This is the 1952-53 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the first season of the newly renamed league, which had previously been the Pacific Coast Hockey League.
Standings[]
Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saskatoon Quakers | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 268 | 240 | 79 |
Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 222 | 216 | 74 |
Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 252 | 74 |
Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 263 | 227 | 73 |
Seattle Ironmen | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 222 | 225 | 68 |
New Westminster Royals | 70 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 217 | 254 | 66 |
Tacoma Rockets | 70 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 246 | 249 | 66 |
Victoria Cougars | 70 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 244 | 273 | 60 |
Note: New Westminster was awarded sixth place and the last playoff spot over Tacoma because it had more wins.
Playoffs[]
Quarter Finals[]
Best of 5
- Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Ironmen 3 wins to 2. (5-6, 6-2, 2-3, 5-3, 5-4)
- Edmonton Flyers beat the Calgary Stampeders 3 wins to 2. (3-2, 5-4, 2-4, 2-6, 6-5)
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Saskatoon Quakers beat the New Westminster Royals 4 wins to 3. (4-2, 11-4, 1-3, 1-3, 3-4, 2-1, 7-0)
Best of 5
- Edmonton Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3 wins to 1. (3-2, 2-5, 5-1, 3-2)
Final[]
Best of 7
- Edmonton Flyers beat the Saskatoon Quakers 4 wins to 2. (2-6, 4-3, 7-4, 4-2, 1-5, 9-4)
The Edmonton Flyers won the Lester Patrick Cup.
All-Star Teams[]
First Team[]
- Goaltender: Emile Francis, Vancouver Canucks
- Defenceman: Art Michaluk, Calgary Stampeders
- Defenceman: Jack Evans, Saskatoon Quakers
- Center: Earl Reibel, Edmonton Flyers
- Left Winger: George Senick, Saskatoon
- Right Winger: Vic Stasiuk, Edmonton
Second Team[]
- Goaltender: Glenn Hall, Edmonton
- Defenceman: Bob Bergeron, New Westminster Royals
- Defenceman: Ivan Irwin, Victoria Cougars
- Center: Alex Kaleta, Saskatoon
- Left Winger: Colin Kilburn, Victoria
- Right Winger: Jackie McLeod, Saskatoon
Regular Season Attendance[]
- Calgary: 169,346
- Victoria: 152,745
- Vancouver: 143,796
- Saskatoon: 137,781
- Edmonton: 129,103
- New Westminster: 115,804
- Tacoma: 59,772
- Seattle: 54,279
Team Photos[]
Pre-Season Games[]
Regular Season Game Ads[]
Playoff Game Ads[]
Radio Ads[]
Season Tickets[]