West Coast Hockey League

The West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) was an ice hockey minor league in the USA , in whose game operation from 1995 to 2003 clubs from the western states of the country, namely Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Nevada and Washington participated .

The league started in 1995 with the following six teams:

The trophy, which was won by the respective champions of a season was the Taylor Cup , named after the founder of the league, the addition to the franchises from Bakersfield , Fresno and Reno were half the teams.

In May 2003, the WCHL and the Taylor Cup were taken over by the East Coast Hockey League , which then changed its official name to the ECHL , as it now operated nationwide. With franchises from Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho , Long Beach and San Diego , six of the former WCHL teams play in the West and Pacific Divisions of the ECHL National Conference today .

WCHL teams

Alaska Gold Kings (1995–1997, became Colorado Gold Kings in 1998 )
Anchorage Aces (1995-2003)
Bakersfield Fog (1995–1998, Bakersfield Condors )
Bakersfield Condors (1998-2003)
Colorado Gold Kings (1998-2002)
Fresno Falcons (1995-2003, 1997/98 season as Fresno Fighting Falcons )
Idaho Steelheads (1997-2003)
Long Beach Ice Dogs (2000-2003)
Phoenix Mustangs (1997-2001)
Reno Renegades (1995–1997, were Reno Rage )
Reno Rage (1997-1998)
San Diego Gulls (1995-2003)
Tacoma Sabercats (1997-2002)
Tucson Gila Monsters (1997-1999)

Taylor Cup

1995/96: San Diego Gulls
1996/97: San Diego Gulls
1997/98: San Diego Gulls
1998/99: Tacoma Sabercats
1999/00: Phoenix Mustangs
2000/01: San Diego Gulls
2001/02: Fresno Falcons
2002/03: San Diego Gulls

Web links

Information about the West Coast Hockey League at hockeydb.com