keeps co parity between the teams in the league.
		This year there are 8 teams in the league with Pilot Butte Storm not being able to full fill there commitment in putting a team together this year, they shall be missed.
	www.jrchockeyleague.com (188 words)

	jordoncooper.com: Romanian Hockey Fight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If this is one of the craziest hockey fights you've ever seen, well, you haven't seen very many hockey fights...or at least your dad wasn't taking you to Western Canada Junior Hockey League games at the old Saskatoon Arena in the early-to-mid 1970s.
		Being born in 1974, all the good hockey fights were over before I was into hockey.
		Of course there was the brawl between Canada and the USSR in the world junior championships.
	www.jordoncooper.com /2006/02/romanian-hockey-fight.html (356 words)

	GLEN GOODALL - A SHORT BIOGRAPHY
		Following Junior hockey, it was off to the pros with Adirondack in the American Hockey League for a year under Barry Melrose, who also happened to be a coach for one of my years in Seattle.
		Hockey has taken me to just about every corner of the United States, most of Western Canada and now the excitement of playing in Europe.
		Hockey has been good to me and it is not over yet.
	www.hockeycorner.com /Demo/glen.htm (746 words)

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		The West Coast Hockey League is the latest attempt at pro hockey on the West Coast.
		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)

	Red Dutton (1946-1946)
		Dutton was discharged from the service in 1919 and upon returning home to Winnipeg he strengthened his leg by playing in seven local hockey leagues during the 1919-20 season.
		Dutton was promised by the league's Board of Governors that after the war he would be given an NHL franchise to re-establish hockey in Brooklyn.
		He returned to the hockey world briefly as a judge and dispute settler for the Western Canada Junior Hockey League but business interests outside of hockey kept him busy in the last half of his life.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nhl/comish/dutton_nn4.html (509 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey - Junior: Western flavour
		If you're a hockey fan who plans on cheering for Canada at the 2005 world junior championship later this month, it would be a good idea to invest in some Western Hockey League pompons.
		Sources indicated yesterday that when Hockey Canada today unveils its list of invitees for the national junior team's selection camp, 21 of the 32 players are expected to be from the Western Hockey League.
		Of the 32 players, 12 skated for Canada at the world junior last winter in Finland, where the team blew a third-period lead against the U.S. in the gold-medal game and was left with silver.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/Junior/2004/12/06/768308.html (579 words)

	Teenagers Jordan Staal, Kristopher Letang race to impress Penguins management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fleury was an 18-year-old No. 1 overall pick in 2003, and despite an impressive early performance was dogged by persistent questions during his first month in the NHL about whether he would be sent back to his junior team, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
		The QMJHL, like the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League, is mostly for players under 20, and teenagers are not eligible to be sent to an American Hockey League affiliate.
		Under NHL rules, once an eligible player appears in his 10th game of the season, he cannot be sent back to juniors without repercussions for the team.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/hockey/061013/h101334.html (530 words)

	Western College Hockey
		The situation in the NAHL got a little uglier this morning during the league's conference call, when NAHL commissioner, Eric Krupka, was replaced by Mark Frankenfeld, who will act as interim commissioner for the league.
		Canada has made available a.PDF version of what is thought to be the first ever book written about hockey: Arthur Farrell's 1899 book Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game.
		During the 1987 World Junior Championships, Canada was playing the Soviet Union in the medal round, and needed to win by at least 5 goals to win the gold.
	westerncollegehockey.blogspot.com (4504 words)

	SportingNews.com Blogs
		Four of Cornell's eight recruits for the 2006-07 season played their junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League, with a fifth from the Alberta Junior Hockey League and a sixth from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
		However, MacMillan isn't sure that an NCAA institution in Canada would have a strong appeal for all of the recruits from Western Canada who now cross the border to play college hockey.
		The most natural geographic fit is in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but according to WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod, the league isn't rushing to expand.
	www.sportingnews.com /blog/j.eff/tag/NCAAHockey (1227 words)

	Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Edmonton Oil Kings
		With six teams in the league, and distance between cities already being an issue, the league’s governors indicated that expansion was unlikely.
		In 1966, he was among a group of western hockey owners who changed the way the game was structured when they formed what is now the Western Hockey League.
		For quite some time it had been known as "The Outlaw League," but it eventually became too big to ignore and is now one of the largest junior leagues in the world.
	www.oilersheritage.com /history/formation_teams_edmonton_oilkings.html (1067 words)

	Major Junior A Hockey - Canadian Hockey League (CHL)
		The Canadian Hockey League (Major Junior A) is the world's largest hockey league.
		The CHL consists of 3 leagues - the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League - and 54 teams.
		The CHL is the major source of talent for the National Hockey League.
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /hockey/junior/majorjunior.html (180 words)

	Phoenix Coyotes
		They were once the Winnipeg Jets, a franchise conceived in 1967 when the team joined the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.
		As the WHA ran into problems, the Winnipeg Jets joined the National Hockey League in the 1979 expansion.
		In the following year, the Coyotes followed a similar script, playing close to.500 hockey with Keith Tkachuk leading the way and lost to that years Stanley Cup champs, the Detroit Red Wings, in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
	www.tmlfever.com /coyotes.html (934 words)

	Bemidji State Athletics
		Bemidji State's junior goaltender Emily Brookshaw (Webster, Wis.) is one of forty-two of the nation’s top women’s ice hockey players who will take part in the USA Hockey’s annual holiday camp from Dec. 26-Jan. 2 in Lake Placid, N.Y. She was one of five goaltenders that was choosen to participate in this camp.
		The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced earlier today that Bemidji State freshman goaltender Jessica Ptachick (Apple Valley, Minn.) has been selected WCHA Rookie of the Week for her performance last weekend versus the University of Vermont.
		Bemidji State junior goaltender Emily Brookshaw (Webster, Wis.) is one of 40 players under 22 years of age named to participate in the U.S. National Women’s Festival Team, as announced today by USA Hockey.
	info.bemidjistate.edu /sports/sports/whockey/index.html (3157 words)

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