1945-46 PCHL Season

Champion Vancouver Canucks

This was the 1945-46 season of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. It was the second season of the league.

The Vancouver Vanguards and the Pasadena Panthers left the league. The New Westminster Royals joined.

The league was reduced to two divisions.

Standings

Northern Division

Vancouver Canucks         58-37-21-0-.638    308-247
Portland Eagles           58-29-29-0-.500    257-256
Seattle Ironmen           58-29-29-0-.500    251-206
New Westminster Royals    58-26-32-0-.448    228-268

Southern Division

Oakland Oaks              40-25-15-0-.625    188-159
Hollywood Wolves          40-21-19-0-.525    157-157
San Diego Skyhawks        40-21-19-0-.525    145-139
Los Angeles Monarchs      40-17-23-0-.425    189-208
San Francisco Shamrocks   40-11-29-0-.190    159-229

Playoffs

Northern Division

Semi Final

Best of 3

Portland Eagles beat Seattle Ironmen 2 wins to 1. (1-3, 5-2, 6-4)

Final

Best of 5

Vancouver Canucks beat Portland Eagles 3 wins to 2 (2-4, 2-1, 3-5, 4-3, 5-3)

Southern Division

Semi Finals

Best of 3

• Los Angeles Monarchs beat Oakland Oaks 2 wins to none. (9-8, 4-1)
• Hollywood Wolves beat San Diego Skyhawks 2 wins to none. (10-1, 4-0)

Final

Best of 5

Hollywood Wolves beat Los Angeles Monarchs 3 wins to 2. (3-2, 5-3, 3-7, 2-4, 1-0)

League Final

Best of 7

Vancouver Canucks beat Hollywood Wolves 4 wins to 1. (7-9, 5-3, 3-2, 6-4, 3-1)

Vancouver Canucks won the President's Cup and advanced to the 1945-46 United States National Senior Championship.

See Also

List of PCHL Seasons