1946-47 PCHL Season

This was the 1946-47 season of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. It was the third season of the league.
The Fresno Falcons and the Tacoma Rockets were admitted to the league.
On February 4, 1947, a train carrying the San Francisco Shamrocks home from a game in Fresno crashed into a tanker truck. Four people were killed and more than 90 others were injured. Five members of the Shamrocks were injured and were out for the rest of the season.
Each of the other five teams in the Southern Division contributed a player to the Shamrocks as compensation.
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
 Portland Eagles 60-39-21-0-78 281-216
 Seattle Ironmen 60-34-25-1-69 263-195
 Vancouver Canucks 60-30-29-1-61 267-287
 New Westminster Royals 60-29-29-2-60 257-270
 Tacoma Rockets 60-16-42-2-34 223-324
===Southern Division===
 Hollywood Wolves 60-43-16-1-87 238-138
 Los Angeles Monarchs 60-36-24-0-72 308-260
 San Diego Skyhawks 60-33-26-1-67 194-160
 Fresno Falcons 60-26-33-1-53 236-252
 Oakland Oaks 60-22-38-0-44 253-306
 San Francisco Shamrocks 60-17-42-1-35 217-329
==Playoffs==
===Northern Division===
====Semi Finals====
Best of 5
*Portland Eagles beat Vancouver Canucks 3 wins to 1. (34, 6-5, 4-3, 4-3)
*Seattle Ironmen beat New Westminster Royals 3 wins to 1. (4-5, 4-1, 2-0, 3-1)
====Final====
Portland Eagles beat Seattle Ironmen 4 wins to 2. (4-2, 0-2, 3-2, 2-4, 5-0, 4-3)
===Southern Division===
====Semi Finals====
Best of 3
*Hollywood Wolves beat San Diego Skyhawks 2 wins to none. (3-0, 3-2)
*Los Angeles Monarchs beat Fresno Falcons 2 wins to none. (6-4, 6-2)
====Final====
Best of 5
*Los Angeles Monarchs beat Hollywood Wolves 3 wins to 2. (3-2, 2-3, 4-3, 3-5, 3-0)
===League Final===
Best of 7
*Los Angeles Monarchs beat Portland Eagles 4 wins to none. (7-2, 6-2, 4-3, 5-4)
Los Angeles Monarchs won the President's Cup.
Los Angeles Monarchs advanced to the 1946-47 United States National Senior Championship
==All-Star Teams==
===North Division===
*Goaltender: Jerry Foley, Portland Eagles
*Defenceman: Willie Schmidt, New Westminster Royals
*Defenceman: Jock Smith, Vancouver Canucks
*Center: Bill Kyle, Portland Eagles
*Left Winger: Jim Planche, Portland Eagles
*Right Winger: Eddie Dartnell, Seattle Ironmen
==Team Photos==
46-47SeaIro.jpg|Seattle Ironmen
46-47SFSham.jpg|San Francisco Shamrocks
46-47TacRoc.jpg|Tacoma Rockets
==Game Ads==
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==See Also==
List of PCHL Seasons
Category:1947 in hockey
Category:Pacific Coast Hockey League seasons