WHL 1960/61
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The 1960/61 season was the ninth regular season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The champions were the Portland Buckaroos .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The New Westminster Royals resumed gaming after a year of inactivity , relocated to Portland , Oregon , and changed their name to Portland Buckaroos .
mode
In the regular season, the eight teams played 70 games each. The six best-placed teams 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
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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Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 44 | 22nd | 4th | 300 | 215 | 92 |
Portland Buckaroos | 70 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 242 | 192 | 85 |
Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 208 | 191 | 79 |
Seattle totems | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 262 | 222 | 79 |
Spokane Comets | 70 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 247 | 258 | 69 |
Victoria Cougars | 70 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 220 | 267 | 56 |
Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 229 | 295 | 54 |
Winnipeg Warriors | 70 | 21st | 45 | 4th | 191 | 259 | 46 |
Playoffs
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
2 | Portland Buckaroos | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Spokane Comets | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Portland Buckaroos | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | |||||||||||
6th | Victoria Cougars | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Portland Buckaroos | 4th | |||||||||||
4th | Seattle totems | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
1 | Calgary Stampeders | 1 | |||||||||||
4th | Seattle totems | 4th | |||||||||||
4th | Seattle totems | ||||||||||||
bye |
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