The 1958–59 WHL season was the seventh season of the Western Hockey League. The Seattle Totems were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Calgary Stampeders in four games in the final series.[1]
| 1958–59 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 70 (Coast Division) 64 (Prairie Division) |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Calgary Stampeders |
| Season MVP | Coast Division: Guyle Fielder (Seattle) Prairie Division: Ed Dorohoy (Calgary) |
| Top scorer | Guyle Fielder (Seattle) |
| President's Cup | |
| Champions | Seattle Totems |
| Runners-up | Calgary Stampeders |
The Spokane Spokes joined as an expansion club.[2] Initially named the "Flyers" they were forced to modify their name after complaints from the Edmonton Flyers, who cited seniority.[2] The Seattle franchise also changed names, going from the "Americans" to the "Totems".[3] The teams played an unbalanced schedule: the Coast Division teams played 70 games each, while the Prairie Division teams had 64 each.[4]
Guyle Fielder set a league record with 95 assists, winning the scoring title with 119 points. He was named the Coast Division's most valuable player, while Ed Dorohoy of the Calgary Stampeders, who scored 109 points, was named so for the Prairie Division.[4]
Teams
edit| 1958–59 Western Hockey League | |||||
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast | New Westminster Royals | New Westminster, British Columbia | Queen's Park Arena | 3,500 | |
| Seattle Totems | Seattle, Washington | Civic Ice Arena | 5,000 | ||
| Spokane Spokes | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Coliseum | 5,400 | ||
| Vancouver Canucks | Vancouver, British Columbia | PNE Forum | 5,050 | ||
| Victoria Cougars | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria Memorial Arena | 5,000 | ||
| Prairie | Calgary Stampeders | Calgary, Alberta | Stampede Corral | 6,475 | |
| Edmonton Flyers | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Stock Pavilion | 6,000 | ||
| Saskatoon Quakers | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Saskatoon Arena | 3,304 | ||
| Winnipeg Warriors | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Arena | 9,500 | ||
Map of teams
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Final standings
edit| R | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Totems | 70 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 277 | 225 | 83 |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 219 | 214 | 73 |
| 3 | Victoria Cougars | 70 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 219 | 254 | 64 |
| 4 | Spokane Spokes | 70 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 217 | 275 | 58 |
| 5 | New Westminster Royals | 70 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 237 | 301 | 48 |
| R | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders | 64 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 263 | 196 | 85 |
| 2 | Edmonton Flyers | 64 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 205 | 206 | 69 |
| 3 | Winnipeg Warriors | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 256 | 229 | 64 |
| 4 | Saskatoon Quakers | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 208 | 201 | 62 |
bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
edit| Preliminary Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Seattle Totems | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Victoria Cougars | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Seattle Totems | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Vancouver Canucks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Vancouver Canucks | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Spokane Spokes | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Seattle Totems | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Calgary Stampeders | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Calgary Stampeders | – | |||||||||||||
| (First-round bye) | – | |||||||||||||
| Calgary Stampeders | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Winnipeg Warriors | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Winnipeg Warriors | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Edmonton Flyers | 0 | |||||||||||||
The Seattle Totems defeated the Calgary Stampeders 4 games to 0 to win the President's Cup.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Stott 2008, p. 236
- ^ a b Stott 2008, p. 91
- ^ Stott 2008, p. 93
- ^ a b Stott 2008, p. 94
Bibliography
edit- Stott, Jon C. (2008), Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974, Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7
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