WHL 1953/54
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The 1953/54 season was the second regular season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The champions became the Calgary Stampeders .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Tacoma Rockets stopped playing.
mode
In the regular season, six of the seven teams played 70 games, while one team only played 60 games. The six best-placed teams qualified for the playoffs, with the first-placed team only having to intervene in the semi-finals against the sixth-placed team. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a defeat.
Regular season
table
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7th | 218 | 174 | 85 |
Calgary Stampeders | 60 | 28 | 25th | 7th | 266 | 206 | 83 |
Saskatoon Quakers | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 226 | 214 | 73 |
Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 29 | 30th | 11 | 246 | 260 | 69 |
Victoria Cougars | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 203 | 223 | 65 |
New Westminster Royals | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8th | 218 | 261 | 64 |
Seattle Bombers | 70 | 22nd | 41 | 7th | 209 | 248 | 51 |
Playoffs
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | Vancouver Canucks | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | |||||||||||
6th | New Westminster Royals | 2 | |||||||||||
6th | New Westminster Royals | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Calgary Stampeders | 4th | |||||||||||
2 | Calgary Stampeders | 4th | |||||||||||
5 | Victoria Cougars | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Calgary Stampeders | 4th | |||||||||||
4th | Edmonton Flyers | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Saskatoon Quakers | 2 | |||||||||||
4th | Edmonton Flyers | 4th |
literature
- Jon C. Stott, Ice warriors: the Pacific Coast / Western Hockey League, 1948-1974 . Heritage House Publishing Co, 2009, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7 .
Web links
- The playing time at hockeydb.com