1953-54 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1953-54 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the second season of the league.
The Tacoma Rockets dropped out, and the Seattle Ironmen were renamed the Seattle Bombers.
==Standings==
 Vancouver Canucks 70-39-24- 7-85 218-174
 Calgary Stampeders 70-38-25- 7-83 266-206
 Saskatoon Quakers 70-32-29- 9-73 226-214
 Edmonton Flyers 70-29-30-11-69 246-260
 Victoria Cougars 70-27-32-11-65 203-223
 New Westminster Royals 70-28-34- 8-64 218-261
 Seattle Bombers 70-22-41- 7-51 209-248
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Finals===
Best of 7
*Calgary Stampeders beat the Victoria Cougars 4 wins to 1. (2-4, 8-1, 6-1, 5-2, 7-4)
*Edmonton Flyers beat the Saskatoon Quakers 4 wins to 2. (2-0, 0-4, 9-5, 3-0, 1-4, 8-4)
===Semi Finals===
Best of 9
*Vancouver Canucks beat the New Westminster Royals 5 wins to 2. (2-1, 3-6, 6-1, 2-4, 3-1, 4-3, 6-1)
Best of 7
*Calgary Stampeders beat the Edmonton Flyers 4 wins to 3. (3-2, 2-1, 2-5, 2-5, 3-1, 2-4, 8-0)
53-54WHLprog2.jpg|Calgary lineup in the semi final.
53-54WHLprog3.jpg|Edmonton lineup in the semi final.
===Final===
Best of 7
*Calgary Stampeders beat the Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 2. (2-0, 3-7, 2-6, 4-3, 3-1, 3-1)
The Calgary Stampeders won the Lester Patrick Cup and advanced to the 1953-54 Edinburgh Trophy Final.
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Gump Worsley, Vancouver Canucks
*Defenceman: Allan Stanley, Vancouver
*Defenceman: Jim Ross, Seattle Bombers
*Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
*Left Winger: Enio Sclisizzi, Edmonton Flyers
*Right Winger: Jackie McLeod, Saskatoon Quakers
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Bill Brennan, Calgary Stampeders
*Defenceman: Lloyd Durham, New Westminster Royals
*Defenceman: Art Michaluk, Calgary
*Center: Ed Dorohoy, Victoria Cougars
*Left Winger: Wayne Brown, Saskatoon
*Right Winger: Jim McFadden, Calgary
==Team Photos==
53-54VanCan.jpg|Vancouver Canucks
53-54CalSta.jpg|Calgary Stampeders
==Pre-season Game Ads==
53-54NHLExhNYRCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
==Regular Season Game Ads==
53-54WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|@ Calgary
53-54WHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|@ Edmonton
53-54WHLNewWestGameAd.jpg|@ New Westminster
53-54WHLSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|@ Saskatoon
53-54WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|@ Vancouver
==Playoff Game Ads==
53-54WHLQFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final @ Calgary
53-54WHLQFSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final @ Saskatoon
53-54WHLSFVancouverGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Vancouver
53-54WHLSFNewWestGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ New Westminster
53-54WHLSFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Calgary
53-54WHLFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Final @ Calgary
==Gallery==
53-54WHLCalgaryRadioAd.jpg|Calgary Radio Ad
53-54WHLCalgarySeasonTickets.jpg|Calgary Season Tickets
==See Also==
List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons
Category:Western Hockey League (minor pro) seasons
Category:1954 in hockey