America West Hockey League history and statistics

AWHL History

The America West Hockey League was a U.S. Junior A hockey league that operated from 1993 to 2003.

AWHL Seasons

American Frontier Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
	In: Billings Bulls In: Bismarck Bullets In: Casper Wranglers In: Jackson Hole Grizzlies In: Ogden Blades In: Pikes Peak Miners In: Pueblo Flames In: Vail Avalanche
1993-94	8 Teams
Out: Bismarck Bullets Out: Ogden Blades Out: Pikes Peak Miners Out: Pueblo Flames	In: Helena Ice Pirates In: King's Americans In: Pueblo Venom
1994-95	7 Teams
Out: Casper Wranglers Out: King's Americans Out: Pueblo Venom	In: Central Wyoming Outlaws In: Great Falls Americans
1995-96	6 Teams
Out: Vail Avalanche	In: Bozeman IceDogs In: Butte Irish
1996-97	7 Teams
Out: Jackson Hole Grizzlies	In: Bismarck Bobcats
1997-98	7 Teams

America West Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
Out: Central Wyoming Outlaws
1998-99	6 Teams
Out: Helena Ice Pirates	In: Fernie Ghostriders In: Helena Gold Rush In: Kimberley Dynamiters
1999-00	8 Teams
Out: Helena Gold Rush	In: Fairbanks Ice Dogs In: Minot Muskies
2000-01	9 Teams
Out: Kimberley Dynamiters Out: Minot Muskies	In: Helena Bighorns In: Tupelo T-Rex
2001-02	9 Teams
Out: Butte Irish	In: Central Texas Blackhawks In: Phoenix Polar Bears (interleague) In: Wichita Falls Rustlers
2002-03	11 Teams

Cities in AWHL

Belton, TX

Central Texas Blackhawks [2002-2003]

Billings, MT

Bulls [1993-2003]

Bismarck, ND

Bullets [1993-1994]

Bobcats [1997-2003]

Bozeman, MT

IceDogs [1996-2003]

Butte, MT

Irish [1996-2002]

Casper, WY

Wranglers [1993-1995]

Central Wyoming Outlaws [1995-1998]

Chandler, AZ

Phoenix Polar Bears (interleague) [2002-2003]

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Miners [1993-1994]

Fairbanks, AK

Ice Dogs [2000-2003]

Fernie, BC

Ghostriders [1999-2003]

Great Falls, MT

King's Americans [1994-1995]

Americans [1995-2003]

Helena, MT

Ice Pirates [1994-1999]

Gold Rush [1999-2000]

Bighorns [2001-2003]

Jackson Hole, WY

Grizzlies [1993-1997]

Kimberley, BC

Dynamiters [1999-2001]

Minot, ND

Muskies [2000-2001]

Ogden, UT

Blades [1993-1994]

Pueblo, CO

Flames [1993-1994]

Venom [1994-1995]

Tupelo, MS

T-Rex [2001-2003]

Vail, CO

Avalanche [1993-1996]

Wichita Falls, TX

Rustlers [2002-2003]