Category: West Coast Hockey League

1998-99 Colorado Gold Kings Program from the West Coast Hockey League

Colorado Gold Kings

February 13, 2024

The Gold Kings were a Colorado Springs minor league hockey outfit that skated four seasons in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) between 1998 and 2002. The franchise’s origin story followed a winding route back to Fairbanks, Alaska with the formation of the Fairbanks Teamsters senior amateur hockey team in 1975. Although Colorado Springs was a hockey hotbed and boasted a brand new $59 million arena in 1998, the Gold Kings struggled to carve out a niche and disbanded after four seasons in 2002.

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1997-98 Tucson Gila Monsters Program from the West Coast Hockey League

Tucson Gila Monsters

February 18, 2023

The Tucson Gila Monsters were a perpetually troubled minor league hockey outfit that player one full season and part of a second at the Tucson Convention Center in 1997 and 1998. During the Monsters’ debut season, the club finished with the worst record and worst attendance in the West Coast Hockey League filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Gila Monsters returned for a second season in the fall of 1998 but disbanded after only 21 games.

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1996-97 Long Beach Ice Dogs Media Guide from the International Hockey League

Long Beach Ice Dogs

September 26, 2015

International Hockey League (1996-2000) West Coast Hockey League (2000-2003) ECHL (2003-2007) Born: December 31, 1995 – The Los Angeles Ice Dogs announce they will relocate

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