This is the 1964-65 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the thirteenth season of the league.
The Denver Invaders franchise moved to become the Victoria Maple Leafs.
Standings[]
Portland Buckaroos 70-42-23-5-89 267-216 Seattle Totems 70-36-30-4-64 204-198 Vancouver Canucks 70-32-32-6-70 263-244 Victoria Maple Leafs 70-32-36-2-66 246-242 San Francisco Seals 70-31-37-2-64 255-283 Los Angeles Blades 70-26-41-3-55 217-269
Playoffs[]
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Portland Buckaroos beat the Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 1. (3-6, 1-0, 4-3, 3-0, 6-2)
- Victoria Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Totems 4 wins to 3. (2-4, 0-3, 5-2, 3-5, 3-1, 4-1, 2-1)
Final[]
Best of 7
- Portland Buckaroos beat the Victoria Maple Leafs 4 wins to 1. (5-1, 5-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-0)
Portland Buckaroos won the Lester Patrick Cup.
All-Star Teams[]
First Team[]
- Goaltender: Jim McLeod, Seattle Totems
- Defenceman: Pat Stapleton, Portland Buckaroos
- Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle
- Center: Billy McNeill, Vancouver Canucks
- Left Winger: Tom McVie, Portland
- Right Winger: Andy Hebenton, Portland
Second Team[]
- Goaltender: Don Head, Portland
- Defenceman: Sandy Hucul, Victoria Maple Leafs
- Defenceman: Connie Madigan, Portland
- Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
- Left Winger: Brian Smith, Los Angeles Blades
- Right Winger: Wayne Connelly, San Francisco Seals
Team Photos[]
The Seattle team photo is from www.Seattlehockey.net.'
