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Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA)
Seasons 1912-1924 (13 seasons)

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Founded by Frank and Lester Patrick, The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States. The league merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) in 1924. The merged league did not last long, as the WCHL was unable to match the NHL's American expansion and its player salaries.

The league introduced numerous innovations to the sport of ice hockey:

blue lines and goal creases
forward passing
penalty shots
playoffs
removed rule that goalies must stay on their feet
The PCHA also developed a farm system for players, and were the first Canadian league to expand into the United States.

While it is debated as to which group instituted the use of jersey numbers in ice hockey, the PCHA is sometimes cited as having been the first.

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Other concurrent hockey leagues:    
WCHL  ·  NHL  ·  NHA  ·  MaPHL
1923-24 PCHA Season
1923-24 PCHA Season
Vancouver Maroons
1922-23 PCHA Season
1922-23 PCHA Season
Vancouver Maroons
1921-22 PCHA Season
1921-22 PCHA Season
Vancouver Millionaires
1920-21 PCHA Season
1920-21 PCHA Season
Vancouver Millionaires
1919-20 PCHA Season
1919-20 PCHA Season
Seattle Metropolitans
1918-19 PCHA Season
1918-19 PCHA Season
Seattle Metropolitans
1917-18 PCHA Season
1917-18 PCHA Season
Vancouver Millionaires
1916-17 PCHA Season
1916-17 PCHA Season
Seattle Metropolitans
1915-16 PCHA Season
1915-16 PCHA Season
Portland Rosebuds
1914-15 PCHA Season
1914-15 PCHA Season
Vancouver Millionaires
1913-14 PCHA Season
1913-14 PCHA Season
Victoria Aristocrats
1912-13 PCHA Season
1912-13 PCHA Season
Victoria Senators
1911-12 PCHA Season
1911-12 PCHA Season
New Westminster Royals

PCHA History

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