1973-74 WHL (minor pro) Season

This was te 1973-74 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the twenty-second and last season of the league.

There were no changes to the teams this season.

Standings
Phoenix Roadrunners       78-43-32-3-89    300-273 Salt Lake Golden Eagles   78-42-33-4-86    356-297 San Diego Gulls           78-40-33-5-85    278-281 Portland Buckaroos        78-39-33-6-84    292-258 Seattle Totems            78-32-42-6-68    288-319 Denver Spurs              78-28-50-0-56    249-335

Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Phoenix Roadrunners beat San Diego Gulls 4 wins to none. (5-2, 6-5, 3-2, 5-4)
 * Portland Buckaroos beat Salt Lake Golden Eagles 4 wins to 1. (1-5, 5-2, 4-0, 7-3, 5-2)

Final
Best of 7


 * Phoenix Roadrunners beat Portland Buckaroos 4 wins to 1. (7-0, 1-0, 2-4, 3-2, 7-3)

Phoenix Roadrunners won the Lester Patrick Cup.

First Team

 * Goaltender: Rick Charon, Portland Buckaroos
 * Defenceman: John Barber, Phoenix Roadrunners
 * Defenceman: John Miszuk, San Diego Gulls
 * Center: Lyle Bradley, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
 * Left Winger: Howie Hughes, Portland
 * Right Winger: Howie Young, Phoenix

Second Team

 * Goaltender: John Adams, San Diego
 * Defenceman: Murray Kennett, San Diego
 * Defenceman: Ray Wilson, Portland
 * Center: Murray Keogan, Phoenix
 * Left Winger: Dennis Giannini, Portland
 * Right Winger: Wayne King, Salt Lake

The end of the league
After this season, this league folded. It had been under pressure from the newly-formed World Hockey Association (WHA) for both players and markets.

Seattle, Denver, and Salt Lake entered the Central Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners joined the WHA essentially intact. Portland joined the Western International Hockey League but only played a partial season in the WIHL. They then joined the Pacific Northwest Hockey League in 1975-76.