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
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

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

Final standings

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League Standings[1]
RTeamGPWLTGFGAPts
1Vancouver Canucks704420623017794
2Seattle Totems703828427021980
3Victoria Cougars703729422719478
4Edmonton Flyers703729424624078
5Calgary Stampeders703236224522766
6Winnipeg Warriors702542322426253
7Spokane Comets701948320132441

bold – qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

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SemifinalsFinals
      
1Vancouver Canucks4
4Edmonton Flyers0
1Vancouver Canucks5
4Victoria Cougars2
2Seattle Totems0
4Victoria Cougars4

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Victoria Cougars 5 games to 2 to win the President's Cup.[1]

All Star Team

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PositionPlayer[3]
GHank Bassen, Vancouver Canucks
DGord Sinclair, Seattle Totems
DBrent MacNab, Vancouver Canucks
CGuyle Fielder, Seattle Totems
RWLou Jankowski, Calgary Stampeders
LWAl Johnson, Spokane Comets

References

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Bibliography

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  • 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
  • Stott, Jon C. (2011). Ice Warriors The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948-1974. Heritage House. ISBN 978-1-927051-04-7.