1951-52 WIHL Season

This is the 1951-52 season of the Western International Hockey League:

Standings[]

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pct %
Spokane Flyers	67	37	24	6	284	253	.597
Trail Smoke Eaters	47	24	21	2	232	200	.532
Nelson Maple Leafs	47	21	24	2	184	196	.468
Kimberley Dynamiters	43	13	27	3	166	219	.337

Played interlocking with Pacific Coast Senior League & Okanagan Senior League.

Note: The Spokane Flyers were an American team and therefore not eligible for the Allan Cup. A series was played between the first place Flyers and second place Trail for the League Championship. No matter who won that series Trail would have advanced to play against the winner of the other series - for a spot in the Allan Cup playoffs. Spokane could advance to the 1951-52 United States National Senior Championship.

Playoffs[]

League Championship Final[]

Best of 5

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 26	Trail 8	Spokane 3	Trail
February 28	Spokane 7	Trail 3	Trail
March 1	Trail 6	Spokane 3	Spokane
March 2	Spokane 5	Trail 2	Spokane
March 4	Trail 5	Spokane 3	Spokane

Trail Smoke Eaters beat Spokane Flyers 3 wins to 2.

Note: The Flyers disbanded on March 7 rather than wait to play for the United States national championship. The leagues eligible for that title - the Eastern Hockey League and the International Hockey League - would not finish their seasons until the beginning of April. The Flyers could not keep the team going for that month.

Semi Final[]

Best of 5'

Date	Winner	Loser
February 26	Nelson 6	Kimberley 2
February 28	Kimberley 6	Nelson 5
March 1	Nelson 2	Kimberley 1
March 3	Nelson 6	Kimberley 4

Nelson Maple Leafs beat Kimberley Dynamiters 3 wins to 1.

Final[]

Best of 5

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 6	Trail 4	Nelson 3	Trail
March 9	Nelson 9	Trail 3	Nelson
March 10	Trail 9	Nelson 1	Trail
March 12	Nelson 4	Trail 3	Nelson
March 13	Trail 10	Nelson 2	Trail