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WHL (minor Pro)
WHL may refer to: *Western Hockey League (1925–26), final iteration of the Western Canada Hockey League major pro ice hockey league *Western Hockey League (founded 1966 as CMJHL), a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States *Western Hockey League (1952–1974), minor pro ice hockey league *West of Harvey Lock, measurement of distance along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway *White Hart Lane railway station (National Rail station code WHL), a railway station in Tottenham, London, England *Women's Hockey League (founded 2015), official name of the Zhenskaya Hockey League, a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia See also * WHA (other) * WPHL (other) WPHL may refer to: * WPHL-TV, a television station (channel 17 digital) licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States * Western Professional Hockey League, professional league from 1996 to 2001 * Western Pennsylvania Hockey League The We ... * PWHL (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921–22 WCHL season, 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925 and disbanded in 1926. The WCHL's Victoria Cougars were the last non-National Hockey League, NHL team to win the Stanley Cup when they won the 1925 Stanley Cup Finals over the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. History Background The Stanley Cup was donated in 1893 to serve as a trophy to be awarded to the national champion of Canadian amateur ice hockey. The trophy eventually became open to professional teams in 1906 and a new trophy, the Allan Cup was donated to serve as the national amateur trophy. By this time, the Canadian Prairies were being rapidly settled and in 1914 a team based in Saskatchewan (the Regina Victorias) would capture the Allan Cup for the first time. By this time, competition for the Stanley Cup, had evolved into a World Series-inspired "East vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada, alongside the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Teams play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup, with the winner moving on to play for the Memorial Cup, Canada's national junior championship. WHL teams have won the Memorial Cup 19 times. The WHL is composed of 23 teams divided into two conferences of two divisions, each. The Eastern Conference comprises 11 teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, while the Western Conference comprises 12 teams from British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The league will expand to 24 teams by 2026 with the addition of a team in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The league was founded in 1966 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL), with seven teams in Sas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Hockey League (1952–1974)
The Western Hockey League (WHL) was a Minor league, minor professional ice hockey league based in Western Canada that operated from 1952 to 1974. The league was managed for most of its history by Al Leader, and had roots in the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. The championship trophy of the WHL was the Lester Patrick Cup. History The league was founded in 1948 as the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL). In 1951, it absorbed three teams from the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. In 1952, it adopted the WHL name. In the late 1950s, Ron Butlin (ice hockey), Ron Butlin and Arthur Ryan Smith hosted a hot stove league on radio broadcasts of the league. The Western Hockey League was managed for most of its history by Al Leader. During the 1960s, the WHL moved into a number of large west coast markets including Los Angeles and San Francisco. There was speculation that the WHL could grow into a Major professional sports leagues in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Harvey Lock
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately from Saint Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. The waterway provides a channel with a controlling depth of , designed primarily for barge transportation. Although the U.S. government proposals for such a waterway were made in the early 19th century, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway was not completed until 1949. EHL & WHL mileages Locations along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway are defined in terms of statute miles (as opposed to nautical miles, in which most marine routes are measured) east and west of Harvey Lock, a navigation lock in the New Orleans area located at . The Hathaway Bridge in Panama City, Florida, for example, is at mile 284.6 EHL (East of Harvey Lock). The Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge at South Padre Island is at mile 665.1 WHL (West of Harvey Lock). Connecting water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hart Lane Railway Station
White Hart Lane is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey in North London. It is from Liverpool Street station, London Liverpool Street and is situated between and stations. It is in List of stations in London fare zone 3, Travelcard zone 3. The station is close to Bruce Grove and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. History White Hart Lane was originally a stop on the Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway line (part of Great Eastern Railway) which opened on 22 July 1872. The station was named after the local road on which it is sited – White Hart Lane (the road probably acquired its name in the 17th century but part of it existed earlier as Apeland Street), and it was once the location of a spring called Bishop's Well. The area was semi-rural before the arrival of railway with some villas and other buildings along Tottenham High Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenskaya Hockey League
The Zhenskaya Hockey League or ZhHL (), officially called the Women's Hockey League (WHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Russia, currently comprising eight teams. The league is also known as the PariMatch Women's Hockey League for sponsorship reasons. The league was founded via a joint partnership of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR) on 19 June 2015. It replaced the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL), which had been founded in 1995 and was operated by the FHR alone. History The creation of the Zhenskaya Hockey League was announced on 12 September 2014 at a meeting of Alexander Medvedev, president of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and Vladislav Tretiak, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR). The parties expressed their readiness to jointly establish the ZhHL and to achieve the dream of taking women's hockey in Russia to a new level of development. However, the FHR established the Zhenskaya Hockey Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHA (other)
WHA may refer to: Government * World Health Assembly, the meetings of the World Health Organization (WHO) * Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, within the U.S. Department of State Sport * World Hockey Association, a defunct major professional hockey league active from 1972 to 1979 * World Hockey Association (proposed), organization that controlled WHA Hockey interests between 2004 and 2008 ** WHA Junior West Hockey League, a defunct Junior A Hockey league based out of the Cascadia area associated with the proposed WHA ** World Hockey Association 2, a defunct minor professional hockey league, tiered under the proposed WHA Education and academia * World History Association, academic organization * Wallace Hall (Thornhill), a 2-18 school located in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Travel * West Houston Airport, a privately owned, public use airport in Harris County, Texas. * Whampoa station, MTR station code WHA * Wuhan railway station, China Railway pinyin code WHA * Wuhu X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPHL (other)
WPHL may refer to: * WPHL-TV, a television station (channel 17 digital) licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States * Western Professional Hockey League, professional league from 1996 to 2001 * Western Pennsylvania Hockey League The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) was an originally amateur and later professional ice hockey league founded in 1896 and existing through 1909. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league became the pre-eminent ice hockey league in ..., semi-professional league in the early 1900s See also * * PWHL (other) * WHL (other) * PHL (other) {{Disambiguation, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
