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1957–58 WHL season

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1957–58 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams8
Regular season
President's Cup
ChampionsVancouver Canucks
  Runners-upCalgary Stampeders
Seasons

The 1957–58 WHL season was the sixth season of the Western Hockey League. The Vancouver Canucks were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Calgary Stampeders in four games in the final series.

Teams

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1957–58 Western Hockey League
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Coast New Westminster Royals New Westminster, British Columbia Queen's Park Arena 3,500
Seattle Americans 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
Prairie Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475
Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000
Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saskatoon Arena
St. Paul Auditorium
3,304
5,000
Winnipeg Warriors Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 9,500

Map of teams

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Coast Division Teams Prairie Division Teams

Final standings

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Coast Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks 70 44 21 5 238 174 93
2 New Westminster Royals 70 39 28 3 254 224 81
3 Seattle Americans 70 32 32 6 244 231 70
4 Victoria Cougars 70 18 50 2 226 313 38
Prairie Division Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Winnipeg Warriors 70 39 26 5 262 211 83
2 Edmonton Flyers 70 38 28 4 264 225 80
3 Calgary Stampeders 70 30 35 5 222 223 65
4 Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul Saints 70 25 45 0 214 323 50

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
C1 Vancouver Canucks 4
P1 Winnipeg Warriors 3
P1 Vancouver Canucks
bye
 
 
P1 Vancouver Canucks 4
P3 Calgary Stampeders 0
C2 New Westminster Royals 1
C3 Seattle Americans 3
C3 Seattle Americans 2
P3 Calgary Stampeders 3
P2 Edmonton Flyers 2
P3 Calgary Stampeders 3

The Vancouver Canucks win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.[2]

References

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