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Encyclopedia > Portland Rosebuds

The Portland Rosebuds were an ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918. Later, the name was reborn when the Regina Capitals moved to Portland for the 1925-26 WHA season. Currently, that second Rosebuds team is the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. In 1916 they became the first United States based team to participate in the Stanley Cup Finals. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ... The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League. ... The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...


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LogoServer - Hockey Logos - PCHA - Pacific Coast Hockey Association (430 words)
In 1911 the PCHA was formed, in 1924-25 the league merged with the WCHL (The same year the cougars won the stanley cup).
The WCHL name was changed to WHL in 1925-26 with portland's reentry into hockey.
The league disbanded after 1925-26 and a new league, the PCHL was formed.
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