1967–68 WHL season

August 2023 1967–68 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Portland Buckaroos Lester Patrick Cup Seattle Totems Portland Buckaroos 1966–67 1968–69 72 5 Art Jones Len Ronson The 1967–68 WHL season was the 16th season of the Western Hockey League. Five teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Seattle Totems were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to one in the final series. The Los Angeles Blades ceased operations, when the Los Angeles Kings joined the National Hockey League as an expansion team. Teams 1967–68 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,371 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego International Sports Center 12,920 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Map of teams left 10px WHL Teams 1500 400 375 390 540 North America 1350 North America 33.47 -112.10 Red pog.svg 90 top Roadrunners North America 45.53 -122.67 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Buckaroos North America 32.76 -117.21 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Gulls North America 47.62 -122.35 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Totems North America 49.28 -123.04 Red pog.svg 90 top Canucks Final standings +WHL Standingshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/whl19531968.html 1967-68 Western Hockey League [WHL] standings at hockeydb.com www.hockeydb.com R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1 Portland Buckaroos 72 40 26 6 246 168 86 2 Seattle Totems 72 35 30 7 207 199 77 3 San Diego Gulls 72 31 36 5 241 236 67 4 Phoenix Roadrunners 72 28 40 4 215 276 60 5 Vancouver Canucks 72 26 41 5 213 258 57 bold - qualified for playoffs Playoffs 1 Portland Buckaroos 4 3 San Diego Gulls 3 2 Seattle Totems 4 4 Phoenix Roadrunners 0 1 Portland Buckaroos 1 2 Seattle Totems 4 The Seattle Totems defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup. References 20em Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1967–68 in American ice hockey by league Category:1967–68 in Canadian ice hockey by league