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CMJHL to be an "outlaw league" and suspending its teams and players from participation in CAHA events, including the Memorial Cup. The new league accused CAHA of overstepping its boundaries and, with the support of the players and their families, chose to play the season regardless. The CMJHL began legal action against the CAHA executive in March 1967, fighting to regain eligibility to enter the Memorial Cup tournament.
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With most players joining the league while still attending school, the WHL takes a role in its players educational needs. The league operates a scholarship program that offers one full year of tuition, textbooks, and compulsory fees for each season played in the WHL. Since this program was introduced
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on the way to Regina for a game. Scott Kruger, Trent Kresse, Brent Ruff, and Chris Mantyka were killed in the crash. The Broncos retired their numbers and introduced a commemorative patch in remembrance of the four players; in 2016, a memorial was unveiled at the crash site. The WHL later renamed its
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Players aged 15 to 20 are eligible to play in the WHL, with some restrictions. 15-year-olds are permitted to play only five games, unless their midget team's season has ended. Meanwhile, each team is allowed to have only three 20-year-olds on their rosters, except for expansion teams, for which five
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from Ontario. The initiative was undermined when the Barons withdrew from the best-of-seven series during the fourth game in protest of alleged violent play on the part of the Bombers. The Bombers, who were awarded the title, proceeded to challenge the Memorial Cup champion-Montreal Junior Canadiens
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in forming the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL). Despite concerns that the CMJHL would mean the demise of the Alberta and Saskatchewan leagues—the SJHL did immediately fold—the governing bodies in both provinces sanctioned the new league. However, CAHA did not sanction it, declaring the
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would end up in a courtroom later that season when he got into an altercation with a fan. LaForge was acquitted when the judge noted that it was hard to convict a man for assault when faced with "an obnoxious person trying to get into the coach's area." LaForge resigned following the season after
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a year later, the WCHL shortened its name to the Western Hockey League. Despite the Flin Flon Bombers' early success, the remoteness and size of the community increasingly posed a challenge, and in 1978 the team relocated to Edmonton in a brief revival of the Oil Kings—the team would move again a
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The WHL comprises 22 teams divided into two conferences, making it the largest league in the CHL—the Ontario Hockey League has 20 teams and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has 18. The WHL has member teams across four Canadian provinces and two American states. The Eastern Conference
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The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, with the division winners declared the top two seeds in the first round of the post-season. In the playoffs, the four remaining teams in each conference are reseeded by regular season points in the second round.
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Each of the CHL's three member leagues are granted exclusive territorial rights to players from within North America. The WHL holds rights to players from the four western provinces, the American Pacific Northwest, all other American states west of the
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2011 saw WHL teams participate in two outdoor games for the first time. The Spokane Chiefs hosted the Kootenay Ice on January 15, and on February 21, the Calgary Hitmen hosted the Regina Pats for a game in conjunction with the
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CAHA informed the Oil Kings that they were required to play full-time in a junior hockey league for the 1966–67 season or would be ineligible to compete for the Memorial Cup. This led Hunter to endorse the suggestion of
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nor the Memorial Cup were awarded in 2020 or 2021. The league returned to a regular schedule for 2021–22, and the Oil Kings became the first team to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup since the Prince Albert Raiders in 2019.
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In the mid-1970s, the Bruins established the WCHL's first true dynasty, capturing four consecutive championships between 1975 and 1978. The Bruins also won back-to-back Memorial Cup championships in 1977 and 1978.
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for the Cougars' team bus. The Breakers had been unable to sign Martin, who wanted to play in his home town of Victoria, and the Cougars were unable to use the bus, which they had purchased from the folded
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In May 1967, the CMJHL renamed itself to the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). The league also added four new teams, including the Swift Current Broncos and three teams based in Manitoba—the
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After years of disputes, Canadian junior hockey was reorganized in 1970, with CAHA absorbing the CHA and re-sanctioning the WCHL, making it one of three top-flight major junior leagues, along with the
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became president of the WCHL and the CHA. Concerns over the WCHL's relationship with CAHA and a desire to compete for the Memorial Cup led the Pats, Canucks, and Red Wings to withdraw before the
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tournament by winning the WHL playoff championship or, since 1983, by hosting the tournament. Altogether, the Memorial Cup has been won by WHL teams nineteen times since the league's founding.
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The 1980s were marked by several brawls that involved police intervention, one of the most bizarre trades in hockey history, and the tragic deaths of four players in a bus crash.
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20-year-olds are eligible to play. Each team is permitted to carry only two non-North American players, and teams have the opportunity to select such players through the
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is an annual event in which teams select players from bantam hockey league age groups, i.e. 14 or 15 years old. The order of selection depends on the league's standings.
