1955–56 WHL season explained

1955–56 WHL season
League:Western Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Season:Regular season
Finals:President's Cup
Finals Champ:Winnipeg Warriors
Finals Runner-Up:Vancouver Canucks
Prevseason Year:1954–55
Nextseason Year:1956–57
No Of Games:70
No Of Teams:9

The 1955–56 WHL season was the fourth season of the Western Hockey League. The Winnipeg Warriors were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Vancouver Canucks in six games in the final series.

Three new teams joined the league: the Seattle Totems, Winnipeg Warriors, and Regina Regals. However due to low attendance the Regals moved to Brandon, Manitoba after 11 games and finished the season there.

Final standings

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Team
1 70 38 28 4 252 181 80
2 70 35 30 5 206 196 75
3 70 31 37 2 238 258 64
4 70 31 37 2 201 243 64
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Team
1 70 40 28 2 248 212 82
2 70 40 30 0 292 242 80
3 70 27 35 8 208 249 62
4 70 33 34 3 236 256 56
5 70 23 39 8 199 243 54
bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Winnipeg Warriors win the President's Cup 4 games to 2.[1]

References

  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=whl1953&season=1956&leaguenm=WHL WHL Playoff Results