1970–71 WHL season
Sports season
1970–71 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Portland Buckaroos |
Season MVP | Art Jones (Portland) |
Top scorer | Art Jones (Portland) |
Lester Patrick Cup | |
Champions | Portland Buckaroos |
Runners-up | Phoenix Roadrunners |
Seasons | |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → |
The 1970–71 WHL season was the 19th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Portland Buckaroos were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Phoenix Roadrunners four games to one in the final series.[1]
Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and was named the most valuable player.[2]
Teams
1970–71 Western Hockey League | |||||
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
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Denver Spurs | Denver, Colorado | Denver Coliseum | 8,140 | ||
Phoenix Roadrunners | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 12,371 | ||
Portland Buckaroos | Portland, Oregon | Memorial Coliseum | 12,000 | ||
Salt Lake Golden Eagles | Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Palace | 10,594 | ||
San Diego Gulls | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena | 12,920 | ||
Seattle Totems | Seattle, Washington | Seattle Center Coliseum | 12,250 |
Map of teams
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Final Standings
R | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | Portland Buckaroos | 72 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 306 | 210 | 103 |
2 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 72 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 271 | 234 | 81 |
3 | San Diego Gulls | 72 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 248 | 223 | 78 |
4 | Denver Spurs | 72 | 25 | 31 | 16 | 242 | 253 | 66 |
5 | Seattle Totems | 72 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 223 | 260 | 63 |
6 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 72 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 217 | 327 | 41 |
bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Portland Buckaroos | 4 | |||||||
3 | San Diego Gulls | 2 | |||||||
1 | Portland Buckaroos | 4 | |||||||
2 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 1 | |||||||
2 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 4 | |||||||
4 | Denver Spurs | 1 |
The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Stott 2008, p. 245
- ^ Stott 2008, p. 182
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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