1964-65 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1964-65 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the thirteenth season of the league.

The Denver Invaders franchise moved to become the Victoria Maple Leafs.

Standings
Portland Buckaroos       70-42-23-5-89    267-216 Seattle Totems           70-36-30-4-64    204-198 Vancouver Canucks        70-32-32-6-70    263-244 Victoria Maple Leafs     70-32-36-2-66    246-242 San Francisco Seals      70-31-37-2-64    255-283 Los Angeles Blades       70-26-41-3-55    217-269

Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Portland Buckaroos beat the Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 1. (3-6, 1-0, 4-3, 3-0, 6-2)
 * Victoria Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Totems 4 wins to 3. (2-4, 0-3, 5-2, 3-5, 3-1, 4-1, 2-1)

Final
Best of 7


 * Portland Buckaroos beat the Victoria Maple Leafs 4 wins to 1. (5-1, 5-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-0)

Portland Buckaroos won the Lester Patrick Cup.

First Team

 * Goaltender: Jim McLeod, Seattle Totems
 * Defenceman: Pat Stapleton, Portland Buckaroos
 * Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle
 * Center: Billy McNeill, Vancouver Canucks
 * Left Winger: Tom McVie, Portland
 * Right Winger: Andy Hebenton, Portland

Second Team

 * Goaltender: Don Head, Portland
 * Defenceman: Sandy Hucul, Victoria Maple Leafs
 * Defenceman: Connie Madigan, Portland
 * Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
 * Left Winger: Brian Smith, Los Angeles Blades
 * Right Winger: Wayne Connelly, San Francisco Seals

Team Photos
The Seattle team photo is from www.Seattlehockey.net.'