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We are through two rounds, down from 24 teams to 8. Dropping out of the competition in the first round were the Vancouver Nats, Winnipeg Clubs, Calgary Centennials, Winnipeg Monarchs, Nanaimo Islanders, Spokane Flyers, New Westminster Bruins, and Estevan Bruins. The second round saw the elimination of the Chilliwack Bruins, […]
Part 2 of Round Two Matchup No. 13 In 2005 Chilliwack, British Columbia was granted a WHL expansion team after Tri-City Americans’ owners attempt to move the franchise there was voted down by the WHL directors. The Bruins would begin play in the 2006-07 season. The Bruins would make the […]
Part 1 of Round Two Matchup No. 9 Victoria, British Columbia’s first WHL team was the Victoria Cougars. Founded in 1962 as part of the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League the franchise would move into the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1967. In 1971 the team would join […]
Part 2 of Round One Matchup No. 3 The WHL’s first franchise in Calgary, Alberta was the Calgary Buffaloes in 1966. The team would change it’s nickname to the Centennials the next season in 1967. The Centennials had some regular season success in the early 70’s finishing 1st in the West […]
Matchup No. 1 The first matchup in the logo competition actually involves the franchise that won the DUBNetwork regular season jersey competition, the Seattle Thunderbirds. The first WHL (WCHL) team to call Vancouver, British Columbia home was the Vancouver Nats. They played two seasons in the WCHL from 1971 – […]
The second competition installment is here, where you the WHL fans will decide a winner. I think we all had a lot of fun with the jersey competition, especially those Seattle Thunderbirds fans who came out voting in droves. This competition will be a blast from the past, showcasing 24 WHL […]
In May 2016 the Vancouver Giants announced that they would be leaving the nearly 50 year old former home of the Canucks, the Pacific Coliseum. The move to the Langley Events Centre was rumoured to save the team $300,000 or more. They do have some specialty games still scheduled for […]
Congratulations to the Seattle Thunderbirds. photo courtesy of whl.ca The Thunderbirds rolled over all their challengers in this competition. A total of 360 votes for Seattle’s jersey through 3 rounds and only 66 votes for their opposition. The closest vote was the 3rd round matchup versus the Swift Current Broncos […]
From 22 teams down to 2. We have our jersey competition finalists. Seattle and Medicine Hat will square off in the Finals. Two great jerseys! Only one winner however. Seattle has just steam rolled it’s competition through three matchups. Medicine Hat has had much closer competitions through its four rounds. […]
After a impromptu tie breaker vote, we have our final four in the jersey competition. Two US Division teams, one Central Division, and one BC Division make up the semi-finals. The Victoria Royals have ousted a couple of princes in the Prince George Cougars and Prince Albert Raiders after a […]
