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323:. In a change reflective of the nationwide presence of the ECHL, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to "ECHL" on May 19, 2003, as a direct result of the absorption. The six remaining WCHL teams (Alaska, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Long Beach and San Diego) joined the West and Pacific Divisions of the ECHL's National Conference, as did a planned WCHL team in
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The league began to contract in 2001–02 after the
Phoenix Mustangs folded before the season. Before the 2002–03 season, the WCHL's last as an independent league, the Tacoma Sabercats and Colorado Gold Kings folded. The WCHL played as a single-table league in 2002–03 as it had its first two seasons.
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The WCHL's championship trophy was known as the Taylor Cup. It was named for the founder of the league, who also originally owned three of the six founding teams (Bakersfield, Fresno and Reno). The San Diego Gulls were by far the most successful postseason team in WCHL history, winning five of the
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and the Alaska Aces folding in 2017, only one former WCHL team, the Idaho
Steelheads, remain active in the ECHL in their original market. Efforts to resurrect the Reno Renegades/Rage organization as an ECHL team have been repeatedly delayed by problems in finding a suitable home arena in the Reno
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In the league's third season in 1997–98 the Alaska Gold Kings suspended operations. The remaining teams were joined by the expansion
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Location of historical WCHL teams, 1995–2003. Red dots indicate teams active in the
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The surviving teams of the West Coast Hockey League are part of the
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The WCHL was a successor organization of the semi-professional
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606:(1995–1997)
378:Bakersfield
223:Bakersfield
109:Most titles
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70:Replaced by
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943:References
843:Runner up
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538:as of the
442:Long Beach
177:Beginnings
159:Washington
143:California
127:ice hockey
48:Ice hockey
664:Reno Rage
581:Anchorage
490:San Diego
350:Kelly Cup
325:Las Vegas
253:Expansion
76:(partial)
916:See also
689:Timeline
394:Colorado
147:Colorado
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716:Winner
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303:of the
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172:History
139:Arizona
89:Country
54:Founded
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595:Alaska
565:Alaska
522:Tucson
506:Tacoma
410:Fresno
335:Legacy
281:) and
243:Russia
233:) and
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135:Alaska
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44:Sport
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