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Up next is one of the more troubled franchises in the WHL. The Pittsburgh Vipers took to the ice wearing these uniforms:

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In 1996, the Vipers relocated to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Cougars:

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In 1999, the Cougars added a teal alternate:

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In 2008, the franchise relocated again to become the Quebec Explorateurs:

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In 2010, after fans complaining that their road jersey was too similar to the Winnipeg Lakers' look, the wordmark was dropped:

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In 2013, an alternate was added:

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10 minutes ago, JCRGraphix said:

Up next is one of the more troubled franchises in the WHL. The Pittsburgh Vipers took to the ice wearing these uniforms:

1992-96.png

 

 

In 1996, the Vipers relocated to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Cougars:

1996-99.png

 

In 1999, the Cougars added a teal alternate:

1999-08.png

 

In 2008, the franchise relocated again to become the Quebec Explorateurs:

2008-10.png

 

In 2010, after fans complaining that their road jersey was too similar to the Winnipeg Lakers' look, the wordmark was dropped:

2010-13.png

 

In 2013, an alternate was added:

2013-P.png

Ils ne sont pas la véritable équipe du Québec #CoupeChampions

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Just now, BostonStrong13 said:

and @Darknes's Pittsburgh Vipers... got promoted... 

I freely admit, I was never a fan of the Vipers name. I felt they could have had the same theme of having an ethnicity being the mascot with the Croatians, given Pittsburgh has the highest Croatian-American Population, plus you could go wild with the checkerboard.

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And speaking of the former IHA, the next 1992-93 expansion team, the Winged Hussars!

 

They kept their look the same the entire time because of some early success, and a huge fan following:

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#WingedHussarsofWarsaw #WeRemembertheSeptemberWhentheWingedHussarsArrived

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1992-93

 

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The 1992-93 season saw the debut of two new teams: the Warsaw Winged Hussars, and the Pittsburgh Vipers. There was also a restructuring with the American and Canadian Divisions becoming the Eastern and Western Divisions and some teams moving around. There were some big moves during the offseason including the Saskatoon Blazers going after some goaltending talent signing free agent Don Beaupre, and trading Kelly Hrudey to Chicago for Peter Sidorkiewicz and a second round draft pick. Saint Petersburg also improved in the goaltending department trading Mikhail Shtalenkov and a third round draft pick to Montreal for Felix Potvin half-way through the season. Although they started the season close to the bottom, the acquisition of Potvin and Joe Nieuwendyk from the Washington Eagles at the deadline helped the Horsemen finish third in the Eastern European Division. The leading scorers for the season were Copenhagen's Pat LaFontaine, Winnipeg's Mario Lemieux, and Montreal's Steve Yzerman. The Tretiak Award for best goalie went to Ed Belfour of the Boston Irish.

 

The 1993 playoffs had some new faces. The Moscow Stars had their first trip to the playoffs spoiled in 5 games by the Prague Golems. The St. Petersburg Horsemen knocked out Martin Brodeur and the Kiev Angels in 7. The Horsemen would go on to take out two years worth of frustration on the Golems knocking them out in 5 to win the division. In the Western European Division, the Cologne Magi swept the Helsinki Icebreakers, and the mighty Copenhagen Hammer eliminiated the Amsterdam Royals in 5 games. Cologne would go on to win a wild come from behind 7-game series to win the division. The Horsemen and Magi had a hard-fought 7-game series, but the Horsemen finished off the Magi to earn their first trip to the Global Cup Finals.

 

In North America, the Montreal Quebecois swept the Halifax Bombers and the Boston Irish knocked out Wayne Gretzky and the Toronto Bucks in 6. The Irish would go on to knock out the Quebecois in 7 games in a vicious series that was the beginning of a long and heated rivalry. In the West, the Ontario Americans shocked the hockey world by beating the first place Seattle Orcas in 7 games while the Saskatoon Blazers rolled over the Chicago Cardinals in 5. It would also take 5 games for the Blazers to beat the outmatched Americans to win the division. The conference final was closer than the final tally would suggest with three games being settled in overtime, and two settled in the last three minutes of the third period. The Blazers got shutouts from both Beaupre and Sidorkiewicz in games two and five respectively to eliminate the Irish. Brett Hull scored three of the game-winning goals.

