[1] The Billings Blazers played their first game that fall and were coached by former NHLer Jack Bownass.
The second year began with the loss of their in-state rival but the travel situation was resolved by two teams being located in neighboring North Dakota.
The newest team in North Dakota folded just 20 games into the season and the rest of the league was in dire financial trouble.
Billings played their final game on January 24, after which the league folded along with all five remaining teams.
The very next season the Western Hockey League arrived with the relocation of a brand new team, the Billings Bighorns.