This was the 1969-70 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the eighteenth season of the league.
The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were admitted as a new team.
Standings[]
Vancouver Canucks 72-47-17-8-102 334-219 Portland Buckaroos 72-42-23- 7-91 322-241 San Diego Gulls 72-33-29-10-76 263-242 Seattle Totems 72-29-35- 8-66 237-259 Phoenix Roadrunners 72-27-33-12-66 251-254 Denver Spurs 72-24-37-11-59 250-316 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72-15-43-14-44 240-366
Playoffs[]
Fourth place tie-breaker[]
Sudden death
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Vancouver 7 San Diego 1
- San Diego 5 Vancouver 4
- Vancouver 6 San Diego 3
- San Diego 6 Vancouver 3
- Vancouver 7 San Diego 4
- Vancouver 5 San Diego 3
Vancouver Canucks beat San Diego Gulls 4 wins to 2.
- Portland 6 Seattle 0
- Seattle 6 Portland 3
- Seattle 3 Portland 2
- Portland 5 Seattle 0
- Portland 8 Seattle 1
- Portland 3 Seattle 1
Portland Buckaroos beat Seattle Totems 4 wins to 2.
Final[]
Best of 7
- Vancouver 4 Portland 1
- Vancouver 6 Portland 4
- Portland 4 Vancouver 1
- Vancouver 5 Portland 3
- Vancouver 8 Portland 1
Vancouver Canucks beat Portland Buckaroos 4 wins to 1 and won the Lester Patrick Cup.
All-Star Teams[]
First Team[]
- Goaltender: Jack McCartan, San Diego Gulls
- Defenceman: Marc Reaume, Vancouver Canucks
- Defenceman: Dennis Kearns, Portland Buckaroos
- Centre: Andy Bathgate, Vancouver Canucks
- Left Winger: Len Ronson, San Diego Gulls
- Right Winger: Andy Hebenton, Portland Buckaroos
Second Team[]
- Goaltender: George Gardner, Vancouver Canucks
- Defenceman: John Hanna, Seattle Totems
- Defenceman: Larry Mavety, Denver Spurs
- Centre: Art Jones, Portland Buckaroos
- Left Winger: Paul Andrea, Vancouver Canucks
- Right Winger: Bob Courcy, Seattle Totems
Team Photos[]
Game Ads[]
