Pacific Coast Hockey League
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The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in three incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.
PCHL 1928–1931
The first incarnation of the PCHL had four teams and lasted three seasons. Brothers
Teams
- Portland Buckaroos (1928–1931)
- Seattle Eskimos(1928–1931)
- Tacoma Tigers(1930–1931)
- Vancouver Lions (1928–1931)
- Victoria Cubs (1928–1930)
Champions
- 1929: Vancouver Lions
- 1930: Vancouver Lions
- 1931: Vancouver Lions
PCHL 1936–1941
From 1932 to 1935, no league called the PCHL existed, although teams from the first PCHL joined the Western Canada Hockey League or the North West Hockey League. In 1936, the Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver franchises of the North West Hockey League joined with the Oakland Clippers to re-form the Pacific Coast Hockey League. The Clippers relocated to Spokane in their first year. The Spokane Clippers disbanded for the 1939–40 season, but reappeared the next year as the Spokane Bombers.
The league disbanded after the 1941 season, primarily as a result of World War II.
Teams
- Oakland Clippers/Spokane Clippers (1936–1938)
- Portland Buckaroos (1936–1941)
- Seattle Seahawks (1936–1940)
- Vancouver Lions (1936–1941)
- Spokane Bombers (1940–1941)
- Seattle Olympics(1940–1941)
Champions
1937: Portland Buckaroos
1938: Seattle Seahawks
1939: Portland Buckaroos
1940: Vancouver Lions
1941: Vancouver Lions
PCHL 1944–1952
The final incarnation of the league was managed by
Before the start of the 1951–1952 season, the PCHL had dwindled to a six team league. The neighbouring
The PCHL championship trophy was the President's Cup.
Teams (1944–1952)
- Calgary Stampeders(1951–1952)
- Edmonton Flyers (1951–1952)
- Fresno Falcons (1946–1950)
- Hollywood Wolves (1944–1947)
- Los Angeles Monarchs (1944–1950)
- New Westminster Royals (1945–1952)
- Oakland Oaks (1944–1949)
- Pasadena Panthers (1944–1945)
- Portland Eagles (1944–1949, 1950–1951)
- Portland Penguins (1949–1950)
- San Diego Skyhawks (1944–1950)
- San Francisco Shamrocks (1944–1950)
- Saskatoon Quakers (1951–1952)
- Seattle Ironmen(1944–1952)
- Seattle Stars(1944–1945)
- Tacoma Rockets (1946–1952)
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vancouver Vanguards (1944–1945), in Vancouver, Washington
- Victoria Cougars (1949–1952)
Champions (1944–1952)
1945: Seattle Ironmen
1946: Vancouver Canucks
1947: Los Angeles Monarchs
1948: Vancouver Canucks
1949: San Diego Skyhawks
1950: New Westminster Royals
1951: Victoria Cougars
1952: Saskatoon Quakers
See also
References
- Whitehead, Eric (1980). The Patricks, hockey's royal family. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0385156626.
Notes
- ^ Whitehead 1980, p. 178.
- ^ "Victoria Cubs Statistics and History". HockeyDB.com. HockeyDB. Retrieved 31 December 2022.