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The league's first decade saw constant expansion and franchise movement as the league spread throughout the west. The Flin Flon Bombers, led by future NHL stars
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established themselves as the WHL's second dynasty when they won both the WHL Championship and Memorial Cup three times in four years between 1992 and 1995.
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instead. At the conclusion of the season, the CHA organized its own national championship, which pitted the WCHL-champion Flin Flon Bombers against the
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at age 20. With the agreement settled, CAHA finally sanctioned the WCHL, which allowed for the league champion Estevan Bruins to compete for the
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Canadian universities and colleges recruit extensively from the WHL, affording graduating players the opportunity to continue playing hockey in
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by 2008. Teams maintain academic advisors, who monitor the academic progress of players along with the league's Director of Education Services.
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programs in the United States. Players hoping to receive scholarships to, and play for, American universities must play Junior A hockey in the
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In June 1968, the WCJHL changed its name to the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), and announced that it was leaving CAHA to form the rival
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responded by saying that the idea was a pipe dream, and was not feasible while the CAHA was re-negotiating a development agreement with the
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established a run of dominance, winning three WHL titles in 2003, 2005, and 2009, and winning the Memorial Cup as host in 2004.
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in their honour. In 1989, less than three years after the crash, the Broncos won the league title and the Memorial Cup.
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The 1990s saw another period of expansion and the return of the league to Western Canada's major cities. In 1991, the
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Lamb, Kirk (2008). "Guide for College Bound Hockey Players". Alberta Junior Hockey League. p. 34.
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saw the two teams collectively fined $ 2,250 and players suspended for 73 combined games. Pats coach
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owner Scotty Munro to create a new Western regional junior league. Five members of the
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Naylor, David & Leriche, Timothy (December 31, 1986). "Tragedy hits hockey club".
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in 1993, more than 3,000 scholarships had been handed out at a total value of
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On December 30, 1986, tragedy struck the Swift Current Broncos when their bus
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Matheson, Jim (May 26, 1976). "Oil Kings get CAHA nod for move to Portland".
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Jim Piggott (President) & Tom Fisher (Executive Secretary), 1971–1972
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Del Wilson (President) & Tom Fisher (Executive Secretary), 1972–1973
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traded blows with a linesman during a bench clearing brawl against the
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Western Hockey League. For other leagues with the same name, see
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The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship
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In 1976, the Oil Kings, facing pressure from the professional
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became the second American team to win the Memorial Cup. The
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competition as they attend post-secondary institutions. The
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to a championship showdown, but the Montreal team declined.
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Aykroyd, Lucas (December 2008). "School's in Session".
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In the 2000s, the league expanded four more times. The
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Winnipeg Jets (1967–73) → Winnipeg Clubs (1973–76) →
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Adidas executive Dan Near named new WHL Commissioner
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Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League
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Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League
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Division 3945: 3942: 3941: 3937: 3934: 3933: 3928: 3924: 3917: 3912: 3910: 3905: 3903: 3898: 3897: 3894: 3888: 3885: 3881: 3876: 3875: 3864: 3859: 3843: 3839: 3835: 3829: 3827: 3810: 3806: 3802: 3795: 3779: 3775: 3771: 3765: 3754: 3746: 3739: 3732:: WHL9–WHL11. 3731: 3724: 3708: 3704: 3700: 3699: 3693: 3685: 3669: 3663: 3647: 3643: 3642: 3637: 3630: 3614: 3610: 3606: 3605: 3600: 3594: 3578: 3574: 3570: 3563: 3547: 3543: 3539: 3532: 3516: 3512: 3506: 3490: 3486: 3485: 3480: 3474: 3466: 3459: 3452:. p. 67. 3451: 3444: 3428: 3424: 3420: 3414: 3406: 3404:1-55017-170-4 3400: 3395: 3394: 3385: 3377: 3375:9780140266023 3371: 3366: 3365: 3359: 3353: 3345: 3338: 3334: 3327: 3319: 3312: 3308: 3302: 3294: 3292:1-55017-080-5 3288: 3284: 3280: 3275: 3274: 3265: 3263: 3261: 3252: 3245: 3241: 3235: 3227: 3220: 3216: 3210: 3202: 3195: 3191: 3185: 3177: 3170: 3162: 3155: 3139: 3135: 3131: 3130:"WHL History" 3125: 3123: 3121: 3119: 3110: 3103: 3099: 3093: 3077: 3073: 3069: 3063: 3059: 3053: 3052: 3047: 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