1960–61 WHL season

August 2023 1960–61 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Calgary Stampeders Lester Patrick Cup Portland Buckaroos Seattle Totems 1959–60 1961–62 70 8 Lou Jankowski (Calgary) Art Jones (Portland) 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.Stott 2008 238 Lester Patrick died on June 1, 1960, and in honour of him the WHL voted to rename the championship trophy from the President's Cup to the Lester Patrick Cup.Stott 2008 105–106 The Portland Buckaroos joined the league, and the eight teams played in one division.Stott 2008 104–105 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.Stott 2008 110 Teams 1960–61 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475 Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000 Spokane Comets Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000 Winnipeg Warriors Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 9,500 Map of teams left 10px WHL Teams 1286 400 375 390 350 Canada 900 Canada 51.04 -114.06 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Stampeders Canada 53.57 -113.46 Red pog.svg 100 top Flyers Canada 45.53 -122.67 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Buckaroos Canada 47.62 -122.35 Red pog.svg 100 right Totems Canada 47.67 -117.42 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Comets Canada 49.28 -123.04 Red pog.svg 100 right Canucks Canada 48.43 -123.36 Red pog.svg 100 left Cougars Canada 49.89 -97.20 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Warriors Final standings + League StandingsStott 2008 237 R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 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 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 2 Portland Buckaroos 3 5 Spokane Comets 1 3 Vancouver Canucks 3 6 Victoria Cougars 2 1 Calgary Stampeders 1 4 Seattle Totems 4 2 Portland Buckaroos 3 3 Vancouver Canucks 1 2 Portland Buckaroos 4 4 Seattle Totems 2 The final, between Portland and Seattle, was the first in league history to feature two American teams.Stott 2008 110–111 The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Seattle Totems 4 games to 2 to win the Lester Patrick Cup. References 20em Bibliography Stott Jon C. 2008 Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974 Heritage House Publishing Surrey, British Columbia 978-1-894974-54-7 Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1960–61 in American ice hockey by league Category:1960–61 in Canadian ice hockey by league