1961–62 WHL season

Sports season
1961–62 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams8
Regular season
President's Cup
ChampionsEdmonton Flyers
  Runners-upSpokane Comets
Seasons
← 1960–61
1962–63 →

The 1961–62 WHL season was the tenth season of the Western Hockey League. The Edmonton Flyers were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Spokane Comets in seven games in the final series.

Teams

1961–62 Western Hockey League
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Northern Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475
Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000
Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050
Southern Los Angeles Blades Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 14,546
Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000
San Francisco Seals San Francisco, California Cow Palace 11,089
Spokane Comets Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400

Map of teams

1961–62 WHL season is located in North America
Stampeders
Stampeders
Canucks
Canucks
Blades
Blades
Seals
Seals
Northern Division Southern Division

Final Standings

Northern Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Edmonton Flyers 70 39 27 4 296 245 82
2 Seattle Totems 70 36 29 5 244 222 77
3 Calgary Stampeders 70 36 29 5 292 271 77
4 Vancouver Canucks 70 18 48 4 223 324 40
Southern Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Portland Buckaroos 70 42 23 5 265 203 89
2 Spokane Comets 70 37 28 5 272 242 79
3 San Francisco Seals 70 29 39 2 229 270 60
4 Los Angeles Blades 70 25 39 6 265 309 56

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Edmonton Flyers win the President's Cup 4 games to 3.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 1961-62 Western Hockey League Standings
  2. ^ WHL Playoff Results


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