The Alberta-British Columbia Senior League is a defunct senior men's ice hockey league that operated for the 1941–42 season.
6-499: The West Kootenay League was a senior level hockey league that operated from 1922 to 1923 through 1940–41; and the Alberta Senior Hockey League was a senior level league that operated between 1936 and 1941. Both leagues suspended their operations after the 1940–41 season due to World War II . For the 1941–42 season, four teams from the two leagues (along with the upstart Red Deer Buffalos ), merged to form
12-657: The Allan Cup twice. The West Kootenay League operated from 1922–23 through 1940–41. Many of the players resisted the idea of turning professional because, with the promise of high paying mining jobs, they had secure jobs for life and were making as much, if not more, than players in the NHL. In 1931 the Kimberley Dynamiters joined the West Kootenay League, and this began an immediate rivalry with
18-653: The West Kootenay Hockey League (WKHL), is a defunct senior men's ice hockey league that operated in eastern British Columbia from 1922–1941, and also during the 1945-46 season. In 1946-47 the league expanded to Spokane and Los Angeles and became the Western International Hockey League . In its 20 years of operation, the West Kootenay League won every British Columbia Senior Championship ( Savage Cup ) after its first season (1922–23) and teams from this league won
24-507: The 1941-42 British Columbia Senior Playoffs, which it did over Alberta's objections. In the final series Lethbridge Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Stampeders 3 wins to 2, 1 tie. The Lethbridge Maple Leafs advanced to the 1941-42 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. This ice hockey league article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . West Kootenay League The West Kootenay League , also referred to as
30-715: The Alberta-British Columbia Senior League. Due to the pressures of the war, the league lasted just one season. The West Kootenay League was resurrected for the 1945–46 season, and in 1946-47 the league expanded into the United States to become the Western International Hockey League . In the "Best of 5" semi-final series the Calgary Stampeders beat Trail Smoke Eaters 3 wins to none. In the "Best of 5" semi-final series Lethbridge Maple Leafs beat Kimberley Dynamiters 3 wins to none, 1 tie. Note: Kimberley defaulted so that it could play in
36-619: The always strong Trail Smoke Eaters , a true powerhouse of senior British Columbia hockey. In 1941 the league suspended operations for three seasons due to World War II , and its teams merged with the Alberta Senior League to become the Alberta-British Columbia Senior League for the 1941–42 season. The West Kootenay League was resurrected for the 1945–46 season, and in 1946–47 the league expanded to Spokane and Los Angeles and became
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