The Victoria Cubs' arena, Patrick Arena, was destroyed by fire in 1929, after which the club continued for one season as a traveling team before being moved to Tacoma, Washington, to become the Tacoma Tigers.
The league disbanded after the 1941 season, primarily as a result of World War II.
In 1948, however, the ten team league voted to turn pro, and was recognized as such by the NHL.
One year later, the PCHL renamed itself the Western Hockey League before the start of the 1952–1953 season.
1945: Seattle Ironmen 1946: Vancouver Canucks 1947: Los Angeles Monarchs 1948: Vancouver Canucks 1949: San Diego Skyhawks 1950: New Westminster Royals 1951: Victoria Cougars 1952: Saskatoon Quakers