Western Hockey League
| Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 WHL season | |
| Formerly | Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (1966–67) Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1967–68) Western Canada Hockey League (1968–1978) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Commissioner | Dan Near |
| No. of teams | 22 |
| Countries |
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| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Most recent champion(s) | Moose Jaw Warriors (1) |
| Most titles | Kamloops Blazers (6) |
| TV partner(s) | Canada TSN RDS CBC United States KRCW-TV KZJO |
| Official website | whl |
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Teams
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Founded | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||
| Central | Calgary Hitmen | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 1995 | |||||
| Edmonton Oil Kings | Edmonton, Alberta | Rogers Place | 2007 | ||||||
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | Lethbridge, Alberta | VisitLethbridge.com Arena | 1967* | ||||||
| Medicine Hat Tigers | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Co-op Place | 1970 | ||||||
| Red Deer Rebels | Red Deer, Alberta | Peavey Mart Centrium | 1992 | ||||||
| East | Brandon Wheat Kings | Brandon, Manitoba | Keystone Centre | 1967 | |||||
| Moose Jaw Warriors | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | Mosaic Place | 1980 | ||||||
| Prince Albert Raiders | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Art Hauser Centre | 1982 | ||||||
| Regina Pats | Regina, Saskatchewan | Brandt Centre | 1917 | ||||||
| Saskatoon Blades | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 1966 | ||||||
| Swift Current Broncos | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | InnovationPlex | 1967* | ||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||
| B.C. | Kamloops Blazers | Kamloops, British Columbia | Sandman Centre | 1966* | |||||
| Kelowna Rockets | Kelowna, British Columbia | Prospera Place | 1991* | ||||||
| Prince George Cougars | Prince George, British Columbia | CN Centre | 1971* | ||||||
| Vancouver Giants | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 2001 | ||||||
| Victoria Royals | Victoria, British Columbia | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | 2006 | ||||||
| U.S. | Everett Silvertips | Everett, Washington | Angel of the Winds Arena | 2003 | |||||
| Portland Winterhawks | Portland, Oregon | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1951* | ||||||
| Seattle Thunderbirds | Kent, Washington | accesso ShoWare Center | 1971* | ||||||
| Spokane Chiefs | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 1982* | ||||||
| Tri-City Americans | Kennewick, Washington | Toyota Center | 1966* | ||||||
| Wenatchee Wild | Wenatchee, Washington | Town Toyota Center | 1996* | ||||||
- Notes
- A star (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
References
- General
- Flett, Corey and Watts, Jessie, ed. (2008). 2008–09 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - "Western Hockey League seasons". hockeydb.org. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League by Richard Lapp and Silas White. Archived from the original on 2005-01-15. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- Specific