1961–62 WHL season

1961–62 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	70
Number of teams	8
Regular season
President's Cup
Champions	Edmonton Flyers
Runners-up	Spokane Comets

The 1961–62 WHL season was the tenth season of the Western Hockey League. The Edmonton Flyers were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Spokane Comets in seven games in the final series.

Teams

1961–62 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

Stampeders

Flyers

Totems

Canucks

Blades

Buckaroos

Seals

Comets

Northern Division Southern Division

Final Standings

Northern Division Standings^[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Edmonton Flyers	70	39	27	4	296	245	82
2	Seattle Totems	70	36	29	5	244	222	77
3	Calgary Stampeders	70	36	29	5	292	271	77
4	Vancouver Canucks	70	18	48	4	223	324	40

Southern Division Standings^[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Portland Buckaroos	70	42	23	5	265	203	89
2	Spokane Comets	70	37	28	5	272	242	79
3	San Francisco Seals	70	29	39	2	229	270	60
4	Los Angeles Blades	70	25	39	6	265	309	56

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Edmonton Flyers win the President's Cup 4 games to 3.^[2]

References

1. 1961-62 Western Hockey League Standings
2. WHL Playoff Results