Changes: 1960-61 WHL (minor pro) Season

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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

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	70	44	22	4	300	215	92
Portland Buckaroos	70	38	23	9	242	192	85
Vancouver Canucks	70	38	29	3	208	191	81
Seattle Totems	70	37	28	5	262	222	79
Spokane Comets	70	33	34	3	247	258	69
Victoria Cougars	70	27	41	2	220	267	56
Edmonton Flyers	70	27	43	0	229	295	54
Winnipeg Warriors	70	21	45	4	191	259	46

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. (2-5, 5-4, 6-2, 2-1, 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.

All-Star Game

This was the fourth annual game.

The previous games pitted the Coast Division all stars against those from the Prairie Division. The games were played in mid-season.

This game featured the defending champion Vancouver Canucks against an all-star team chosen from the other teams. It was played before the start of the season.

Friday, October 7, 1960 @ Vancouver

Attendance = approx. 2000

All-Stars 4 Vancouver Canucks 3

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Lou Jankowski, Calgary
Fred J. Hume Cup (Most Gentlemanly Player): Gord Fashoway, Portland

Team photos

All-Star Teams

First Team

Goaltender: Don Head, Portland Buckaroos
Defenceman: Larry Cahan, Vancouver Canucks
Defenceman: Ralph Keller, Vancouver
Center: Norm Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
Left Winger: Lou Jankowski, Calgary
Right Winger: Ron Leopold, Calgary

Second Team

Goaltender: Marcel Pelletier, Victoria Cougars
Defenceman: Ron Matthews, Portland
Defenceman:Fred Hucul, Calgary
Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle Totems
Left Winger: Gord Fashoway, Portland
Right Winger: Arnie Schmautz, Portland

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 ==Standings==
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="Black"
+! width="40%" bgcolor="Red" | Regular Season
- [[Calgary Stampeders]]      70-44-22-4-92    300-215
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GP
- [[Portland Buckaroos]]      70-38-23-9-85    242-192
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | W
- [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]       70-38-29-3-79    208-191
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | L
- [[Seattle Totems]]          70-37-28-5-79    262-222
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | T
- [[Spokane Comets]]          70-33-34-3-69    247-258
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GF
- [[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]]        70-27-41-2-56    220-267
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GA
- [[Edmonton Flyers]]         70-27-43-0-54    229-295
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pts
- [[Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro)|Winnipeg Warriors]]       70-21-45-4-46    191-259
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Calgary Stampeders]] || 70 || 44 || 22 || 4 || 300 || 215  || 92
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Portland Buckaroos]] ||  70 || 38 || 23 || 9 || 242 || 192 || 85
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]] ||  70 || 38 || 29 || 3 || 208 || 191 || 81
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Seattle Totems]] || 70 || 37 || 28 || 5 || 262 || 222 || 79
+|- align="center"  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Spokane Comets]] ||  70 || 33 || 34 || 3 || 247 || 258 || 69
+|- align="center"  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Victoria Cougars (1949-1961)|Victoria Cougars]] ||  70 || 27 || 41 || 2 || 220 || 267 || 56
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Edmonton Flyers]] || 70 || 27 || 43 || 0 || 229 || 295 || 54
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro)|Winnipeg Warriors]] || 70 || 21 || 45 || 4 || 191 || 259 || 46
+|}
 ==Playoffs==
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 ''Best of 7''
-*'''[[Seattle Totems]]''' beat [[Calgary Stampeders]] 4 wins to 1. (3-5, 5-4, 6-2, ?, 2-1)
+*'''[[Seattle Totems]]''' beat [[Calgary Stampeders]] 4 wins to 1. (2-5, 5-4, 6-2, 2-1, 2-1)
 ''Best of 5''
@@ Line 47: / Line 64: @@
 ''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 [[1961 Stanley Cup Finals|this season]], its first in 11 years.''
+==All-Star Game==
+[[File:60-61WHLASVancouverGameAd.jpg|thumb]]
+This was the fourth annual game.
+The previous games pitted the Coast Division all stars against those from the Prairie Division. The games were played in mid-season.
+This game featured the defending champion Vancouver Canucks against an all-star team chosen from the other teams. It was played before the start of the season.
+Friday, October 7, 1960 @ [[Vancouver]]
+Attendance = approx. 2000
+All-Stars 4 Vancouver Canucks 3
+==Awards==
+*Most Valuable Player: [[Lou Jankowski]], Calgary
+*[[Fred J. Hume Cup]] (Most Gentlemanly Player): [[Gord Fashoway]], Portland
 ==Team photos==
-<gallery widths="250" orientation="square" captionalign="left">
+<gallery widths="250" orientation="none" captionalign="center">
-PortBuck60-61.jpg| [[Portland Buckaroos]]
+PortBuck60-61.jpg|[[Portland Buckaroos]]
 -61SeaTot.jpg|[[Seattle Totems]]
+-61CalSta.jpg|[[Calgary Stampeders]]
 </gallery>
 ==All-Star Teams==
@@ Line 75: / Line 112: @@
 *Left Winger: [[Gord Fashoway]], Portland
 *Right Winger: Arnie Schmautz, Portland
+==Game Ads==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-61NHLDetroitExhCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ [[Calgary]]
+-61WHLExhReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ [[Regina]]
+-61NHLDetroitExhSpokaneGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ [[Spokane]]
+-61WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
+-61QHLSpokaneGameAd.jpg|Spokane
+-61WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|[[Vancouver]]
+-61WHLWinnipegGameAd.jpg|[[Winnipeg]]
+-61WHLQFVancouverGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final @ Vancouver
+-61WHLSFVancouverGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Vancouver
+-61WHLSFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Calgary
+-61NHLExhBostonWpgGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
+</gallery>
+==Season Tickets==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-61WHLCalgarySeasonTickets.jpg|[[Calgary]]
+</gallery>