Changes: 1959-60 WHL (minor pro) Season

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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

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

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 to none. (3-2, 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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-[[File:59-60VanCan.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Champion Vancouver Canucks]]
 This is the 1959-60 season of the [[Western Hockey League (minor pro)|Western Hockey League]]. It was the eighth season of the league.
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 ==Standings==
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="Black"
+! width="40%" bgcolor="Red" | Regular Season
- [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]       70-44-20-6-94    230-177
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GP
- [[Seattle Totems]]          70-38-28-4-80    270-219
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | W
- [[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]]        70-37-29-4-78    227-194
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | L
- [[Edmonton Flyers]]         70-37-29-4-78    246-240
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | T
- [[Calgary Stampeders]]      70-32-36-2-66    245-227
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GF
- [[Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro)|Winnipeg Warriors]]       70-25-42-3-53    224-262
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GA
- [[Spokane Spokes]]          70-19-48-3-41    201-324
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pts
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]] || 70 || 44 || 20 || 6 || 230 || 177  || 94
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Totems]] ||  70 || 38 || 28 || 4 || 270 || 219 || 80
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]] ||  70 || 37 || 29 || 4 || 227 || 194|| 78
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Edmonton Flyers]] || 70 || 37 || 29 || 4 || 246 || 240 || 78
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Calgary Stampeders]] ||  70 || 32 || 36 || 2 || 245 || 227 || 66
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro)|Winnipeg Warriors]] ||  70 || 25 || 42 || 3 || 224 || 262|| 53
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Spokane Spokes]] || 70 || 19 || 48 || 3 || 201 || 324 || 41
+|}
 ==Playoffs==
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 *'''[[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]''' beat [[Edmonton Flyers]] 4 wins to none. (4-3, 4-1, 3-1, 2-1)
-*'''[[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]]''' beat [[Seattle Totems]] 4 wins t none. (?, 5-0, 4-2, 2-0)
+*'''[[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]]''' beat [[Seattle Totems]] 4 wins to none. (3-2, 5-0, 4-2, 2-0)
 ===Final===
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 *Left Winger: Bill McFarland, Seattle
 *Right Winger: [[Marc Boileau]], Seattle
+==Awards==
+*Most Valuable Player: [[Guyle Fielder]], Seattle & [[Hank Bassen]], Vancouver (tied)
 ==Team Photos==
-<gallery widths="220" captionalign="left">
+<gallery widths="250" captionalign="center">
 -60CalSta.jpg|[[Calgary Stampeders]]
+-60VanCan.jpg|[[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]
 </gallery>
+==Pre-season Game Ads==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-60NHLDetroitCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ [[Calgary]]
+-60NHLNYRExhWinnipegGameAd.jpg|[[Winnipeg]]
+-60NHLExhDetRWWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Winnipeg
+</gallery>
+==Regular Season Game Ads==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-60WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|[[Calgary]]
+-60WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|[[Vancouver]]
+-60WHLSpokaneGameAd.jpg|[[Spokane]]
+</gallery>
+==Playoff Game Ads==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-60WHLSFVancouverGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ [[Vancouver]]
+</gallery>
+==Season Tickets==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-60WHLWinnipegSeasonTickets.jpg|Winnipeg
+</gallery>
 ==See Also==