1974–75 WCHL season

Junior ice hockey season 1974–75 WCHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs New Westminster Bruins (1) Saskatoon Blades 12 Regular season Season champions Victoria Cougars (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Bryan Trottier (Lethbridge Broncos) Bob Clarke Trophy Mel Bridgman (Victoria Cougars) WHL 1973–74 1975–76 1974–75 Canadian major junior season Ice hockey 33 OMJHL QMJHL WCHL Memorial Cup Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 7 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) The 1974–75 WCHL season was the ninth season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). It featured twelve teams playing a 70-game regular season, an increase from 68. The Victoria Cougars topped the regular season standings with 47 wins. In the playoffs, the New Westminster Bruins defeated the Saskatoon Blades in a seven-game championship series to win the President's Cup. With the win, the Bruins earned a berth at the 1975 Memorial Cup tournament, in which they lost the final to the Toronto Marlboros, who captured their record seventh national title. The season was the first for the Lethbridge Broncos, after the Swift Current Broncos relocated prior to the season. League notes During the 1975 Memorial Cup tournament, officials from the WCHL and the other two Canadian major junior leagues—the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League—announced the formation of the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League as an umbrella organization for major junior hockey.Passa Dennis May 9, 1975 Junior leagues are together https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-09-1975-1598271/ Brandon Sun Brandon, Manitoba 21 Team changes The Swift Current Broncos relocate to Lethbridge, Alberta, becoming the Lethbridge Broncos. Regular season Final standings main WDL y y n 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division SAS Saskatoon Blades LET Lethbridge Broncos REG Regina Pats BRA Brandon Wheat Kings WIN Winnipeg Clubs FLI Flin Flon Bombers 38 22 10 344 244 x 28 32 10 302 315 x 29 36 5 260 288 x 24 35 11 276 320 x 23 35 12 265 366 19 42 9 262 389 complete main WDL y y n 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division VIC Victoria Cougars MED Medicine Hat Tigers NEW New Westminster Bruins KAM Kamloops Chiefs EDM Edmonton Oil Kings CAL Calgary Centennials 47 18 5 416 257 x 40 22 8 380 291 x 37 22 11 319 260 x 38 24 8 327 279 x 34 29 7 340 321 11 51 8 236 399 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Mel Bridgman Victoria Cougars 66 66 91 157 175 Bryan Trottier Lethbridge Broncos 67 46 98 144 103 Don Murdoch Medicine Hat Tigers 70 82 59 141 83 Dave Faulkner Regina Pats 70 56 66 122 59 Don Ashby Calgary Centennials 70 52 68 120 71 Rich Gosselin Flin Flon Bombers 70 47 69 116 83 Peter Morris Victoria Cougars 70 43 72 115 173 Barry Dean Medicine Hat Tigers 64 40 75 115 173 Danny Lucas Victoria Cougars 70 57 56 113 74 Rick Blight Brandon Wheat Kings 65 60 52 112 65 Greg Miazga Victoria Cougars 70 14 28 42 117 1975 WCHL Playoffs League quarter-finals Saskatoon defeated Brandon 4 games to 1 Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 2 New Westminster defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1 Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2 League semi-finals Saskatoon defeated Regina 4 games to 1 New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 2 WHL Championship New Westminster defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3 All-Star game On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4–1 at Victoria, British Columbia in front of a crowd of 3,452. WHL awards Most Valuable Player: Bryan Trottier, Lethbridge BroncosTop Scorer: Mel Bridgman, Victoria CougarsMost Sportsmanlike Player: Danny Arndt, Saskatoon BladesTop Defenseman: Rick Lapointe, Victoria CougarsRookie of the Year: Don Murdoch, Medicine Hat TigersTop Goaltender: Bill Oleschuk, Saskatoon BladesCoach of the Year: Pat Ginnell, Victoria CougarsRegular season champions: Victoria Cougars All-Star Team Goaltender: Ed Staniowski, Regina Pats Defenseman: Rick Lapointe, Victoria Cougars Defenseman: Robin Sadler, Edmonton Oil Kings Centerman: Mel Bridgman, Victoria Cougars & Bryan Trottier, Lethbridge Broncos (tied) Left Winger: Barry Dean, Medicine Hat Tigers Right Winger: Don Murdoch, Medicine Hat Tigers See also 1975 NHL entry draft 1974 in sports 1975 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1973–74 WCHL season 1975–76 WCHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WCHL