the eskimos were the wchl regular season champion for the inaugural 1921–22 wchl season, finishing second in the 1921–22 playoffs. the eskimos repeated as regular season champion in the 1922–23 wchl season, then defeated the regina capitals to win the 1922–23 wchl playoff championship. the team then played in the 1923 stanley cup finals against the ottawa senators. the regina capitals moved to portland, oregon in the summer of 1925, leading to the wchl renaming itself the western hockey league (whl). the eskimos won their third regular season championship in the single 1925–26 whl season, finishing second in that season's playoffs.