1962–63 WHL season

1962–63 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPPhil Maloney (Vancouver Canucks)
Top scorerGuyle Fielder (Seattle)
President's Cup
ChampionsSan Francisco Seals
  Runners-upSeattle Totems
Seasons

The 1962–63 WHL season was the 11th season of the Western Hockey League. The San Francisco Seals were the Lester Patrick Cup champions as they beat the Seattle Totems four games to three in the final series.[1]

Phil Maloney of Vancouver was named the most valuable player, while Guyle Fielder led the league in scoring.[2]

Teams

1962–63 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

Northern Division Southern Division

Final Standings

Northern Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks 70 35 31 4 243 234 74
2 Seattle Totems 70 35 33 2 239 237 72
3 Edmonton Flyers 70 24 44 2 215 309 50
4 Calgary Stampeders 70 23 45 2 227 284 48
Southern Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Portland Buckaroos 70 43 21 6 279 184 92
2 San Francisco Seals 70 44 25 1 288 219 89
3 Los Angeles Blades 70 35 32 3 235 226 73
4 Spokane Comets 70 30 38 2 219 252 62

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Preliminary round Semifinals Finals
         
Vancouver Canucks –
(First-round bye) –
Seattle Totems 4
Vancouver Canucks 3
Seattle Totems 2
Edmonton Flyers 1
San Francisco Seals 4
Seattle Totems 3
Portland Buckaroos –
(First-round bye) –
San Francisco Seals 4
Portland Buckaroos 3
San Francisco Seals 2
Los Angeles Blades 1

The San Francisco Seals defeated the Seattle Totems 4 games to 3 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stott 2008, p. 239
  2. ^ Stott 2008, pp. 122–123

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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