This is the 1955-56 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the fourth season of the league.
Seattle rejoined the league with the Seattle Americans. The league expanded into Manitoba for the first time, with new teams Brandon Regals (moved from Regina in December) and the Winnipeg Warriors.
The league was divided into two divisions - Coast and Prairie.
Standings[]
Coast Division
Vancouver Canucks 70-38-28-4-80 252-181 Victoria Cougars 70-35-30-5-75 206-196 Seattle Americans 70-31-37-2-64 201-243 New Westminster Royals 70-31-37-2-64 238-258
Prairie Division
Winnipeg Warriors 70-40-28-2-82 248-212 Calgary Stampeders 70-40-30-0-80 292-242 Saskatoon Quakers 70-27-35-8-62 208-249 Edmonton Flyers 70-33-34-3-69 236-256 Brandon Regals 70-23-39-8-54 199-243
Playoffs[]
Coast Division[]
Semi Final[]
Round Robin
Victoria Cougars 4-0-0-8 11- 6 Vancouver Canucks 1-3-0-2 12-11 New Westminster Royals 1-3-0-2 7-13
Final[]
Best of 7
- Vancouver Canucks beat the Victoria Cougars 4 wins to 1. (7-1, 3-2, 7-2, 0-2, 5-0)
Prairie Division[]
Semi Finals[]
Best of 5
- Winnipeg Warriors beat the Saskatoon Quakers 3 wins to none. (6-1, 5-3, 6-5)
- Calgary Stampeders beat the Edmonton Flyers 3 wins to none. (5-4, 3-2, 5-2)
Final[]
Best of 7
- Winnipeg Warriors beat the Calgary Stampeders 4 wins to 1. (7-2, 6-4, 3-7, 7-2, 4-3)
League Final[]
Best of 7
- Winnipeg Warriors beat the Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 2. (1-3, 5-2, 3-2, 2-4, 4-2, 6-3)
The Winnipeg Warriors won the Lester Patrick Cup.
The Winnipeg Warriors advanced to the 1955-56 Edinburgh Trophy Final.
All-Star Team[]
- Goaltender: Marcel Pelletier, Victoria Cougars
- Defenceman: Fred Hucul, Calgary Stampeders
- Defenceman: Art Michaluk, Calgary Stampeders
- Center: Phil Maloney, Vancouver Canucks
- Left Winger: Colin Kilburn, Victoria Cougars
- Right Winger: Jackie McLeod, Saskatoon Quakers
Attendance[]
- Winnipeg: 166,270
- Calgary: 157,805
- Edmonton: 108,993
- Vancouver: 107,911
- Victoria: 99,107
- New Westminster: 79,915
- Seattle: 77,570
- Saskatoon: 64,710
- Brandon: 58,777 (included 14 games @ Regina with 11,430)
NHL Working Agreements[]
- Winnipeg: Montreal Canadiens & Toronto Maple Leafs
- Calgary: Chicago Blackhawks
- Edmonton: Detroit Red Wings
- Vancouver: New York Rangers
- Victoria: Montreal Canadiens
- New Westminster: none
- Seattle: Boston Bruins
- Saskatoon: New York Rangers
- Brandon: none
Team Photos[]
Pre-season Game Ads[]
Regular Season Game Ads[]
Playoff Game Ads[]
Coast Semi Final @ New Westminster
Prairie Semi Final @ Saskatoon
Prairie Semi Final @ Winnipeg
Prairie Final @ Calgary
Prairie Final @ Winnipeg
League Final @ Winnipeg
Season Tickets[]
Regina
