1959–60 WHL season

The 1959–60 WHL season was the eighth season of the Western Hockey League. The Vancouver Canucks were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Victoria Cougars in five games to two in the final series.[1]

1959–60 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	70
Number of teams	7
Regular season
Season champions	Vancouver Canucks
Season MVP	Guyle Fielder (Seattle) and Hank Bassen (Vancouver)
Top scorer	Guyle Fielder (Seattle)
President's Cup
Champions	Vancouver Canucks
Runners-up	Victoria Cougars

Both the Saskatoon Quakers and New Westminster Royals announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.[2]

Final standings

League Standings[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	70	44	20	6	230	177	94
2	Seattle Totems	70	38	28	4	270	219	80
3	Victoria Cougars	70	37	29	4	227	194	78
4	Edmonton Flyers	70	37	29	4	246	240	78
5	Calgary Stampeders	70	32	36	2	245	227	66
6	Winnipeg Warriors	70	25	42	3	224	262	53
7	Spokane Comets	70	19	48	3	201	324	41

bold – qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Vancouver Canucks	4
	4	Edmonton Flyers	0
						1	Vancouver Canucks	5
						4	Victoria Cougars	2
	2	Seattle Totems	0
	4	Victoria Cougars	4

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Victoria Cougars 5 games to 2 to win the President's Cup.[1]

References

1. Stott 2008, p. 237
2. Stott 2008, p. 100

Bibliography

• Stott, Jon C. (2008), Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974, Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7