 

The 1993 Global Cup Finals were a low scoring affair with Saskatoon's goaltending tandem and St. Petersburg's Felix Potvin stealing games for their respective clubs. The series was fairly even with each team winning at home until game six went to overtime. The Global Cup winning goal was and continues to be a subject of great controversy as Brett Hull was in the crease when the Blazers' winning goal was scored. As a result, booth-initiated reviews, and an automatic review of any overtime goal were instituted for the 1993-94 season.

 

Regular Season Standings:

 

European Conference:

 

Eastern Division:
1. Prague Golems
2. Kiev Angels
3. St. Petersburg Horsemen
4. Moscow Stars 
5. Riga Griffins
6. Minsk Bisons

 

Western Division:
1. Cologne Magi 
2. Copenhagen Hammer
3. Amsterdam Royals 
4. Helsinki Icebreakers
5. Warsaw Winged Hussars
6. Stockholm Norsemen 

 

North American Conference:

 

Eastern Division:
1. Montreal Quebecois
2. Boston Irish
3. Toronto Bucks
4. Halifax Bombers
5. Washington Eagles
6. Brooklyn Emperors

 

Western Division:
1. Seattle Orcas
2. Saskatoon Blazers
3. Chicago Cardinals
4. Ontario Americans
5. Pittsburgh Vipers
6. Winnipeg Lakers

 

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14 minutes ago, JCRGraphix said:

The Global Cup winning goal was and continues to be a subject of great controversy as Brett Hull was in the crease when the Blazers' winning goal was scored. As a result, booth-initiated reviews, and an automatic review of any overtime goal were instituted for the 1993-94 season.

So, no goal happens earlier than our timeline?

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Vous plaisantez j'espère? Well at least Les Québecois are division champions for the 3rd time in a row (according to regular season standings).

 

...also congrats to Montreal's chief rival, the Saskatoon Blazers on their fist Coupe Global, at least the Cup is back in Canada...*mutters to self* "though it should be in Montreal"

 

Also, I've noticed we've had no repeat champions! Hopefully that changes next year with a Québecois Coupe!

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1993-94

 

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The 1993-94 season was a wild one, both aesthetically and on the ice. In this season, some poorly performing teams of the past few years made a resurgence. After bottom-dwelling over the past few seasons, the Winnipeg Lakers finally put up a solid effort around their star Mario Lemieux. The Brooklyn Emperors had a solid season as well after missing the playoffs two years in a row. The Warsaw Winged Hussars made a couple of major trades to acquire Brendan Shanahan, Brian Leetch, and Chris Terreri who along with rookies Mariusz Czerkawski and Rob Niedermayer would provide the core of their team for a few years. They finished quite well for a relatively new team. The Montreal Quebecois shook things up in their locker room sending Jeremy Roenick back to Stockholm for Johan Garpenlov, Andrei Nikolishin, and a second round draft pick. Both the Prague Golems and Kiev Angels had solid seasons behind the two most solid goaltenders in the league in Dominik Hasek and Martin Brodeur respectively. After a solid run to the Global Cup Finals, the St. Petersburg Horsemen dealt with injuries the whole season and didn't clinch a playoff spot until the final game of the year, ending Moscow's playoff hopes. The Ontario Americans had a dominant year in front of star goalie Mike Richter, who won the Tretiak Trophy for his efforts. The leading scorers were the Toronto Bucks' Wayne Gretzky, Stockholm Norsemen's Jeremy Roenick, and Warsaw's Brendan Shanahan.

