The Hollywood Wolves were a

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-based minor-league hockey team that played in the Southern California Hockey League (1941–1944) and the

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(1944–1950). The team defeated the

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in 1944 for the championship of the

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, the first team to hold an American national championship in hockey. The Wolves were the

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' minor league affiliate from 1944 until 1947, and shared an arena with the

PCHL The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952. PCHL 1928–1931 The first ...

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Notable players

* "Cowboy" Tom Anderson, Scottish-born defenceman won the NHL's

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as the league's MVP in 1941-42 and later finished his career with the Wolves *

Bill Barilko William "Bashin' Bill" Barilko (March 25, 1927 – ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Over five seasons, Barilko won the Stanley Cup four times in 1947, 1948, 1949, a ...

, scored game-winning overtime goal in 1951 Stanley Cup Final for the

Bob Gracie Robert John Gracie (November 8, 1910 – August 3, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, Mon ...

, played 378 games in the

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from 1930 to 1939 * Ivan "Ching" Johnson, played over 400 games over twelve seasons with the

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* Eric "Doc" Prentice, played five games with the Toronto Maple Leafs

References

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