1968-69 WCHL season

The 1968–69 WCHL season was the 3rd season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Eight teams completed a 60 game season, with the Flin Flon Bombers winning the President's Cup.
==League notes==
*Three teams, the Moose Jaw Canucks, Regina Pats and Weyburn Red Wings left the league over concerns about the WCHL's poor relationship with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
*The remaining eight teams were broken into East and West Divisions.
*League agreed to compete for a National Championship against a similar league in Ontario known as the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The Flin Flon Bombers beat the WOJAHL Champions St. Thomas Barons after a Game 4 forfeit.
==Regular Season==
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Flin Flon Bombers 	60	47	13	0	94 	343	159
Estevan Bruins 	60	40	20	0	80 	294	195
Winnipeg Jets 	60	29	31	0	58 	290	268
Brandon Wheat Kings 	60	18	40	2	38 	224	350
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Edmonton Oil Kings 	60	33	25	2	68 	229	206
Calgary Centennials 	60	31	28	1	63 	253	236
Saskatoon Blades 	60	24	35	1	49 	195	271
Swift Current Broncos	60	14	44	2	30 	186	329
==Playoffs==
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Bobby Clarke 	Flin Flon Bombers 	58	51	86	137	123
Greg Polis 	Estevan Bruins 	60	40	85	125	94
Tom Serviss 	Calgary Centennials	60	24	79	103	60
Bob Liddington 	Calgary Centennials	60	58	33	91 	26
Ernie Moser 	Estevan Bruins 	56	46	40	86 	41
Brian Marchinko	Flin Flon Bombers 	60	41	45	86 	96
Gregg Sheppard 	Estevan Bruins 	54	42	42	84 	33
Doug Smith 	Winnipeg Jets 	47	31	52	83 	130
Jim Nichols 	Saskatoon Blades 	60	37	35	72 	16
Steve Andrascik	Flin Flon Bombers 	50	32	36	68 	142
Wayne Hawrysh 	Flin Flon Bombers 	58	31	37	68 	187
===National Championship===
*Flin Flon defeated St. Thomas 2 games to 1 (Series was forfeited)
April 30 Flin Flon 6 St. Thomas 2
May 2 Flin Flon 3 St. Thomas 6
May 4 St. Thomas 0 Flin Flon 5
May 5 St. Thomas 0 Flin Flon 4***
***Game stop at 10.10 of 2nd period (Brawl).
==All-Star Game==
The 1968–69 WCHL all-star game was held in Flin Flon, Manitoba, with the WCHL All-stars and Flin Flon Bombers ending in a 4–4 draw before a crowd of 2,100.
==Awards==
Most Valuable Player: Bobby Clarke, Flin Flon Bombers
Top Scorer: Bobby Clarke, Flin Flon Bombers
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bob Liddington, Calgary Centennials
Defenseman of the Year: Dale Hoganson, Estevan Bruins
Rookie of the Year: Ron Williams, Edmonton Oil Kings
Goaltender of the Year: Ray Martyniuk, Flin Flon Bombers
Coach of the Year: Scotty Munro, Calgary Centennials
Regular Season Champions: Flin Flon Bombers
==All-Star Team==
*Goaltender: Ray Martyniuk, Flin Flon Bombers
*Defenseman: Dale Hoganson, Estevan Bruins
*Defenseman: Herb Howdle, Estevan Bruins 
*Centerman: Bobby Clarke, Flin Flon Bombers 
*Left Winger: Greg Polis, Estevan Bruins
*Right Winger: Reggie Leach, Flin Flon Bombers
==Team Photos==
68-69BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
==Game Ads==
1968-69WCHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
68-69WCHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|Edmonton
68-69WCHLSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Saskatoon
68-69WCHLEdmontonGameAd2.jpg|Edmonton
68-69WCHLWpgGameAd.jpg|Winnipeg
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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