Northwest International Hockey League
The Northwest International Hockey League was a senior ice hockey league that existed for one years during World War II. The league comprised teams in the Pacific Northwest and merged with the Southern California Hockey League in 1944 to form the third incarnation of the Pacific Coast Hockey League.
History
In the only season of existence, the four American teams were split between two cities and each pair shared a local rink. The Portland Ice Arena and the Seattle Civic Ice Arena combined to host every single game played by the NIHL. The Vancouver Maple Leafs played only road games but, despite this, still managed to win the championship. As part of the merger with the SCHL, the two pairs of teams each merged to form a single entity while Vancouver was dropped. The four American teams had corporate sponsorship deals that ended at the time of the merger.Results
Playoff
Note: The semifinal round was a two-game total-goal series while the final was a best-of-five.Sponsorship
- Portland Oilers
- Portland Warcos/Tiremen
- Seattle Boeing Bombers
- Seattle Isacsson Iron Workers
- Vancouver [Maple Leafs (NIHL)|Vancouver Maple Leafs]