1959–60 WHL season
The 1959–60 WHL season was the eighth season of the Western Hockey League. The Vancouver Canucks were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Victoria Cougars in five games to two in the final series.[1]
1959–60 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Number of games | 70 |
Number of teams | 7 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Vancouver Canucks |
Season MVP | Guyle Fielder (Seattle) and Hank Bassen (Vancouver) |
Top scorer | Guyle Fielder (Seattle) |
President's Cup | |
Champions | Vancouver Canucks |
Runners-up | Victoria Cougars |
Both the Saskatoon Quakers and New Westminster Royals announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.[2]
Final standings
R | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 230 | 177 | 94 |
2 | Seattle Totems | 70 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 270 | 219 | 80 |
3 | Victoria Cougars | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 227 | 194 | 78 |
4 | Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 246 | 240 | 78 |
5 | Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 245 | 227 | 66 |
6 | Winnipeg Warriors | 70 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 224 | 262 | 53 |
7 | Spokane Comets | 70 | 19 | 48 | 3 | 201 | 324 | 41 |
bold – qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | |||||||
4 | Edmonton Flyers | 0 | |||||||
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | |||||||
4 | Victoria Cougars | 2 | |||||||
2 | Seattle Totems | 0 | |||||||
4 | Victoria Cougars | 4 | |||||||
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Victoria Cougars 5 games to 2 to win the President's Cup.[1]
References
- Stott 2008, p. 237
- Stott 2008, p. 100
Bibliography
- Stott, Jon C. (2008), Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974, Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7
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