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Mountain West Hockey League

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Sport
  
Ice hockey

Inaugural season
  
2012–13

No. of teams
  
10

Founded
  
2012

Commissioner
  
Thomas Brown

Country
  
United States

The Mountain West Hockey League (MWHL) is a Senior ice hockey league consisting of teams from the Western United States.

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History

The league was founded in 2012. MWHL teams are composed of North American and European players with junior, college, and professional experience. MWHL teams play a schedule that runs from November through March. The top four teams participate in the MWHL Cup Championship playoffs in April. The league also sponsors the MWHL Classic, a mid-season inter-division game held in Las Vegas.

Park City Pioneers were the first league champion in 2013 defeating the Las Vegas Hookers in the final.

San Diego Skates became the first repeat champion winning the league championship in 2015 and again in 2016.

Former teams

  • Aspen Leafs (2012-14)
  • Breckenridge Brewers (2014-15)
  • Jackson Hole Moose (2012-14)
  • Las Vegas Hookers (2012-13) - renamed Wolves
  • McCall Buccaneers (2012-13)
  • Park City Pioneers (2012-15)
  • Salt Lake City Ice Wolves (2013-15) - sold and relocated to Oakland; renamed Ice Raiders.
  • Salt Lake City Rebels/Golden Eagles (2012-14)
  • Sun Valley Suns (2013-14)
  • Utah Buccaneers (2015-16)

    • Notable alumni

  • Mark Adamek, Park City Pioneers - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
  • Mike Adamek, Park City Pioneers - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
  • Zack Hale, Park City Pioneers - Watertown Privateers (FHL)
  • Jeff Hazelwood, Las Vegas Hookers - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
  • Ben Wilner, Park City Pioneers - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)

    • References

    Mountain West Hockey League Wikipedia
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