The West Kootenay League , also referred to as 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 .
5-446: WKHL may refer to: West Kootenay Hockey League WKHL (FM) a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to serve Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States WARW (FM) , a radio station (96.7 FM) licensed to serve Port Chester, New York, United States, which held the call sign WKHL from 1992 to 2006 WLQQ , a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to serve West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, which held
10-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages West Kootenay 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 the Allan Cup twice. The West Kootenay League operated from 1922–23 through 1940–41. Many of
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20-737: 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 the Western International Hockey League . As of this edit , this article uses content from "West Kootenay League" , which
25-536: 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 the always strong Trail Smoke Eaters , a true powerhouse of senior British Columbia hockey. In 1941
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