1953–54 WHL season

1953–54 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams7
Regular season
Season championsVancouver Canucks
President's Cup
ChampionsCalgary Stampeders
  Runners-upVancouver Canucks
Seasons

The 1953–54 WHL season was the second season of the Western Hockey League. The Calgary Stampeders were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Vancouver Canucks four games to two in the final series.

Teams

1953–54 Western Hockey League
Team City Arena Capacity
Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475
Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000
New Westminster Royals New Westminster, British Columbia Queen's Park Arena 3,500
Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Arena 3,304
Seattle Bombers Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050
Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000

Map of teams

WHL Teams

Final Standings

Final Season Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks 70 39 24 7 218 174 85
2 Calgary Stampeders 70 38 25 7 266 206 83
3 Saskatoon Quakers 70 32 29 9 226 214 73
4 Edmonton Flyers 70 29 30 11 246 260 69
5 Victoria Cougars 70 27 32 11 203 223 65
6 New Westminster Royals 70 28 34 8 218 261 64
7 Seattle Bombers 70 22 41 7 209 248 51

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Round 1 Round 2 Finals
         
1 Vancouver Canucks 5
6 New Westminster Royals 2
1 Vancouver Canucks -
bye -
1 Vancouver Canucks 2
2 Calgary Stampeders 4
2 Calgary Stampeders 4
5 Victoria Cougars 1
2 Calgary Stampeders 4
4 Edmonton Flyers 2
3 Saskatoon Quakers 2
4 Edmonton Flyers 4

The Calgary Stampeders win the President's Cup 4 games to 2.[2]

Awards

1953-54 WHL awards
Award Recipient(s)
President's Cup Calgary Stampeders
Outstanding Goalkeeper Award Gump Worsley[3]
Leading Scorer Award Guyle Fielder[4]
George Leader Cup Lorne Worsley[5]
Rookie Award Don Poile[6]

References

  1. ^ 1953-54 Western Hockey League Standings
  2. ^ WHL Playoff Results
  3. ^ Outstanding Goalkeeper Award winners
  4. ^ Leading Scorer Award winners
  5. ^ George Leader Cup winners
  6. ^ Rookie Award winners