1960–61 WHL season

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1960–61 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season championsCalgary Stampeders
Season MVPLou Jankowski (Calgary)
Top scorerArt Jones (Portland)
Lester Patrick Cup
ChampionsPortland Buckaroos
  Runners-upSeattle Totems
Seasons

The 1960–61 WHL season was the ninth season of the Western Hockey League. The Portland Buckaroos were the Lester Patrick Cup champions as they beat the Seattle Totems four games to two in the final series.[1]

Lester Patrick died on June 1, 1960, and in honour of him the WHL voted to remain the championship trophy from the President's Cup to the Lester Patrick Cup.[2]

The Portland Buckaroos joined the league, and the eight teams played in one division.[3]

Lou Jankowski of Calgary set a league record with 57 goals, and was named most valuable player. Art Jones of Portland won the scoring title with 100 points, one more than Jankowski.[4]

Final standings[]

League Standings[5]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Calgary Stampeders 70 44 22 4 300 215 92
2 Portland Buckaroos 70 38 23 9 242 192 85
3 Vancouver Canucks 70 38 29 3 208 191 79
4 Seattle Totems 70 37 28 5 262 222 79
5 Spokane Comets 70 33 34 3 247 258 69
6 Victoria Cougars 70 27 41 2 220 267 56
7 Edmonton Flyers 70 27 43 0 229 295 54
8 Winnipeg Warriors 70 21 45 4 191 259 46

bold – qualified for playoffs

Playoffs[]

Playoff bracket[]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1 Calgary Stampeders 1  
  4 Seattle Totems 4  
    2 Portland Buckaroos 4
  4 Seattle Totems 2
  2 Portland Buckaroos 3  
5 Spokane Comets 1  
  2 Portland Buckaroos 3
  3 Vancouver Canucks 1  
3 Vancouver Canucks 3
  6 Victoria Cougars 2  

The final, between Portland and Seattle, was the first in league history to feature two American teams.[6] The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Seattle Totems 4 games to 2 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Stott 2008, p. 238
  2. ^ Stott 2008, pp. 105–106
  3. ^ Stott 2008, pp. 104–105
  4. ^ Stott 2008, p. 110
  5. ^ Stott 2008, p. 237
  6. ^ Stott 2008, pp. 110–111

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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