The 1922–23 WCHL season was the second season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Four teams played 30 games each.

Teams

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1922–23 Western Canada Hockey League
Team City Arena Capacity
Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena N/A
Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 2,000
Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Stadium N/A
Saskatoon Crescents Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Crescent Arena N/A

Map of teams

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  WCHL Teams

Regular season

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Final standings

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Western Canada Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA
Edmonton Eskimos 30 19 10 1 39 112 90
Regina Capitals 30 16 14 0 32 93 97
Calgary Tigers 30 12 18 0 24 91 106
Saskatoon Crescents 30 8 20 2 18 91 125

Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Art Gagné Edmonton Eskimos 29 22 21 43 63
Duke Keats Edmonton Eskimos 25 24 13 37 72
George Hay Regina Capitals 30 28 8 36 12
Newsy Lalonde Saskatoon Crescents 29 30 4 34 44
Harry Oliver Calgary Tigers 29 25 7 32 10
Bullet Joe Simpson Edmonton Eskimos 30 15 14 29 6
Ty Arbour Edmonton Eskimos 30 18 9 27 10
Bill Cook Saskatoon Crescents 30 9 16 25 19
Jimmy Gibson Calgary Tigers 29 19 5 24 6
Amby Moran Regina Capitals 28 15 8 23 37

Stanley Cup Finals

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The Edmonton Eskimos won the WCHL championship and advanced directly to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they would face the National Hockey League champion Ottawa Senators. Ottawa had previously defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champions, the Vancouver Maroons. Ottawa then defeated Edmonton two games to none in the best-of-three series to win the Stanley Cup.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 29 Ottawa Senators 2 Edmonton Eskimos 1 (OT)
March 31 Ottawa Senators 1 Edmonton Eskimos 0

See also

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References

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