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1923–24 WCHL season
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Professional ice hockey league season
March 2026
The 1923–24 WCHL season was the third season for the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Four teams played 30 games each. The Calgary Tigers defeated the Regina Capitals to win the WCHL title. Calgary moved on to the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the Finals to the Montreal Canadiens.
League business
The league approved a rule limiting goaltender pads to 12 in cm in width.Coleman 1966 450
Teams
1923–24 Western Canada Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena N/A Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 2,000 Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Stadium N/A Saskatoon Crescents Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Crescent Arena N/A
Map of teams
left 10px WCHL Teams 2500 400 375 390 1425 Canada 2600 Canada 51.04 -114.06 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Tigers
Canada 53.57 -113.46 Red pog.svg 100 top Eskimos
Canada 50.45 -104.61 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Capitals
Canada 52.14 -106.69 Red pog.svg 100 top Crescents
Regular season
The four teams played an interlocking schedule with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) teams.
Final standings
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Calgary Tigers 30 18 11 1 83 72 37 Regina Capitals 30 17 11 2 83 67 36 Saskatoon Crescents 30 15 12 3 91 73 33 Edmonton Eskimos 30 11 15 4 69 81 26
Scoring leaders
Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutesBill Cook Saskatoon Crescents 30 26 14 40 20Harry Oliver Harry Oliver (ice hockey) Calgary Tigers 27 22 12 34 14George Hay George Hay (ice hockey) Regina Capitals 25 20 11 31 8Duke Keats Edmonton Eskimos 29 19 12 31 41Barney Stanley Regina Capitals 30 15 11 26 27Laurie Scott Laurie Scott (ice hockey) Saskatoon Crescents 30 20 5 25 8Bernie Morris Calgary Tigers 30 16 7 23 13Cully Wilson Calgary Tigers 30 16 7 23 37Dick Irvin Regina Capitals 29 15 8 23 33Newsy Lalonde Saskatoon Crescents 21 10 10 20 24
Playoffs
The Calgary Tigers played off against Regina for the WCHL title.
Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 5Calgary2Regina2March 7Regina0Calgary 2
Calgary wins two-game total-goals series 4–2.
The Tigers then played off against Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 10Calgary1Vancouver 3March 12Vancouver 3Calgary 6March 15Calgary 3Vancouver 1 in Winnipeg
Calgary wins best-of-three series 2–1.
Stanley Cup Finals
1924 Stanley Cup Finals
In the final, the Calgary Tigers would face the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens. Montreal had also defeated Vancouver to advance to the Finals. Montreal then defeated Calgary two games to none in the best-of-three series to win the Stanley Cup.
Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 22Calgary Tigers1Montreal Canadiens6 (NHL rules)March 25Calgary Tigers0Montreal Canadiens3in Ottawa (WCHL rules)
See also
1923–24 NHL season
1923–24 PCHA season
List of pre-NHL seasons
References
HockeyDB
Bibliography
Coleman Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966
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