1960-61 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1960-61 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the ninth season of the league.

The Portland Buckaroos were admitted, making a total of eight teams in the league. The Spokane Spokes were renamed the Spokane Comets.

Standings

Calgary Stampeders      70-44-22-4-92    300-215
Portland Buckaroos      70-38-23-9-85    242-192
Vancouver Canucks       70-38-29-3-79    208-191
Seattle Totems          70-37-28-5-79    262-222
Spokane Comets          70-33-34-3-69    247-258
Victoria Cougars        70-27-41-2-56    220-267
Edmonton Flyers         70-27-43-0-54    229-295
Winnipeg Warriors       70-21-45-4-46    191-259

Playoffs

Quarter Finals

Best of 5

• Portland Buckaroos beat Spokane Comets 3 wins to 1. (7-2, 1-3, 6-4, 5-3)
• Vancouver Canucks beat Victoria Cougars 3 wins to 2. (2-1, 1-4, 3-4, 3-1, 3-2)

Semi Finals

Best of 7

• Seattle Totems beat Calgary Stampeders 4 wins to 1. (3-5, 5-4, 6-2, ?, 2-1)

Best of 5

• Portland Buckaroos beat Vancouver Canucks 3 wins to 1. (5-1, 1-2, 3-0, 4-1)

Final

Best of 7

• Portland Buckaroos beat Seattle Totems 4 wins to 2. (1-2, 3-2, 5-3, 2-3, 5-3, 4-0)

Portland Buckaroos won the Lester Patrick Cup.

Note:This was the first All-American final in the league's history. By coincidence, the National Hockey League also had an All-American final this season, its first in 11 years.

See Also

List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons