The Aviators were a messy, Texas pro hockey outfit that stumbled through one-and-a-half-seasons in the low-level Western Professional Hockey League in 1998 and 1999. A promising debut season on the ice culminated in a divisional title. But the Aviators’ multiple ownership fiascos ultimately sunk the club midway through its second campaign.
The Central Texas Stampede were a minor professional hockey team out of Belton that played four full seasons and part of a fifth between 1996 and 2001. Consistently strong on the ice, the Stampede never had a losing season or failed to make the Western Professional Hockey League during their four full seasons of competition. But the team was undone by ownership instability and disbanded in midway through its fifth season of play in January 2001.
Western Professional Hockey League (1997-2001) Central Hockey League (2001-2002) Born: 1997 – WPHL expansion franchise Re-Branded: 2002 (San Angelo Saints) First Game: October 15, 1997
Western Professional Hockey League (1996-2001) Central Hockey League (2001-2005 & 2006-2009) Born: 1996 – WPHL founding franchise Folded: July 2, 2009 First Game: October 17,
The Waco Wizards were a low-level minor league hockey club that played in the Western Professional Hockey League during the late 1990’s. The team folded midway through its fourth season in December of 1999.
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