 

The 1994 playoffs were a wild affair with some exciting series. The heavily favored Kiev Angels were forced to play 7 games with the St. Petersburg Horsemen before finally knocking them out. The Prague Golems only needed six to eliminate Arturs Irbe and the Riga Griffins. The division final was a wild one with five of the six games going to overtime. Dominik Hasek and Martin Brodeur were both fantastic in all of the games, but a wrist shot in from Ramil Yuldashev in second overtime in game 6 won the series for the Golems over his former team. In the western division, the Stockholm Norsemen led by the scoring of Jeremy Roenick and the goaltending of John Vanbiesbrouck eliminated the Copenhagen Hammer in 6 games. The Warsaw Winged Hussars skated to a 4-1 series win over the Cologne Magi. The Winged Hussars then defeated the Norsemen in 6 games to win the division. Although they had tons of momentum, the Winged Hussars fell relatively easily to the Golems in just five games. 

 

In the North American Conference things were wild and loose. In the six game series between the Boston Irish and Brooklyn Emperors, every game had at least 7 goals. The Irish would win that series in 6. Wayne Gretzky and the Toronto Bucks faced off against Steve Yzerman and the Montreal Quebecois. It seemed like the Bucks had things under control jumping to a 3-1 series lead, but then Patrick Roy slammed the door on the Bucks with back to back shutouts to force game 7. The Quebecois lit the lamp 6 times in Toronto to advance. The division final was no less crazy with each team going back and forth until Yzerman ended the Irish season in 3rd overtime in game 7 in Boston. The Boston fans were crushed, and a small riot ensued. In the west, the Saskatoon Blazers swept the Seattle Orcas who were having some goaltending issues and injuries. The Ontario Americans and Winnipeg Lakers duked it out in a seven game series. The Americans won game 7 6-4 despite a hat trick from Mario Lemieux. The Americans did quite well in the division final eliminating the Blazers in just six games thans to a solid goaltending performance from Mike Richter. The conference final was a fierce goaltending battle with five of the seven games decided by one goal. A questionable penalty late in the third period of game 7 led to a power play goal, and the Ontario Americans stamping their ticket to the Global Cup. 

 

The story of the 1994 Global Cup Finals was all Jaromir Jagr. After the Americans jumped to a two game lead, Jagr rallied the Golems with 4 goals in game 3, 2 in 4, and a goal a piece in games 5 and 6 to win the Global Cup. The 1994 off-season was a wild one with some star players being sent to different teams, some major head coach firings, and an expansion draft for the St. Louis Clydesdales and Nizhny Novgorod Comets. The league would look quite different in 1994-95 with Alexei Yashin, Pierre Turgeon, and rookie goalie Nikolai Khabibulin in Moscow, and young star Eric Lindros joining Zigmund Palffy and Peter Forsberg with the young super-talented Helsinki Icebreakers. The Saskatoon Blazers also shook things up immensely by dealing Brett Hull and Tony Granato to the Winnipeg Lakers for Tony Amonte and all of the Lakers draft picks for the next two years. The Lakers also signed free agent Claude Lemieux to make themselves a contender.

 

Regular Season Standings:

 

European Conference:

 

Eastern Division:
1. Kiev Angels
2. Prague Golems
3. Riga Griffins
4. St. Petersburg Horsemen 
5. Moscow Stars
6. Minsk Bisons

 

Western Division:
1. Stockholm Norsemen 
2. Warsaw Winged Hussars
3. Cologne Magi 
4. Copenhagen Hammer
5. Amsterdam Royals
6. Helsinki Icebreakers

 

North American Conference:

 

Eastern Division:
1. Boston Irish
2. Toronto Bucks
3. Montreal Quebecois
4. Brooklyn Emperors
5. Washington Eagles
6. Halifax Bombers

 

Western Division:
1. Saskatoon Blazers
2. Ontario Americans
3. Winnipeg Lakers
4. Seattle Orcas
5. Chicago Cardinals
6. Pittsburgh Vipers

 

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