Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens.
By 1908, the league could no longer rely on salaries as novelty to attract Canadian talent, since professionalism had spread into Canada.
Many players were lured to the league since the WPHL played on the Duquesne Gardens' artificial ice and was not dependent on cold weather to provide a naturally frozen surface.
Once the Pittsburgh Lyceum team folded on December 23, it was decided to discontinue the WPHL after the season.
The Duquesne Athletic Club beat the Pittsburgh Bankers in the last game of the season to win the final WPHL championship title.