| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2001 |
| Replaced by | Central Hockey League (partial) |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country |  United States |
| Last champion(s) | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Most titles | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (3) |
The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league.[1]
The WPHL operated from 1996 to 2001 with teams based in the southern United States, primarily Texas and Louisiana. The league started with six teams in the 1996–97 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999–00. After the 2000–01 season, the WPHL merged with the Central Hockey League.[2] Former WPHL teams continued to play in the CHL until the 2012–13 season.
- ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. x. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
- ^ "WPHL/CHL merger story". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. May 31, 2001.