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60-61WHL

Game program, showing the league's team's logos.

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

Semi Finals[]

Best of 7

Best of 5


Final[]

Best of 7

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[]

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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[]

Team photos[]

All-Star Teams[]

First Team[]

Second Team[]


Game Ads[]

Season Tickets[]


See Also[]

List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons

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