1968–69 WHL season

August 2023 1968–69 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Portland Buckaroos Lester Patrick Cup Vancouver Canucks Portland Buckaroos 1967–68 1969–70 74 6 Art Jones The 1968–69 WHL season was the 17th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 74-game schedule, and the Vancouver Canucks were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to none in the final series. The Denver Spurs joined the WHL as sixth team. Teams 1968–69 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Denver Spurs Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum 8,140 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 Pacific Coliseum 15,038 Map of teams left 10px WHL Teams 1500 400 375 390 540 North America 1350 North America 39.78 -104.98 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Spurs 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 49.29 -123.04 Red pog.svg 90 top Canucks Final standings +WHL Standingshttps://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/whl19531969.html 1968-69 Western Hockey League [WHL] standings 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 74 40 18 16 291 201 96 2 Vancouver Canucks 74 36 24 14 259 223 86 3 San Diego Gulls 74 33 29 12 273 260 78 4 Seattle Totems 74 33 30 11 236 238 77 5 Phoenix Roadrunners 74 21 41 12 199 282 54 6 Denver Spurs 74 23 44 7 254 308 53 bold - qualified for playoffs Playoffs 1 Portland Buckaroos 4 3 San Diego Gulls 3 2 Vancouver Canucks 4 4 Seattle Totems 0 1 Portland Buckaroos 0 2 Vancouver Canucks 4 The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 0 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=whl1953&season=1969&leaguenm=WHL 1968-69 WHL Playoff Results www.hockeydb.com References 20em Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1968–69 in American ice hockey by league Category:1968–69 in Canadian ice hockey by league