Changes: 1969-70 WCHL season

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The 1969–70 WCHL season was the 4th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Eight teams completed a 60 game season, with the Flin Flon Bombers winning their second consecutive President's Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Flin Flon Bombers	60	42	18	0	84	257	176
Estevan Bruins	60	28	31	1	57	237	255
Winnipeg Jets	60	25	33	2	52	226	235
Brandon Wheat Kings	60	23	34	3	49	234	272

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Calgary Centennials	60	37	22	1	75	249	197
Edmonton Oil Kings	60	35	25	0	70	254	217
Swift Current Broncos	60	27	31	2	56	240	265
Saskatoon Blades	60	18	41	1	37	202	282

Playoffs

Division Semi-Finals			Division Finals			President's Cup Championship

1	Flin Flon Bombers	5

4	Brandon Wheat Kings	0
			1	Flin Flon Bombers	5
East
			3	Winnipeg Jets	4
2	Estevan Bruins	1

3	Winnipeg Jets	4
						E1	Flin Flon Bombers	4

						W2	Edmonton Oil Kings	0
1	Calgary Centennials	4

4	Saskatoon Blades	3
			1	Calgary Centennials	4
West
			2	Edmonton Oil Kings	5
2	Edmonton Oil Kings	4

3	Swift Current Broncos	1

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Reggie Leach	Flin Flon Bombers	57	65	46	111	168
Greg Polis	Estevan Bruins	60	48	56	104	99
Chris Oddleifson	Winnipeg Jets	59	31	64	95	243
Lorne Henning	Estevan Bruins	60	40	52	92	33
Randy Rota	Calgary Centennials	60	43	47	90	43
Jim Nichols	Saskatoon Blades	60	37	53	90	38
Laurie Yaworski	Saskatoon Blades	55	48	41	89	139
Jerry Wright	Calgary Centennials	57	33	45	78	34
Billy Moores	Edmonton Oil Kings	58	31	46	77	83
Don Kozak	Swift Current Broncos	56	40	34	74	67

All-Star Game

The 1969–70 WCHL all-star game was held in Edmonton, Alberta, with the WCHL All-stars defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings 7–2 before a crowd of 4,753.

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Reggie Leach, Flin Flon Bombers

Top Scorer: Reggie Leach, Flin Flon Bombers

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Randy Rota, Calgary Centennials

Defenseman of the Year: Jim Hargreaves, Winnipeg Jets

Rookie of the Year: Gene Carr, Flin Flon Bombers

Goaltender of the Year: Ray Martyniuk, Flin Flon Bombers

Coach of the Year: Pat Ginnell, Flin Flon Bombers

Regular Season Champions: Flin Flon Bombers

All-Star Team

First Team

Second Team

Goaltender: Ed Dyck, Calgary Centennials

Team Photos

Game Ads

Edmonton ad from http://www.vintageedmonton.com

References

whl.ca
2005–06 WHL Guide

Preceded by 1968–69 WCHL season	WHL seasons	Succeeded by 1970–71 WCHL season

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+<br>
 ===Scoring leaders===
 ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
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 | [[Don Kozak]] || [[Swift Current Broncos]] || 56 || 40 || 34 || 74 || 67
 |}
-==WCHL playoffs==
-===Quarterfinals===
-*Flin Flon defeated Brandon 5 games to 0
-*Winnipeg defeated Estevan 4 games to 1
-*Edmonton defeated Swift Current 4 games to 1
-*Calgary defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3
-===Semifinals===
-*Flin Flon defeated Winnipeg 5 games to 4
-*Edmonton defeated Calgary 5 games to 4
-===Finals===
-*Flin Flon defeated Edmonton 4 games to 0
 ==All-Star Game==
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 |-
 |'''Goaltender of the Year''': [[Ray Martyniuk]], [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
+|-
+|'''Coach of the Year''': [[Pat Ginnell]], [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
 |-
 |'''Regular Season Champions''': [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
 |}
 ==All-Star Team==
+'''First Team'''
 *[[Goaltender]]: [[Ray Martyniuk]], [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
 *[[Defenceman]]: [[Jim Hargreaves]], [[Winnipeg Jets (WHL)|Winnipeg Jets]]
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 *[[Left Winger]]: [[Greg Polis]], [[Estevan Bruins]]
 *[[Right Winger]]: [[Reggie Leach]], [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
+'''Second Team'''
-*[[Coach]]: [[Pat Ginnell]], [[Flin Flon Bombers]]
+*[[Goaltender]]: [[Ed Dyck]], [[Calgary Centennials]]
+==Team Photos==
-<gallery widths="200" captionalign="left">
+<gallery widths="250" captionalign="center">
 -70BraWK.jpg|[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
 </gallery>
+==Game Ads==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-70WCHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|[[Calgary]]
+-70WCHLSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|[[Saskatoon]]
+-70WCHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|[[Edmonton]]
+-70WCHLQFSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Division Semi Final @ Saskatoon
+-70WCHLWpgGameAd.jpg|[[Winnipeg]]
+</gallery>
+Edmonton ad from http://www.vintageedmonton.com
 ==References==