WHL 1956/57
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The 1956/57 season was the fifth regular season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Brandon Regals became champions .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Saskatoon Quakers stopped playing.
mode
In the regular season the league was divided into two divisions (Coast and Prairie). The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first-placed team in each division being set for the division finals. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a defeat.
Regular season
Closing tables
Coast Division
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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Seattle Americans | 70 | 36 | 28 | 6th | 263 | 225 | 78 |
New Westminster Royals | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 215 | 235 | 73 |
Victoria Cougars | 70 | 29 | 34 | 7th | 208 | 204 | 65 |
Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 27 | 37 | 6th | 203 | 231 | 60 |
Prairie Division
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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Brandon Regals | 70 | 44 | 22nd | 4th | 250 | 186 | 92 |
Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 39 | 27 | 4th | 239 | 212 | 82 |
Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 29 | 37 | 4th | 220 | 230 | 62 |
Winnipeg Warriors | 70 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 198 | 273 | 48 |
Playoffs
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
C1 | Seattle Americans | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
C1 | Seattle Americans | 2 | |||||||||||
Coast Division | |||||||||||||
C2 | New Westminster Royals | 4th | |||||||||||
C2 | New Westminster Royals | 2 | |||||||||||
C3 | Victoria Cougars | 1 | |||||||||||
C2 | New Westminster Royals | 0 | |||||||||||
P1 | Brandon Regals | 4th | |||||||||||
P1 | Brandon Regals | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
P1 | Brandon Regals | 4th | |||||||||||
Prairie Division | |||||||||||||
P2 | Edmonton Flyers | 1 | |||||||||||
P2 | Edmonton Flyers | 2 | |||||||||||
P3 | Calgary Stampeders | 1 |
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