1959–60 WHL season

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1959–60 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams7
Regular season
Season championsVancouver Canucks
Season MVPGuyle Fielder (Seattle) and
Hank Bassen (Vancouver)
Top scorerGuyle Fielder (Seattle)
President's Cup
ChampionsVancouver Canucks
  Runners-upVictoria Cougars
Seasons

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]

Both the Saskatoon Quakers and New Westminster Royals announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.[2]

Final standings[]

League Standings[1]
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[]

  1. ^ a b c Stott 2008, p. 237
  2. ^ 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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