Pacific Coast Hockey League

The Pacific Coast Hockey League was a minor league with teams in the western United States and Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.
==PCHL 1928-1931==
The first incarnation of the PCHL had four teams and lasted three seasons (The Victoria franchise was replaced by Tacoma in its final year after they finished season on the road after their arena burned down November 11, 1929).
===Teams===
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Portland Buckaroos	Portland, Oregon 	Portland Ice Arena 	1928-1931	folded
Seattle Eskimos 	Seattle, Washington 	Seattle Civic Ice Arena 	1928-1931	folded
Vancouver Lions 	Vancouver, British Columbia	Denman Arena 	1928-1931	folded
Victoria Cubs 	Victoria, British Columbia 	Patrick Arena 	1928-1930	folded after finishing season on road as team's arena burned down November 11, 1929
Tacoma Tigers 	Tacoma, Washington 	State Armory(not confirmed)	1930-1931	disbanded by league January 1, 1931 due to lack of progress on construction of an arena in Tacoma
===Champions===
Season 	Regular Season 	Playoffs
1928-29 PCHL Season	Vancouver Lions	Vancouver Lions
1929-30 PCHL Season	Vancouver Lions	Vancouver Lions
1930-31 PCHL Season	Seattle Eskimos	Vancouver Lions
==PCHL 1936-1941==
From 1931 to 1936, no league called the PCHL existed, although teams from the first PCHL joined the Western Canada Hockey League or the North West Hockey League. In 1936, the Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver franchises of the North West Hockey League joined with an Oakland team to re-form the Pacific Coast Hockey League. The Oakland team relocated to Spokane in its first year. The Spokane team disbanded for the 1939-40 season, but reappeared the next year as the Spokane Bombers.
The league disbanded after the 1941 season, primarily as a result of World War II.
===Teams===
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Oakland Clippers 	Oakland, California 	Oakland Ice Arena 	1936-1937	moved to Spokane, Washington February 8, 1937
Portland Buckaroos	Portland, Oregon 	Portland Ice Arena 	1936-1941	folded
Seattle Seahawks 	Seattle, Washington 	Seattle Civic Ice Arena	1936-1940	folded
Vancouver Lions 	Vancouver, British Columbia	PNE Forum 	1936-1941	folded
Spokane Clippers 	Spokane, Washington 	Spokane Ice Arena 	1937-1938	folded
Spokane Bombers 	Spokane, Washington 	Spokane Ice Arena 	1940-1941	folded
Seattle Olympics 	Seattle, Washington 	Seattle Civic Ice Arena	1940-1941	folded
===Champions===
Season 	Regular Season 	Playoffs
1936-37 PCHL Season	Portland Buckaroos	Portland Buckaroos
1937-38 PCHL Season	Seattle Seahawks 	Seattle Seahawks
1938-39 PCHL Season	Portland Buckaroos	Portland Buckaroos
1939-40 PCHL Season	Vancouver Lions 	Vancouver Lions
1940-41 PCHL Season	Spokane Bombers 	Vancouver Lions
==PCHL 1944-1952==
The final incarnation of the league was managed by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, and grew out of combining teams from the Southern California Hockey League and the Northwest International Hockey League. The PCHL was founded as an amateur loop, partly because the National Hockey League recognized Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) founder Lester Patrick as the territorial rights holder for professional hockey in Vancouver, Portland and Seattle. The league, while amateur, competed for the United States National Senior Hockey Championships.
In 1948, however, the ten team league voted to turn pro, and was recognized as such by the NHL.
In 1951, having dwindled to a six team league, the PCHL merged with the Western Canada Major Hockey League, adding three new franchises. One year later, the league became the Western Hockey League.
The PCHL championship trophy was the President's Cup.
===Teams===
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Hollywood Wolves 	Los Angeles, California 	Pan Pacific Auditorium 	1944-1947	folded
Los Angeles Monarchs 	Los Angeles, California 	Pan Pacific Auditorium 	1944-1950	folded due to rest of California based teams folding
Oakland Oaks 	Oakland, California 	Oakland Ice Arena 	1944-1950	folded
Pasadena Panthers 	Pasadena, California 	Pan Pacific Auditorium 	1944-1945	folded
Portland Eagles 	Portland, Oregon 	Portland Ice Arena 	1944-1949	renamed Portland Penguins
San Diego Skyhawks 	San Diego, California 	Glacier Gardens 	1944-1950	folded
San Francisco Shamrocks 	San Francisco, California 	Winterland Arena 	1944-1950	folded
Seattle Ironmen 	Seattle, Washington 	Seattle Civic Ice Arena	1944-1952	renamed Seattle Bombers; join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Seattle Stars 	Seattle, Washington 	Seattle Civic Ice Arena	1944-1945	folded
Vancouver Vanguards 	Vancouver, British Columbia 	PNE Forum 	1944-1944	
merged with Portland Eagles  franchise rights form Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
New Westminster Royals 	New Westminster, British Columbia	Queen's Park Arena 	1945-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) 	Vancouver, British Columbia 	PNE Forum 	1945-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Fresno Falcons 	Fresno, California 	Fresno Ice Arena 	1946-1950	folded
Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 	Tacoma, Washington 	Tacoma Ice Palace 	1946-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Portland Penguins 	Portland, Oregon 	Portland Ice Arena 	1949-1950	revert to Portland Eagles name
Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)	Victoria, British Columbia 	Victoria Memorial Arena	1949-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Portland Eagles 	Portland, Oregon 	Portland Ice Arena 	1950-1951	folded
Calgary Stampeders 	Calgary, Alberta 	Stampede Corral 	1951-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Edmonton Flyers 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Edmonton Gardens 	1951-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
Saskatoon Quakers 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 	Saskatoon Arena 	1951-1952	join Western Hockey League (1951-1974)
===Champions===
Season 	Regular Season 	Playoffs
1944-45 PCHL Season	Oakland Oaks (Central)Seattle Ironmen (North)San Diego Skyhawks (South)	Seattle Ironmen
1945-46 PCHL Season	Vancouver Canucks (WHL) (North)Oakland Oaks (South) 	Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
1946-47 PCHL Season	Portland Eagles (North)Hollywood Wolves (South) 	Los Angeles Monarchs
1947-48 PCHL Season	Seattle Ironmen (North)Los Angeles Monarchs (South) 	Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
1948-49 PCHL Season	New Westminster Royals (North)Fresno Falcons (South) 	San Diego Skyhawks
1949-50 PCHL Season	New Westminster Royals (North)San Francisco Shamrocks (South) 	New Westminster Royals
1950-51 PCHL Season	Victoria Cougars (1949-1961) 	Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)
1951-52 PCHL Season	New Westminster Royals 	Saskatoon Quakers
==See also==
* Pacific Coast Hockey Association
* Western Hockey League (minor pro)
* List of PCHL Seasons
==External links==
* League stats from hockeydb.com
* The Unofficial Old Western Hockey League Homepage
* History of North American Hockey Leagues
Category:defunct ice hockey leagues