Western Professional Hockey League

The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) is a defunct mid-level professional league.
It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000. After the 2000-2001 season, the league bought the Central Hockey League and has operated under the CHL name.
==President's Cup Winners==
(Playoff Champions)
*1997 - El Paso Buzzards
*1998 - El Paso Buzzards
*1999 - Shreveport Mudbugs
*2000 - Shreveport Mudbugs
*2001 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
==Governor's Cup==
(Regular Season Champions)
* 1996-97 - New Mexico Scorpions
* 1997-98 - Fort Worth Brahmas
* 1998-99 - Shreveport Mudbugs
* 1999-00 - Central Texas Stampede
* 2000-01 - Tupelo T-Rex
==All-time Chronological List of Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Amarillo Rattlers 	Amarillo, Texas 	Amarillo Civic Center 	1996-2001	join Central Hockey League
Austin Ice Bats 	Austin, Texas 	Travis County Exposition Center	1996-2001	join Central Hockey League
Central Texas Stampede 	Belton, Texas 	Bell County Expo Center 	1996-2001	franchise terminated January 7, 2001
El Paso Buzzards 	El Paso, Texas 	El Paso County Coliseum 	1996-2001	join Central Hockey League
New Mexico Scorpions 	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum 	1996-2001	join Central Hockey League
Waco Wizards 	Waco, Texas 	Heart of Texas Coliseum 	1996-2000	fold during season
Fort Worth Brahmas 	Fort Worth, Texas 	Fort Worth Convention Center 	1997-2001	join Central Hockey League
Lake Charles Ice Pirates 	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Lake Charles Civic Center 	1997-2001	fold during merger with Central Hockey League
Monroe Moccasins 	Monroe, Louisiana 	Monroe Civic Center 	1997-2001	fold during merger with Central Hockey League
Odessa Jackalopes (1997–2011) 	Odessa, Texas 	Ector County Coliseum 	1997-2001	join Central Hockey League
San Angelo Outlaws 	San Angelo, Texas 	San Angelo Coliseum 	1997-2001	join Central Hockey League
Shreveport Mudbugs 	Shreveport, Louisiana 	Hirsch Coliseum 	1997-2000	renamed Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs when move to new arena
Abilene Aviators 	Abilene, Texas 	Taylor County Expo Center 	1998-2000	fold December 1999
Alexandria Warthogs 	Alexandria, Louisiana 	Rapides Parish Coliseum 	1998-2000	folded
Arkansas Glaciercats 	Little Rock, Arkansas 	Barton Coliseum 	1998-2000	suspend operations when ECHL team begins play in nearby North Little Rock, Arkansas at Alltel Arena
Corpus Christi IceRays (1997–2010)	Corpus Christi, Texas 	Memorial Coliseum 	1998-2001	join Central Hockey League
Tupelo T-Rex 	Tupelo, Mississippi 	BancorpSouth Arena 	1998-2001	fold during merger with Central Hockey League; join junior level America West Hockey League
Lubbock Cotton Kings 	Lubbock, Texas 	City Bank Coliseum 	1999-2001	join Central Hockey League
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 	Bossier City, Louisiana	CenturyTel Center 	2000-2001	join Central Hockey League
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Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues