1959–60 WHL season

August 2023 1959–60 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Vancouver Canucks President's Cup Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars 1958–59 1960–61 70 7 Guyle Fielder (Seattle) and Hank Bassen (Vancouver) Guyle Fielder (Seattle) 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.Stott 2008 237 Both the Saskatoon Quakers and New Westminster Royals announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.Stott 2008 100 Teams 1959–60 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475 Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000 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 47.62 -122.35 Red pog.svg 100 bottom 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 Standings R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 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 1 Vancouver Canucks 4 4 Edmonton Flyers 0 2 Seattle Totems 0 4 Victoria Cougars 4 1 Vancouver Canucks 5 4 Victoria Cougars 2 The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Victoria Cougars 5 games to 2 to win the President's Cup. All Star Team Position PlayerStott 2011 GHank Bassen, Vancouver Canucks DGord Sinclair, Seattle Totems DBrent MacNab, Vancouver Canucks CGuyle Fielder, Seattle Totems RW Lou Jankowski, Calgary Stampeders LWAl Johnson, Spokane Comets 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 Ice Warriors The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948-1974 Stott Jon C. 2011 Heritage House 978-1-927051-04-7 Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1959–60 in American ice hockey by league Category:1959–60 in Canadian ice hockey by league