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1958–59 WIHL Season
1958–59 WIHL season was the 13th season of the Western International Hockey League. Standings * Nelson Maple Leafs 21–17–2–44 171–154 * Rossland Warriors 19–19–2–40 178–173 * Trail Smoke Eaters 17–21–2–36 144–166 Playoffs Semi final (Round-robin tournament) * Rossland 6 Nelson 2 * Nelson 3 Trail 2 * Rossland 5 Trail 2 * Nelson 2 Rossland 1 * Nelson 4 Trail 3 * Rossland 8 Trail 4 * Trail 4 Rossland 3 * Trail 5 Nelson 4 * Rossland 4 Trail 3 * Nelson 6 Rossland 3 * Trail 4 Nelson 0 * Nelson 6 Rossland 2 * Nelson Maple Leafs 5–3–0–10 27–26 * Rossland Warriors 4–4–0–8 33–29 * Trail Smoke Eaters 3–5–0–6 27–32 Final (Best of 5) * Nelson 9 Rossland 4 * Nelson 5 Rossland 4 * Nelson 4 Rossland 1 The Nelson Maple Leafs beat Rossland Warriors 3 wins to none. The Nelson Maple Leafs advanced to the 1958–59 British Columbia Senior Playoffs. References External links Spokane Daily Chronicle 10 May 1958 The Spokesman-Review 25 June 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western International Hockey League
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. The league had teams in the British Columbian cities of Trail, Nelson, Kimberley, Rossland, Fernie, and Cranbrook; in Spokane, Washington; Calgary, Alberta; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles. The league did not operate in 1962–63 while member team the Trail Smoke Eaters competed for and won the world amateur championship overseas. At various times in the 1950s and 1960s the league had an interlocking schedule with the Okanagan Senior League and the Alberta Senior Hockey League. It also played matches against the Pacific Hockey League in 1978–79. In an era when there were fewer NHL and minor professional teams and leagues in North America, winning the Allan Cup was a difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Maple Leafs
The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the Savage Cup, seven times (1937, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1986, and 1987). They played in, but lost, the 1965 Allan Cup Final. The Maple Leafs played in the West Kootenay League from 1932-33 through 1940-41 and in 1945-46. They played in the Western International Hockey League from 1946-47 through 1986-87. Nelson Maple Leafs who played in the NHL * Lloyd Ailsby * Dale Anderson * Joe Bell * George Boothman * Al "Red" Carr * Ed Cooper * Denis Dupéré * Pat Egan * Dave Gatherum * John Harms * Ed Hatoum - later as head coach * Fred Hergerts * Ron Homenuke * Vic Howe * Buck Jones * Brad Larsen * Mike Laughton * Bryan Lefley * Norman "Odie" Lowe * Connie Madigan * Jack Mann * Seth Martin * Rudy Pilous * Chuck Rayner * Garth Rizzuto * Cliff Schmautz * Glen Smith * Spence Tatchell * Sergei Varlamov * Pete Vipond * Eddie Wares Edward George Wares (March 19, 1915 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossland Warriors
The Rossland Warriors was a senior men's ice hockey team that operated out of Rossland, British Columbia. They played in the Western International Hockey League 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 ... for ten seasons, from 1956-1967. The Warriors won the WIHL league title in 1957-58. Season records Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals for Goals against Standing Playoffs 1956-57 48 14 34 0 - 163 228 4th Lost Semi Final 1957-58 48 28 20 0 56 190 169 2nd Won Final, Lost BC 1958-59 40 19 19 2 40 178 173 2nd Lost Final 1959-60 40 13 26 1 27 183 245 3rd Lost Semi Final 1960-61 36 13 22 1 27 150 197 3rd Lost Semi Final 1961-62 38 9 29 0 18 142 264 4th out of playoffs 1963-64 48 18 27 3 39 200 251 4th Lost Semi Final 1964-65 48 16 30 2 34 - - 5th out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Smoke Eaters (senior)
The Trail Smoke Eaters (previously known as the ''Trail Hockey Club'') were a senior-level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history. The Smoke Eaters won their first Allan Cup in 1938; they won the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships; and they won another Allan Cup in 1962. Overview The Trail Smoke Eaters played out of the small smelting town of Trail in southeastern British Columbia and were subsidized by the smelting company to provide recreation and entertainment for the isolated community. Playing in the West Kootenay League since the 1923–24 season, Trail's hockey team was originally named the ''Trail Hockey Club'', and they won the league and the provincial championship under this name in 1927. They won the province championship, but lost out in the final in the 1927 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western International Hockey League Seasons
Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture Arts and entertainment Films * ''Western'' (1997 film), a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier * ''Western'' (2017 film), a German-Austrian film Genres *Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West **Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature **Western music (North America), a type of American folk music Music * ''Westerns'' (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn *WSTRN, a British hip hop group from west London Business *The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States *Western Cartridge Company, a manufacturer of ammunition *Western Publishing, a defunct publishing company Educational institutions *Western Washington University i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
