1923–24 WCHL season

The 1923–24 WCHL season was the third season for the now defunct Western Canada Hockey League. Four teams played 30 games each.

Regular season[edit | edit source]

Final standings[edit | edit source]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Western Canada Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Calgary Tigers	30	18	11	1	37	83	72
Regina Capitals	30	17	11	2	36	83	67
Saskatoon Sheiks	30	15	12	3	33	91	73
Edmonton Eskimos	30	11	15	4	26	69	81

The teams played a partial interlocking schedule with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Regular Season Attendance[edit | edit source]

(15 games)

Edmonton: 54,077
Calgary: 49,634
Saskatoon: 43,356

Playoff Final[edit | edit source]

2 games total goals

March 5 Calgary 2 @ Regina 2
March 7 Regina 0 @ Calgary 2

Calgary Tigers beat Regina Capitals 4 goals to 2.

Before the advent of widespread radio broadcasting, innovative ways were used to provide play-by-play of out-of-town games. In this ad a Regina movie theatre offered a running commentary on the final game in Calgary. A movie was also offered - a silent one, of course.

Stanley Cup playoffs[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1924 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Calgary Tigers won the WCHL championship and advanced directly to the Stanley Cup finals, where they would face the National Hockey League champion Montreal Canadiens. Montreal had previously defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champions, the Vancouver Maroons. Montreal then defeated Calgary 2 games to 0 in the best of 3 series to win the Stanley Cup.