Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is the national hockey league of the Western Republic. Every season, the top 8 teams of each conference, a total of 16 teams, advance to the playoffs. There are four rounds of the playoffs; the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, the Conference Finals, and the Western Cup Finals. The winner of the Western Cup Finals wins the Western Cup, the greatest prize in hockey. As of 2019, the latest winner of the Western Cup is the Seattle Aviators, who won it against the San Jose Sharks. As of 2019, the team who won the most Western Cups is the Seattle Aviators, who have won 25 Western Cups since the league was founded in 1917.
The Western Hockey League was founded in 1917. Despite the league being officially founded, the Western Cup was awarded annually since 1893. The Original Six teams of the Western Republic were the Vancouver Canucks, the Los Angeles Kings, the Seattle Aviators (called the Seattle Metropolitans until 1924), the California Seals, the Calgary Flames (called the Alberta Flames until 1980, they changed their name due to the expansion into Edmonton the year before), and the Portland Winterhawks. However, the Seattle Aviators date back to the late 1800s, and were called the Seattle Metropolitans until 1924, when they renamed to the Seattle Aviators, named after both the aviators who fought for the Western Republic Air Force during World War I, as well as Boeing's presence in Seattle. The league consisted of only six teams until 1967, when the league finally expanded.
The best players in the league get to play in the Western Hockey League All-Star Game. The All-Star Game is held annually in the Hawaiian Airlines Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Western Hockey League has its headquarters in Vancouver, which is known as the hockey capital of the world.
The newest team to the league os the Vegas Golden Knights, who joined for the 2017-18 season. A second team in the Seattle metropolitan area, most likely playing in Tacoma, will join the league as the thirty-second team, starting play in the 2021-22 season.
== Teams ==
The WHL has thirty-one teams. Fifteen in the Northern Conference, and sixteen in the Southern Conference.
Conference	Division 	Team 	City 	Venue 	Capacity	Logo
Northern 	Northeast	Calgary Flames 	Calgary, AB 	WestAir Centre 	24,000 	
Northern 	Northeast	Edmonton Oilers 	Edmonton, AB 	Rogers Place 	18,640 	
Northern 	Northeast	Idaho Steelheads 	Boise, ID 	Taco Bell Arena 	16,800 	
Northern 	Northeast	Montana Skyhawks 	Billings, MT 	Glacier Coliseum 	16,520 	
Northern 	Northeast	Regina Pats 	Regina, SK 	Brandt Centre 	16,480 	
Northern 	Northeast	Saskatoon Blades 	Saskatoon, SK 	SaskTel Centre 	15,190 	
Northern 	Northeast	Winnipeg Jets 	Winnipeg, MB 	Bell MTS Place 	17,000 	
Northern 	Northeast	Yellowknife Moose 	Yellowknife, BR 	First Air Forum 	15,000 	
Northern 	Northwest	Alaska Seawolves 	Anchorage, AK 	Alaska Airlines Center	16,400 	
Northern 	Northwest	Kelowna Rockets 	Kelowna, OK 	Prospera Place 	16,880 	
Northern 	Northwest	Portland Winterhawks	Portland, OR 	Moda Center 	18,280 	
Northern 	Northwest	Seattle Aviators 	Seattle, CS 	Boeing Arena 	23,000 	
Northern 	Northwest	Spokane Chiefs 	Spokane, CS 	Spokane Memorial Arena	16,300 	
Northern 	Northwest	Vancouver Canucks 	Vancouver, BC 	Rogers Arena 	18,910 	
Northern 	Northwest	Victoria Royals 	Victoria, BC 	Pacific Coastal Arena 	16,740 	
Southern 	Southwest	Anaheim Ducks 	Anaheim, CA 	Honda Center 	18,330 	
Southern 	Southwest	Bakersfield Condors 	Bakersfield, CA 	Rabobank Arena 	16,000 	
Southern 	Southwest	California Seals 	San Francisco, CA 	WBC Arena 	21,000 	
Southern 	Southwest	Fresno Falcons 	Fresno, CA 	Save Mart Center 	16,180 	
Southern 	Southwest	Los Angeles Kings 	Los Angeles, CA 	Staples Center 	18,230 	
Southern 	Southwest	Sacramento Bulls 	Sacramento, CA 	Golden 1 Center 	17,580 	
Southern 	Southwest	San Diego Lions 	San Diego, CA 	Western Skyways Arena 	20,000 	
Southern 	Southwest	San Jose Sharks 	San Jose, CA 	SAP Center 	18,540 	
Southern 	Southeast	Albuquerque Dorados 	Albuquerque, AT 	Dreamstyle Arena 	15,410 	
Southern 	Southeast	Arizona Coyotes 	Glendale, AZ 	Gila River Arena 	18,420 	
Southern 	Southeast	Colorado Avalanche 	Denver, CO 	Pepsi Center 	18,000 	
Southern 	Southeast	Rapid City Rush 	Rapid City, DT 	Rushmore Civic Center 	16,200 	
Southern 	Southeast	Tucson Roadrunners 	Tucson, AZ 	McKale Center 	16,450 	
Southern 	Southeast	Utah Grizzlies 	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Center 	18,310 	
Southern 	Southeast	Vegas Golden Knights	Paradise, NV 	T-Mobile Arena 	17,500 	
Southern 	Southeast	Wyoming Cowboys 	Cheyenne, WY 	SkyWest Arena 	15,130 	
=== Future Teams ===
Conference	Division 	Name 	Location 	Arena 	Capacity	Logo	First Season
Northern 	Northwest	Tacoma WHL team (working name)	Tacoma, CS	Tacoma Dome	19,100 	TBA 	2021-22
== 2018-19 Playoffs ==
 - Indicates that this team placed first in the league's regular season.
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