1962–63 WHL season | |
League: | Western Hockey League |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Season: | Regular season |
Finals: | President's Cup |
Finals Champ: | San Francisco Seals |
Finals Runner-Up: | Seattle Totems |
Prevseason Year: | 1961–62 |
Nextseason Year: | 1963–64 |
No Of Games: | 70 |
No Of Teams: | 8 |
Mvp: | Phil Maloney (Vancouver Canucks) |
Top Scorer: | Guyle Fielder (Seattle) |
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.
Phil Maloney of Vancouver was named the most valuable player, while Guyle Fielder led the league in scoring.
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 |
Team | |||||||||
1 | 70 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 243 | 234 | 74 | ||
2 | 70 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 239 | 237 | 72 | ||
3 | 70 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 215 | 309 | 50 | ||
4 | 70 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 227 | 284 | 48 |
Team | |||||||||
1 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 279 | 184 | 92 | ||
2 | 70 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 288 | 219 | 89 | ||
3 | 70 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 235 | 226 | 73 | ||
4 | 70 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 219 | 252 | 62 |
The San Francisco Seals defeated the Seattle Totems 4 games to 3 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.