Western International Hockey League

Western International Hockey League
ClassificationSenior
SportIce hockey
Founded1946 (1946)
Ceased1988 (1988)
Replaced byWest Kootenay League
RegionWestern United States
Western Canada
Most titlesSpokane Flyers (9)

The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s.[1]

  1. ^ Spence, Ron (9 September 2008). "BEFORE THE ICE: A HISTORY OF HOCKEY IN THE KOOTENAYS". CrashingTheGoalie. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.