United Hockey League history and statistics

UHL History

The United Hockey League was a minor professional hockey league that was founded in 1991-92 as the Colonial Hockey League. The league was geograpically located in the Michgan/Ontario area, roughly in cities that had been left behind when the old International Hockey League outgrew that region and embarked on a national expansion campaign.

In 1997-98 the league renamed itself the United Hockey League in an attempt to distance itself from the lower-quality brand of hockey that was associated with the Colonial Hockey League.

Following the 2006-07 season the league renamed itself the International Hockey League, purposefully stating that the new league was a separate league from the United Hockey League.

UHL Seasons

Colonial Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
	In: Brantford Smoke In: Michigan Falcons In: Flint Bulldogs In: St. Thomas Wildcats In: Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks
1991-92	5 Teams	Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks	St. Thomas Wildcats	(4-3)
Out: Michigan Falcons	In: Detroit Falcons In: Muskegon Fury In: Chatham Wheels
1992-93	7 Teams	Brantford Smoke	St. Thomas Wildcats	(4-1)
Out: Flint Bulldogs Out: Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks	In: Utica Bulldogs In: Thunder Bay Senators In: Flint Generals
1993-94	8 Teams	Thunder Bay Senators	Chatham Wheels	(4-1)
Out: Utica Bulldogs Out: St. Thomas Wildcats Out: Chatham Wheels	In: London Wildcats In: Saginaw Wheels In: Utica Blizzard
1994-95	8 Teams	Thunder Bay Senators	Muskegon Fury	(4-2)
Out: London Wildcats	In: Madison Monsters In: Quad City Mallards
1995-96	9 Teams	Flint Generals	Thunder Bay Senators	(4-2)
Out: Detroit Falcons Out: Thunder Bay Senators Out: Saginaw Wheels	In: Port Huron Border Cats In: Dayton Ice Bandits In: Thunder Bay Thunder Cats In: Saginaw Lumber Kings
1996-97	10 Teams	Quad City Mallards	Flint Generals	(4-2)

United Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
Out: Dayton Ice Bandits Out: Utica Blizzard	In: B.C. Icemen In: Winston-Salem Icehawks
1997-98	10 Teams	Quad City Mallards	Flint Generals	(4-3)
Out: Brantford Smoke Out: Saginaw Lumber Kings	In: Asheville Smoke In: Mohawk Valley Prowlers In: Saginaw Gears
1998-99	11 Teams	Muskegon Fury	Quad City Mallards	(4-2)
Out: Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Out: Saginaw Gears Out: Madison Monsters Out: Winston-Salem Icehawks	In: Rockford IceHogs In: Saginaw/Ohio Gears In: Knoxville Speed In: Adirondack IceHawks In: Madison Kodiaks In: Missouri River Otters In: Fort Wayne Komets
1999-00	14 Teams	Flint Generals	Quad City Mallards	(4-0)
Out: Saginaw/Ohio Gears Out: Madison Kodiaks	In: Kalamazoo Wings In: Elmira Jackals In: New Haven Knights
2000-01	15 Teams	Quad City Mallards	Asheville Smoke	(4-1)
Out: Mohawk Valley Prowlers
2001-02	14 Teams	Muskegon Fury	Elmira Jackals	(4-2)
Out: Asheville Smoke Out: Port Huron Border Cats Out: Knoxville Speed Out: B.C. Icemen Out: New Haven Knights	In: Port Huron Beacons
2002-03	10 Teams	Fort Wayne Komets	Quad City Mallards	(4-1)
	In: Richmond Riverdogs In: Columbus Stars
2003-04	12 Teams	Muskegon Fury	Elmira Jackals	(4-0)
Out: Adirondack IceHawks Out: Columbus Stars	In: Adirondack Frostbite In: Danbury Trashers In: Motor City Mechanics In: Kansas City Outlaws
2004-05	14 Teams	Muskegon Fury	Fort Wayne Komets	(4-1)
Out: Port Huron Beacons Out: Kansas City Outlaws	In: Roanoke Valley Vipers In: Port Huron Flags
2005-06	14 Teams	Kalamazoo Wings	Danbury Trashers	(4-1)
Out: Adirondack Frostbite Out: Missouri River Otters Out: Roanoke Valley Vipers Out: Richmond Riverdogs Out: Danbury Trashers Out: Motor City Mechanics	In: Chicago Hounds In: Bloomington PrairieThunder
2006-07	10 Teams	Rockford IceHogs	Kalamazoo Wings	(4-3)