1961–62 WHL season

August 2023 1961–62 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season President's Cup Edmonton Flyers Spokane Comets 1960–61 1962–63 70 8 The 1961–62 WHL season was the tenth season of the Western Hockey League. The Edmonton Flyers were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Spokane Comets in seven games in the final series. Teams 1961–62 Western Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Northern 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 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Southern Los Angeles Blades Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 14,546 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 San Francisco Seals San Francisco, California Cow Palace 11,089 Spokane Comets Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400 Map of teams left 10px Northern Division 10px Southern Division 1450 400 375 390 530 North America 1350 North America 51.04 -114.06 Blue pog.svg 90 bottom Stampeders North America 53.57 -113.46 Blue pog.svg 90 top Flyers North America 47.62 -122.35 Blue pog.svg 90 bottom Totems North America 49.28 -123.04 Blue pog.svg 90 top Canucks North America 34.01 -118.29 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Blades North America 45.53 -122.67 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Buckaroos North America 37.71 -122.42 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Seals North America 47.67 -117.42 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Comets Final standings +Northern Division Standings1961-62 Western Hockey League Standings R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1 Edmonton Flyers 70 39 27 4 296 245 82 2 Seattle Totems 70 36 29 5 244 222 77 3 Calgary Stampeders 70 36 29 5 292 271 77 4 Vancouver Canucks 70 18 48 4 223 324 40 +Southern Division Standings R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1 Portland Buckaroos 70 42 23 5 265 203 89 2 Spokane Comets 70 37 28 5 272 242 79 3 San Francisco Seals 70 29 39 2 229 270 60 4 Los Angeles Blades 70 25 39 6 265 309 56 bold - qualified for playoffs Playoffs The Edmonton Flyers win the President's Cup 4 games to 3.WHL Playoff Results References Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1961–62 in American ice hockey by league Category:1961–62 in Canadian ice hockey by league