United Hockey League
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| United Hockey League | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
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| Current champions | Kalamazoo Wings |
| Official website | www.theuhl.com |
The United Hockey League (UHL) is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. The league is headquartered in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.
Formed in 1991 as the Colonial Hockey League, it had teams in Brantford, Ontario; Detroit, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; St. Thomas, Ontario; and Thunder Bay, Ontario. There was also supposed to be a team in Newmarket, Ontario, but that never came to be. The league changed its name to the United Hockey League for the 1997-1998 season.
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(official affiliations in brackets)
Elmira Jackals
Flint Generals
Kalamazoo Wings
Muskegon Fury (Grand Rapids Griffins)
Port Huron Flags
Bloomington Prairie Thunder
Chicago Hounds
Fort Wayne Komets
Quad City Mallards
Rockford IceHogs (Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville Predators)
The Colonial Cup is awarded to annual playoff championship. The name Colonial Cup has been maintained since the league was called CoHL. The past winners are:
- 2006 - Kalamazoo Wings
- 2005 - Muskegon Fury
- 2004 - Muskegon Fury
- 2003 - Fort Wayne Komets
- 2002 - Muskegon Fury
- 2001 - Quad City Mallards
- 2000 - Flint Generals
- 1999 - Muskegon Fury
- 1998 - Quad City Mallards
- 1997 - Quad City Mallards
- 1996 - Flint Generals
- 1995 - Thunder Bay Senators
- 1994 - Thunder Bay Senators
- 1993 - Brantford Smoke
- 1992 - Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks
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| United Hockey League | |
| 2006-07 teams: Bloomington Prairie Thunder | Chicago Hounds | Elmira Jackals | Flint Generals | Fort Wayne Komets | Kalamazoo Wings | Muskegon Fury | Port Huron Flags | Quad City Mallards | Rockford IceHogs | |
| Trophies and Awards: Colonial Cup | Tarry Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | ECHL | SPHL | World Cup | |
| North American Professional Hockey | |
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| National Hockey League | |
| Minor League Hockey | |
| High Level: American Hockey League Mid Level: Central Hockey League | ECHL | United Hockey League |
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