Western Professional Hockey League

The Western Professional Hockey League (short form: WPHL ) was a professional mid-level ice hockey minor league in the USA .

In 1996 the league was founded with six teams from the southern US states, mainly from Texas . The WPHL achieved such great success that it was expanded to 18 franchises by the 1999/00 season . At the end of the 2000/01 season, the Western Professional Hockey League took over the Central Hockey League , which, however, continued under the old name and took most of the WPHL teams into their game operations.

The league champion was played in the play-offs after the regular season and received the President's Cup , the table leader after the regular season was awarded the Governor's Cup .

Teams

Abilene Aviators 1998-2000 Alexandria Warthogs 1998-2000 Amarillo Rattlers 1996-2001 Arkansas Glacier Cats 1998-2000 Austin Ice Bats 1996-2001 Central Texas Stampede 1996-2001

Corpus Christi Ice Rays 1998-2001 El Paso Buzzards 1996-2001 Fort Worth Brahmas 1997-2001 Lake Charles Ice Pirates 1997-2001 Lubbock Cotton Kings 1999-2001 Monroe Moccasins 1997-2001

New Mexico Scorpions 1996-2001 Odessa Jackalopes 1997-2001 San Angelo Outlaws 1997-2001 Shreveport Mudbugs 1997-2001 Tupelo T-Rex 1998-2001 Waco Wizards 1996-2000

President's Cup winner

• 1997 - El Paso Buzzards
• 1998 - El Paso Buzzards
• 1999 - Shreveport Mudbugs
• 2000 - Shreveport Mudbugs
• 2001 - Shreveport Mudbugs

Winner Governor's Cup

• 1996/97 - New Mexico Scorpions
• 1997/98 - Fort Worth Brahmas
• 1998/99 - Shreveport Mudbugs
• 1999/00 - Central Texas Stampede
• 2000/01 - Tupelo T-Rex