Changes: 1959-60 WHL (minor pro) Season

Revision as of 08:24, 5 August 2012

This is the 1959-60 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the eighth season of the league.

The Saskatoon Quakers and the New Westminster Royals folded. The league, reduced to seven teams, dropped the two divisions setup.

Standings

Vancouver Canucks       70-44-20-6-94    230-177
Seattle Totems          70-38-28-4-80    270-219
Victoria Cougars        70-37-29-4-78    227-194
Edmonton Flyers         70-37-29-4-78    246-240
Calgary Stampeders      70-32-36-2-66    245-227
Winnipeg Warriors       70-25-42-3-53    224-262
Spokane Spokes          70-19-48-3-41    201-324

Playoffs

Semi Finals

Best of 7

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Flyers 4 wins to none. (4-3, 4-1, 3-1, 2-1)
Victoria Cougars beat Seattle Totems 4 wins t none. (?, 5-0, 4-2, 2-0)

Final

Best of 9

Vancouver Canucks beat Victoria Cougars 5 wins to 2. (2-3, 2-4, 3-2, 6-2, 2-1, 2-1, 6-3)

Vancouver Canucks won the President's Cup.

All-Star Game

THe third annual league all-star game was played on Tuesday, January 12, 1960, @ Edmonton. The attendance was 3,127.

The Coast Division beat the Prairie Division 5-3.

All-Star Teams

First Team

Goaltender: Hank Bassen, Vancouver Canucks
Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle Totems
Defenceman: Brent McNab, Vancouver
Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
Left Winger: Lou Jankowski, Calgary Stampeders
Right Winger: Al Johnson, Spokane Comets

Second Team

Goaltender: Dennis Riggin, Edmonton Flyers
Defenceman: Larry Cahan, Vancouver
Defenceman: Ralph Keller, Vancouver
Center: Art Jones, Portland Buckaroos
Left Winger: Bill McFarland, Seattle
Right Winger: Marc Boileau, Seattle

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