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1958–59 WHL season

1958–59 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70 (Coast Division)
64 (Prairie Division)
Number of teams9
Regular season
Season championsCalgary Stampeders
Season MVPCoast Division:
Guyle Fielder (Seattle)
Prairie Division:
Ed Dorohoy (Calgary)
Top scorerGuyle Fielder (Seattle)
President's Cup
ChampionsSeattle Totems
  Runners-upCalgary Stampeders
Seasons

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]

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

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

Coast Division Teams Prairie Division Teams

Final standings

Coast Division Standings[1]
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
Prairie Division Standings[1]
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

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

  1. ^ a b c d Stott 2008, p. 236
  2. ^ a b Stott 2008, p. 91
  3. ^ Stott 2008, p. 93
  4. ^ a b Stott 2008, p. 94

Bibliography

  • 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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