1962-63 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1962-63 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the eleventh season of the league.
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
Northern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Vancouver Canucks 	70	35	32	4	243	234	74
Seattle Totems 	70	35	33	2	239	237	72
Edmonton Flyers 	70	24	44	2	215	309	50
Calgary Stampeders	70	23	45	2	227	284	48
===Southern Division===
Southern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Portland Buckaroos 	70	43	21	6	279	184	92
San Francisco Seals	70	44	25	1	288	219	89
Los Angeles Blades 	70	35	32	3	235	226	73
Spokane Comets 	70	30	38	2	219	262	62
==Playoffs==
===Northern Semi Final===
Best of 3
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 3	Edmonton 5	Seattle 3 	Edmonton
April 4	Seattle 3 	Edmonton 2	Seattle
April 7	Seattle 3 	Edmonton 2	Seattle
Seattle Totems beat Edmonton Flyers 2 wins to 1.
===Northern Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 10	Vancouver 3	Seattle 2 	Vancouver
April 12	Vancouver 6	Seattle 0 	Vancouver
April 13	Seattle 6 	Vancouver 3	Seattle
April 14	Seattle 5 	Vancouver 2	Seattle
April 17	Vancouver 3	Seattle 2 	Vancouver
April 19	Seattle 4 	Vancouver 3	Seattle
April 22	Seattle 8 	Vancouver 2	Vancouver
Seattle Totems beat Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 3.
===Southern Semi Final===
Best of 3
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 1	Los Angeles 8 	San Francisco 2	Los Angeles
April 3	San Francisco 2	Los Angeles 0 	San Francisco
April 4	San Francisco 5	Los Angeles 4 	San Francisco
San Francisco Seals beat Los Angeles Blades 2 wins to 1.
===Southern Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 7 	Portland 6 	San Francisco 3	Portland
April 9 	San Francisco 5	Portland 2 	Portland
April 11	San Francisco 6	Portland 3 	San Francisco
April 13	Portland 5 	San Francisco 1	San Francisco
April 14	Portland 2 	San Francisco 1	Portland
April 17	San Francisco 3	Portland 0 	San Francisco
April 23	San Francisco 3	Portland 1 	Portland
San Francisco Seals beat Portland Buckaroos 4 wins to 3.
===League Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 26	Seattle 3 	San Francisco 2	San Francisco
April 28	San Francisco 6	Seattle 5 	San Francisco
April 30	Seattle 9 	San Francisco 1	San Francisco
May 1 	Seattle 3 	San Francisco 1	San Francisco
May 2 	San Francisco 8	Seattle 0 	San Francisco
May 5 	San Francisco 3	Seattle 2 	San Francisco
May 6 	San Francisco 4	Seattle 3 	San Francisco
San Francisco Seals beat Seattle Totems 4 wins to 3.
San Francisco Seals won the Lester Patrick Cup.
The entire final series was played at San Francisco because an ice show was booked in Seattle and the ice show could not be moved to Tacoma, Everett, Spokane, or another arena in Seattle because at the time it only seated less than 10,000 people not even enough for temporary use.
==Awards==
*Leading scorer: Guyle Fielder, Seattle 17-80-97
*Leading goal scorer: Bob Barlow, Seattle 47
*Most Valuable Player (Hiram Walker Trophy) Phil Maloney, Vancouver
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Don Head, Portland Buckaroos
*Defenceman: Fred Hucul, Calgary Stampeders
*Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle Totems
*Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
*Left Winger: Nick Mickoski, San Francisco Seals
*Right Winger: Buddy Boone, Vancouver Canucks
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Gilles Villemure, Vancouver
*Defenceman: Ron Matthews, Vancouver
*Defenceman: Moe Mantha, Jr., San Francisco
*Center: Phil Maloney, Vancouver
*Left Winger: Bob Barlow, Seattle
*Right Winger: Bob Solinger, Los Angeles Blades
==Team Photos==
62-63PorBuc.jpg|Portland Buckaroos
62-63SFSea.jpg|San Francisco Seals
62-63SeaTot.jpg|Seattle Totems
==Game Ads==
62-63WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
62-63WHLSpokaneGameAd.jpg|Spokane
62-63WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|Vancouver
62-63WHLExhReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Regina
62-63WHLExhCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Calgary
62-63WHLExhEdmotonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Edmonton
62-63NHLExhDetCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Calgary
==See Also==
List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons
Category:Western Hockey League (minor pro) seasons
Category:1963 in hockey