Western Professional Hockey League
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The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.[1]
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 WPHL was bought out by the Central Hockey League and has operated under the CHL name.
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[edit] President's Cup Winners
(Playoff Champions)
- 1997 - El Paso Buzzards
- 1998 - El Paso Buzzards
- 1999 - Shreveport Mudbugs
- 2000 - Shreveport Mudbugs
- 2001 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
[edit] 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
[edit] Teams in Alphabetical Order
- Abilene Aviators 1998-2000
- Alexandria Warthogs 1998-2000
- Amarillo Rattlers 1996-2001
- Arkansas Glacier Cats 1998-2000 (based in Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Austin Ice Bats 1996-2001
- Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 2000-2001 (based in Bossier City, Louisiana)
- Central Texas Stampede 1996-2001 (based in Belton, Texas)
- Corpus Christi Ice Rays 1998-2001
- El Paso Buzzards 1996-2001
- Fort Worth Brahmas 1997-2001
- Lake Charles Ice Pirates 1997-2001
- Lubbock Cotton Kings 1999-2001
- Monroe Moccasins 1997-2001
- New Mexico Scorpions 1996-2001 (based in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Odessa Jackalopes 1997-2001
- San Angelo Outlaws 1997-2001
- Shreveport Mudbugs 1997-2000
- Tupelo T-Rex 1998-2001
- Waco Wizards 1996-2000
[edit] Teams that went to Central Hockey League
- Amarillo Rattlers
- Austin Ice Bats
- Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Corpus Christi Ice Rays
- El Paso Buzzards
- Fort Worth Brahmas
- Lubbock Cotton Kings
- New Mexico Scorpions
- Odessa Jackalopes
- San Angelo Outlaws
[edit] Teams that folded during merger with CHL
[edit] Individual League Awards
[edit] 1996-97
- Coach of the Year - Todd Brost, El Paso
- Most Valuable Player - Chris Brooks, Amarillo
- Scoring Champion - Chris Brooks, Amarillo
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - Daniel Berthiaume, Central Texas
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Jody Praznik, New Mexico
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Chris MacKenzie, El Paso
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - Doug Smith, Central Texas
[edit] 1997-98
- Coach of the Year - Bill McDonald, Fort Worth Brahmas
- Most Valuable Player - Jamie Thompson, El Paso
- Man of the Year - Jamie Thompson, El Paso
- Scoring Champion - Carl Boudreau, San Angelo
- Rookie of the Year - Sami Laine, Odessa
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - Kevin St. Pierre, Shreveport
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Eric Ricard, New Mexico
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Billy Trew, El Paso
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - Sylvain Naud, New Mexico
[edit] 1998-99
- Coach of the Year - Todd Lalonde, Waco
- Most Valuable Player - Chris Robertson, Corpus Christi
- Man of the Year - Graeme Townshend, Lake Charles
- Scoring Champion - Carl Boudreau, San Angelo
- Rookie of the Year - Kory Cooper, Waco
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - Kory Cooper, Waco
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Eric Brule, Abilene
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - John Vecchiarelli, Shreveport
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - Billy Trew, El Paso
[edit] 1999-00
- Coach of the Year - Brian Curran, Monroe
- Most Valuable Player - Ron Newhook, Central Texas
- Man of the Year - Brad Haelzle, Amarillo & Scott Muscutt, Shreveport
- Scoring Champion - Geoff Bumstead, Corpus Christi
- Rookie of the Year - Dan Price, Austin
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - Matt Barnes, Central Texas
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Arturs Kupaks, Lubbock
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Hugo Hamelin, Shreveport
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - Dorian Anneck, Monroe
[edit] 2000-01
- Coach of the Year -Don McKee, Odessa
- Most Valuable Player - Jason Firth, Tupelo
- Man of the Year - Travis Van Tighem, New Mexico
- Scoring Champion - Jason Firth, Tupelo
- Rookie of the Year - Ken Carroll, Bossier-Shreveport
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - Ken Carroll, Bossier-Shreveport
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Mark DeSantis, New Mexico
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Jason Campbell, Bossier-Shreveport
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - Kyle Reeves, Lubbock
- Rick Kozuback Award - Trent Eigner, El Paso[2]
[edit] See also
- List of developmental and minor sports leagues
- List of ice hockey leagues
- Minor league
- Sports league attendances
[edit] References
- ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. p. x. ISBN 1894974212.
- ^ "CHL-WPHL Award Winners". http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/awardwinners/.
