1958-59 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1958-59 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the seventh season of the league.

The Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals became the Saskatoon Quakers. Spokane, which had had a team in the senior Western International Hockey League for over 10 years, got a new team in this league - the Spokane Flyers.

Individual

 * Leading Scorer: Guyle Fielder, Seattle 119 points
 * Most Goals: Lou Jankowski, Calgary 45
 * Most Assists: Guyle Fielder, Seattle 95
 * Best Goals Against Average: Lucien Dechene, Saskatoon 3.03
 * Most Penalty Minutes: Fred Arnett 212
 * Most Goals by a Rookie: Gerry Brisson, Winnipeg 38
 * Most Game-Winning Goals: Tom McVie, Seattle 9

Team

 * Most Goals: Seattle 277
 * Most Assists: Seattle 476
 * Most Points: Seattle 753
 * Most Penalty Minutes: Seattle 798
 * Most Home Wins: Seattle 26
 * Most Road Wins: Calgary 18

Prairie Division

 * Goaltender: Roy Edwards, Calgary Stampeders
 * Defenceman: Fred Hucul, Calgary
 * Defenceman: Hugh Caflin, Edmonton Flyers
 * Center: Ed Dorohoy, Calgary
 * Right Winger: Bill Mosienko, Winnipeg Warriors
 * Left Winger: Lou Jankowski, Calgary / Gerry Brisson, Winnipeg (tied)

Coast Division

 * Goaltender: Bev Bentley, Seattle
 * Defenceman: Hugh Currie, Vancouver
 * Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle
 * Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
 * Right Winger: Pat Hannigan, New Westminster
 * Left Winger: Val Fonteyne, Seattle

All-Star Game
The Coast Division All-Stars beat the Prairie Division All-Stars 6-3 in the league all-star game @ Vancouver on March 3, 1959.

Semi Finals
Best of 5


 * Vancouver Canucks beat Spokane Flyers 3 wins to 1 (3-0, 5-0, 3-4, 5-2)
 * Seattle Totems beat Victoria Cougars 3 wins to none. (3-1, 5-3, 4-2)

Final
Best of 7

Seattle Totems beat Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 1. (0-2, 4-3, 3-2, 4-1, 3-0)

Semi Final
Best of 5

Winnipeg Warriors beat Edmonton Flyers 3 wins to none (3-0, 3-2, 4-1)

Final
Best of 7

Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Warriors 4 wins to none.(3-2, 5-2, 5-4, 5-2)

League Final
Best of 7

Seattle Totems beat Calgary Stampeders 4 wins to none. (5-3, 4-0, 4-2, 5-1)

Seattle Totems won the President's Cup.

Regular Season Attendance

 * 1) Calgary: 149,225
 * 2) Winnipeg: 128,467
 * 3) Spokane: 112,594
 * 4) Edmonton: 106,782
 * 5) Seattle: 93,321
 * 6) Vancouver: 90,413
 * 7) Victoria: 83,782
 * 8) Saskatoon: 77,635
 * 9) New Westminster: 69,975