WHL 1958/59
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The 1958/59 season was the seventh regular season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Seattle totems became champions .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Seattle Americans stopped gaming.
- The Seattle Totems were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Spokane Spokes were added to the league as an expansion team.
mode
In the regular season the league was divided into two divisions (Coast and Prairie). The top four teams in the Coast Division and the top three teams in the Prairie Division qualified for the playoffs. 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 totems | 70 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 277 | 225 | 83 |
Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 219 | 214 | 73 |
Victoria Cougars | 70 | 30th | 36 | 4th | 219 | 254 | 64 |
Spokane Spokes | 70 | 26th | 38 | 6th | 217 | 275 | 58 |
New Westminster Royals | 70 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 237 | 301 | 48 |
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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Calgary Stampeders | 64 | 42 | 21st | 1 | 263 | 196 | 85 |
Edmonton Flyers | 64 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 205 | 206 | 69 |
Winnipeg Warriors | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 256 | 229 | 64 |
Saskatoon Quakers | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4th | 208 | 201 | 62 |
Playoffs
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
C1 | Seattle totems | 3 | |||||||||||
C3 | Victoria Cougars | 0 | |||||||||||
C1 | Seattle totems | 4th | |||||||||||
Coast Division | |||||||||||||
C2 | Vancouver Canucks | 1 | |||||||||||
C2 | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | |||||||||||
C4 | Spokane Spokes | 1 | |||||||||||
C1 | Seattle totems | 4th | |||||||||||
P1 | Calgary Stampeders | 0 | |||||||||||
P1 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
P1 | Calgary Stampeders | 4th | |||||||||||
Prairie Division | |||||||||||||
P3 | Winnipeg Warriors | 0 | |||||||||||
P2 | Edmonton Flyers | 0 | |||||||||||
P3 | Winnipeg Warriors | 3 |
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