The Spokane Jets were a senior men's ice hockey team that played out of Spokane, Washington . They played in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL) from 1963–64 through 1973–74.
4-764: Prior to 1963 the Spokane Flyers were the city's entry in the WIHL. The Spokane Jets were renamed the Flyers in 1974. In 1969–70, the Spokane Jets became the first United States –based team to win the Allan Cup . As of this edit , this article uses content from "Spokane Jets" , which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License , but not under
8-548: The GFDL . All relevant terms must be followed. This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Washington state is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Spokane Flyers (senior) The Spokane Flyers were a senior ice hockey team based in Spokane, Washington . They played in
12-614: The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) from 1948–49 to the 1957–58 . The Flyers were the 1950 United States senior west champions, and five-time league champions. Unfortunately, the team was a victim of its own success. The popularity of ice hockey in Spokane drew the attention of other leagues and, in 1958, the Western Hockey League announced plans to place a new franchise in town. The new franchise
16-512: Was initially named it the 'Spokane Flyers' in honor of their predecessor. However, because the Edmonton Flyers already played in the WHL, the league rules that Edmonton owned that moniker and forced the team to choose another name. A fan vote was held and ' Spokes ' was winner. This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
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