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Timeline

I felt the WHL timeline was rather redundant when I added the WHL's history to the article. I didn't want to delete it altogether though, so I have moved it to it's own page: Timeline of WHL history. (or at least I will when the server lets me create a new page rather than just edit an existing one) Resolute 00:37, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edmonton

Has the Edmonton expansion team been confirmed yet?I live in Edmonton and need to know. User:Killswitch Engage

Yes it has, although other than the fact that Edmonton Investors Group will own it I don't believe there's any information. BoojiBoy 01:21, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:WesternHockeyLeague.png

Fixed. Resolute 04:59, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioning Hockey Teams

There is no mention of the Victoria Team being relocated to Prince George to become the Prince George Cougars. 2604:3D08:A57F:4300:55F7:3CB2:D979:7A1F (talk) 04:53, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is mentioned in the section "Timeline of franchises (since 1966)". Flibirigit (talk) 11:52, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Founding dates in Team table

We seem to have some inconsistencies on what years are being listed in the Teams table, given that many teams were founded in another league and then moved to the WHL.

Division	Team	City	Arena	Founded
Central	Calgary Hitmen	Calgary, Alberta	Scotiabank Saddledome	1995	Team was founded in 1994 but did not play their first game until 1995
	Edmonton Oil Kings	Edmonton, Alberta	Rogers Place	2007	Team was founded in 2006 but did not play their first game until 2007
	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Lethbridge, Alberta	VisitLethbridge.com Arena	1967*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1967 as the Winnipeg Jets
	Medicine Hat Tigers	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Co-op Place	1970	Team was founded and joined the league in 1970
	Red Deer Rebels	Red Deer, Alberta	Peavey Mart Centrium	1992	Team was founded in 1991 but did not play their first game until 1992
East	Brandon Wheat Kings	Brandon, Manitoba	Keystone Centre	1967	Team was founded in 1936 as part of the MJHL, and joined the WHL in 1967
	Moose Jaw Warriors	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Mosaic Place	1980*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1980 as the Winnipeg Warriors
	Prince Albert Raiders	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	Art Hauser Centre	1982	Team was founded in 1971 as part of the SJHL, and joined the WHL in 1982
	Regina Pats	Regina, Saskatchewan	Brandt Centre	1917	Team was founded in 1917 as part of the local Saskatchewan junior circuit. They first competed against expanded Western Canadian teams in 1918. They joined the WHL precursor in 1948, and joined the WHL in its formation in 1966. While the formation date of 1917 is correct, it goes against the other dates in the table of instead listing when it joined the WHL (1966)
	Saskatoon Blades	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	SaskTel Centre	1966	Team was founded in 1964 as part of the SJHL, and joined the WHL in 1966
	Swift Current Broncos	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	InnovationPlex	1967*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1967
B.C.	Kamloops Blazers	Kamloops, British Columbia	Sandman Centre	1966*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1966 as the Estevan Bruins
	Kelowna Rockets	Kelowna, British Columbia	Prospera Place	1991*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1991 as the Tacoma Rockets
	Prince George Cougars	Prince George, British Columbia	CN Centre	1971*	Team was founded in 1962 as the Victoria Cougars as part of the PCJHL, and joined the WHL in 1971
	Vancouver Giants	Langley, British Columbia	Langley Events Centre	2001	Team was founded and joined the league in 2001
	Victoria Royals	Victoria, British Columbia	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre	2006*	Team was founded in 2005 but did not play their first game until 2006
U.S.	Everett Silvertips	Everett, Washington	Angel of the Winds Arena	2003	Team was founded in 2001 but did not play their first game until 2003
	Portland Winterhawks	Portland, Oregon	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1951*	Team was founded in 1949 as part of the WHL precursor WCJHL in 1949, and then left that to play in an Alberta senior hockey league before joining the WHL in its formation in 1966. While the formation date of 1951 is "correct" (technically founded 1949, exhibition in 1950, first games in 1951), it goes against the other dates in the table of instead listing when it joined the WHL (1966)
	Seattle Thunderbirds	Kent, Washington	accesso ShoWare Center	1971*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats
	Spokane Chiefs	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	1982*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1982 as the Kelowna Wings
	Tri-City Americans	Kennewick, Washington	Toyota Center	1966*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes
	Wenatchee Wild	Wenatchee, Washington	Town Toyota Center	1996*	Team was founded and joined the league in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice
Future	Chilliwack	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Chilliwack Coliseum	2026	This appears to be a new team and not a continuation of any other club
	Penticton Vees	Penticton, British Columbia	South Okanagan Events Centre	2025	Team was founded in 1961 as the Penticton Junior Vees as part of the OMJHL, and joined the WHL in 2025

The yellow coding is a difference of when the league granted them permission to enter the league versus when they actually played. Technically they were founded earlier than what we are listing, but I am fine with when they played their inaugural games. That makes sense.

The red coding represents teams that existed before joining the league, but we are currently listing the year they joined the league. This, however, is in contrast to teams like Regina and Portland where we have listed their founding dates despite playing in different leagues when they were founded.

One solution is to have two columns, Founded and Joined. This is how we list on the NHL page (note: neither the QMJHL nor OHL list years at all...) For example,

Division	Team	City	Arena	Founded	Joined
Central	Calgary Hitmen	Calgary, Alberta	Scotiabank Saddledome	1994	1995
	Edmonton Oil Kings	Edmonton, Alberta	Rogers Place	2006	2007
	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Lethbridge, Alberta	VisitLethbridge.com Arena	1967*
	Medicine Hat Tigers	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Co-op Place	1970
	Red Deer Rebels	Red Deer, Alberta	Peavey Mart Centrium	1991	1992
East	Brandon Wheat Kings	Brandon, Manitoba	Keystone Centre	1936	1967
	Moose Jaw Warriors	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Mosaic Place	1980*
	Prince Albert Raiders	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	Art Hauser Centre	1971	1982
	Regina Pats	Regina, Saskatchewan	Brandt Centre	1917	1966
	Saskatoon Blades	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	SaskTel Centre	1964	1966
	Swift Current Broncos	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	InnovationPlex	1967*
B.C.	Kamloops Blazers	Kamloops, British Columbia	Sandman Centre	1966*
	Kelowna Rockets	Kelowna, British Columbia	Prospera Place	1991*
	Prince George Cougars	Prince George, British Columbia	CN Centre	1962	1971*
	Vancouver Giants	Langley, British Columbia	Langley Events Centre	2001
	Victoria Royals	Victoria, British Columbia	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre	2005	2006*
U.S.	Everett Silvertips	Everett, Washington	Angel of the Winds Arena	2001	2003
	Portland Winterhawks	Portland, Oregon	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1949	1966*
	Seattle Thunderbirds	Kent, Washington	accesso ShoWare Center	1971*
	Spokane Chiefs	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	1982*
	Tri-City Americans	Kennewick, Washington	Toyota Center	1966*
	Wenatchee Wild	Wenatchee, Washington	Town Toyota Center	1996*
Future	Chilliwack	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Chilliwack Coliseum	2025	2026
	Penticton Vees	Penticton, British Columbia	South Okanagan Events Centre	1961	2025

–uncleben85 (talk) 03:35, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]