Western Canada Hockey League
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This article is about the professional Western Canada Hockey League. For other uses, see Western Hockey League (disambiguation).
The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 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.
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) |
Ceased | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Country | Canada |
Last champion(s) | Victoria Cougars |
Most titles | Victoria Cougars (2) |
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The WCHL's Victoria Cougars were the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup when they won the 1925 Stanley Cup Finals over the NHL's Montreal Canadiens.