1974-75 WCHL season

The 1974–75 WCHL season was the 9th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 70 game season. The New Westminster Bruins won the President's Cup.
==League notes==
*The Swift Current Broncos relocated to Lethbridge, Alberta to become the Lethbridge Broncos.
*The WCHL season expanded to 70 games from 68.
==Regular Season==
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x Saskatoon Blades 	70	38	22	10	86 	344	244
x Lethbridge Broncos 	70	28	32	10	66 	302	315
x Regina Pats 	70	29	36	5 	63 	260	288
x Brandon Wheat Kings 	70	24	35	11	59 	276	320
Winnipeg Clubs 	70	23	35	12	58 	265	366
Flin Flon Bombers 	70	19	42	9 	47 	262	389
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x Victoria Cougars 	70	47	18	5 	99 	416	257
x Medicine Hat Tigers 	70	40	22	8 	88 	380	291
x New Westminster Bruins	70	37	22	11	85 	319	260
x Kamloops Chiefs 	70	38	24	8 	84 	329	279
Edmonton Oil Kings 	70	34	29	7 	75 	340	321
Calgary Centennials 	70	11	51	8 	30 	236	399
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Mel Bridgman 	Victoria Cougars 	66	66	91	157	175
Bryan Trottier	Lethbridge Broncos 	67	46	98	144	103
Don Murdoch 	Medicine Hat Tigers	70	82	59	141	83
Dave Faulkner 	Regina Pats 	70	56	66	122	59
Don Ashby 	Calgary Centennials	70	52	68	120	71
Rich Gosselin 	Flin Flon Bombers 	70	47	69	116	83
Peter Morris 	Victoria Cougars 	70	43	72	115	173
Barry Dean 	Medicine Hat Tigers	64	40	75	115	173
Danny Lucas 	Victoria Cougars 	70	57	56	113	74
Rick Blight 	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	60	52	112	65
Greg Miazga 	Victoria Cougars 	70	14	28	42 	117
==WHL Playoffs==
===League quarter-finals===
*Saskatoon defeated Brandon 4 games to 1
*Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 2
*New Westminster defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
*Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2
===League semi-finals===
*Saskatoon defeated Regina 4 games to 1
*New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 2
===WHL Championship===
*New Westminster defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3
==All-Star Game==
On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4–1 at Victoria, British Columbia with a crowd of 3,452.
==WHL awards==
Most Valuable Player: Bryan Trottier, Lethbridge Broncos
Top Scorer: Mel Bridgman, Victoria Cougars
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Danny Arndt, Saskatoon Blades
Top Defenseman: Rick Lapointe, Victoria Cougars
Rookie of the Year: Don Murdoch, Medicine Hat Tigers
Top Goaltender: Bill Oleschuk, Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year: Pat Ginnell, Victoria Cougars
Regular season champions: Victoria Cougars
==All-Star Team==
*Goaltender: Ed Staniowski, Regina Pats
*Defenseman: Rick Lapointe, Victoria Cougars
*Defenseman: Robin Sadler, Edmonton Oil Kings 
*Centerman: Mel Bridgman, Victoria Cougars & Bryan Trottier, Lethbridge Broncos (tied)
*Left Winger: Barry Dean, Medicine Hat Tigers
*Right Winger: Don Murdoch, Medicine Hat Tigers
==Team Photos==
74-75LetBro.jpg|Lethbridge Broncos
74-75BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
74-75RegPat.jpg|Regina Pats
==Game Ads==
74-75WCHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|Edmonton
74-75WCHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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