Western Hockey League (1926–1931)
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The Western Hockey League (1926–1931) was a short-lived professional ice hockey league in western North America that briefly rivaled the NHL before folding during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Hockey League (1926–1931) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21631126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Western Hockey League (1926–1931) Context triple: [Western Canada Hockey League, successor, Western Hockey League (1926–1931)]
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A.
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a Canadian professional ice hockey league founded in 1909 that is best known as the direct forerunner to the National Hockey League.
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B.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a pioneering early 20th-century professional ice hockey league in western North America that rivaled the National Hockey Association and helped shape the modern game.
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C.
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a 1970s professional ice hockey league that rivaled the NHL, lured star players with higher salaries, and ultimately merged several of its teams into the NHL.
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D.
West Coast Hockey League
The West Coast Hockey League was a former minor professional ice hockey league in the western United States that operated primarily during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Canadian Hockey Association
The Canadian Hockey Association was an early 20th-century professional ice hockey league in Canada that briefly operated as a rival to the National Hockey Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Hockey League (1926–1931) Target entity description: The Western Hockey League (1926–1931) was a short-lived professional ice hockey league in western North America that briefly rivaled the NHL before folding during the Great Depression.
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A.
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a Canadian professional ice hockey league founded in 1909 that is best known as the direct forerunner to the National Hockey League.
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B.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a pioneering early 20th-century professional ice hockey league in western North America that rivaled the National Hockey Association and helped shape the modern game.
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C.
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a 1970s professional ice hockey league that rivaled the NHL, lured star players with higher salaries, and ultimately merged several of its teams into the NHL.
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D.
West Coast Hockey League
The West Coast Hockey League was a former minor professional ice hockey league in the western United States that operated primarily during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Canadian Hockey Association
The Canadian Hockey Association was an early 20th-century professional ice hockey league in Canada that briefly operated as a rival to the National Hockey Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.