What does WCHL stand for?

WCHL stands for West Coast Hockey League.

Who won the most recent WCHL championship?

San Diego Gulls won the most recent WCHL championship in 2003.

West Coast Hockey League WCHL 1996-1997

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

San Diego Gulls finished first in the 1996-97 WCHL standings with 102 points. Anchorage Aces (87 points) and Fresno Falcons (82 points) followed.

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1996-1997 WCHL Standings

1996-1997 WCHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	San Diego Gulls	64	50	-	12	-	2	400	210	190	102	1.59	Champion
2.	Anchorage Aces	64	41	-	18	-	5	349	260	89	87	1.36	Final loss
3.	Fresno Falcons	64	38	-	20	-	6	313	254	59	82	1.28	Semifinal loss
4.	Bakersfield Fog	64	33	-	26	-	5	345	325	20	71	1.11	Semifinal loss
5.	Reno Renegades	64	16	-	43	-	5	252	418	-166	37	0.58	Did not make playoffs
6.	Alaska Gold Kings	64	13	-	47	-	4	230	423	-193	30	0.47	Did not make playoffs
7.	SKA-Amur Khabarovsk	12	7	-	4	-	1	56	55	1	15	1.25	Did not make playoffs

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1996-1997 WCHL Player Stats

1996-1997 WCHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Martin St-Amour (F)	59	60	67	127	170
2.	Steve Dowhy (F)	63	51	73	124	84
3.	Keith Street (F)	64	44	70	114	61
4.	Craig Lyons (F)	61	51	60	111	108
5.	Glen Gulutzan (F)	60	30	80	110	52

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1996-1997 WCHL Goalie Stats

1996-1997 WCHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Sergejs Naumovs (G)	49	3.14	.898
2.	Daniel Laviolette (G)	19	3.44	.888
3.	Jeff Ferguson (G)	51	3.92	.882
4.	Todd Shestok (G)	18	3.59	.879
5.	Jeff Trigg (G)	17	4.14	.878

1996-1997 WCHL Demographics

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WCHL Team Comparison (Averages)

1996-1997 WCHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Alaska Aces	27	1 602	5'11"	192 lbs	26.92
2.	Alaska Gold Kings	49	1 546	6'0"	192 lbs	24.90
3.	Amur Khabarovsk	26	606	6'0"	194 lbs	27.50
4.	Bakersfield Condors	30	1 512	6'0"	196 lbs	24.60
5.	Fresno Falcons	30	1 409	6'0"	196 lbs	26.55
6.	Reno Rage	50	1 631	6'0"	192 lbs	25.61
7.	San Diego Gulls	31	1 628	6'0"	192 lbs	27.39

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

WCHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Magnus Eliasson (F)	2026-2027	Lidingö Islanders	Division 5	1	1	0	1	0
2.	Greg Bullock (F)	2026-2027	Cambridge Hornets	ACH	-	-	-	-	-

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Regular Season

WCHL All-Time Points

WCHL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dean Larson (F)	522	259	525	784
2.	Craig Lyons (F)	364	236	363	599
3.	Paul Williams (F)	468	238	279	517
4.	Keith Street (F)	308	184	323	507
5.	Steve Dowhy (F)	307	180	279	459

WCHL All-Time Goals

WCHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dean Larson (F)	522	259	525	784
2.	Paul Williams (F)	468	238	279	517
3.	Craig Lyons (F)	364	236	363	599
4.	R.J. Enga (F)	353	197	258	455
5.	Keith Street (F)	308	184	323	507

WCHL All-Time Assists

WCHL — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dean Larson (F)	522	259	525	784
2.	Craig Lyons (F)	364	236	363	599
3.	Keith Street (F)	308	184	323	507
4.	Glen Gulutzan (F)	348	140	285	425
5.	Paul Williams (F)	468	238	279	517

WCHL All-Time Penalty Min.

WCHL — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Chad Wagner (F)	199	19	53	1969
2.	Chad Richard (F)	245	30	69	1806
3.	Greg Spenrath (D)	361	78	210	1743
4.	Chris Newans (D)	234	76	231	1108
5.	Ashlee Langdone (F)	142	12	28	1048

WCHL All-Time Games Played

WCHL — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dean Larson (F)	522	259	525	784
2.	Paul Williams (F)	468	238	279	517
3.	Petr Marek (F)	389	142	206	348
4.	Jamie Cooke (F)	384	172	209	381
5.	Craig Lyons (F)	364	236	363	599

WCHL All-Time Points Per Game

WCHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nikolai Marinenko (F)	4	4	9	2.25
2.	Alain Lemieux (F)	8	5	16	2.00
3.	Brad Twordik (F)	4	3	8	2.00
4.	Don Larner (F)	4	2	8	2.00
5.	Mike Jickling (F)	1	0	2	2.00

WCHL All-Time Points Per Season

WCHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Street (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	71	47	88	135	1.90	71
2.	Martin St-Amour (F)	1996-1997	WCHL	59	60	67	127	2.15	170
3.	Steve Dowhy (F)	1996-1997	WCHL	63	51	73	124	1.97	84
4.	Yvan Corbin (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	71	60	63	123	1.73	47
5.	Keith Street (F)	1997-1998	WCHL	64	30	90	120	1.88	64

WCHL All-Time Goals Per Season

WCHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chad Power (F)	1999-2000	WCHL	74	61	53	114	1.54	39
2.	Martin St-Amour (F)	1995-1996	WCHL	53	61	48	109	2.06	182
3.	Martin St-Amour (F)	1996-1997	WCHL	59	60	67	127	2.15	170
4.	Yvan Corbin (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	71	60	63	123	1.73	47
5.	Kyle Reeves (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	69	59	31	90	1.30	228

WCHL All-Time Assists Per Season

WCHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Street (F)	1997-1998	WCHL	64	30	90	120	1.88	64
2.	Keith Street (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	71	47	88	135	1.90	71
3.	John Spoltore (F)	2001-2002	WCHL	72	29	84	113	1.57	83
4.	Dean Larson (F)	1999-2000	WCHL	70	32	82	114	1.63	48
5.	Glen Gulutzan (F)	1996-1997	WCHL	60	30	80	110	1.83	52

WCHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

WCHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chad Wagner (F)	1998-1999	WCHL	43	3	6	9	0.21	521
2.	Ashlee Langdone (F)	2001-2002	WCHL	56	3	6	9	0.16	514
3.	Chad Wagner (F)	1996-1997	WCHL	45	6	10	16	0.36	503
4.	Chad Wagner (F)	1997-1998	WCHL	34	5	4	9	0.26	439
5.	Brad Both (F)	2002-2003	WCHL	63	5	8	13	0.21	438

Player Nationalities Throughout History

List of WCHL Champions

WCHL — Champions
Year	Team
2003	San Diego Gulls
2002	Fresno Falcons
2001	San Diego Gulls
2000	Phoenix Mustangs
1999	Tacoma Sabercats
1998	San Diego Gulls
1997	San Diego Gulls
1996	San Diego Gulls
1933	Calgary Tigers
1925	Victoria Cougars
1924	Calgary Tigers
1923	Edmonton Eskimos
1922	Regina Capitals